Award-winning author and Detroit native Marcie Blumberg Maxfield returns to her home state to talk about her second book, JewGirl: A Memoir on Being and Belonging (2025), with award-winning journalist Lila Lazarus.
JewGirl is a bold, funny, and unflinchingly honest essay collection about what it means to be Jewish and female right now—in a world where antisemitism is on the rise and women's rights are under attack. With razor-sharp wit and fearless candor, Maxfield mines her own lived experiences, weaving them together with history, politics, pop culture, and social commentary. The result is a fierce, feminist exploration that's as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, encompassing the struggle of being and the universal search for belonging.
Originally from Detroit, Marcie Blumberg Maxfield splits her time between Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Her career has spanned music, entertainment, and publishing. Her debut novel, Em's Awful Good Fortune (2021), and her play, Girls Together Always, have received numerous awards.
Lila Lazarus, award–winning news anchor and health reporter who speaks five languages, holds two master’s degrees, and has covered stories around the world, brings sharp insight, plenty of humor, and a global perspective—raised in Detroit, Jewish, and ready to play a little Jewish geography with Marcie.
Co-sponsored by:
Museum of Jewish Michigan
General Donation
Tribute Donation
Michigan Women Who Made A Difference
A. ALFRED TAUBMAN HERITAGE COUNCIL