Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine will keynote 2022 Jewish Book Festival Published July 20, 2022 Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will be the keynote author kicking off the 2022 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival. The Jewish Community Center will host the 44th annual book festival from Nov. 6-13. At 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, Yovanovitch will be joined at the J’s Performing Arts Center by Professor James Wertsch of Washington University to discuss her new book, “Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir.” “We are so honored that Ambassador Yovanovitch will be our keynote of the 44th St. Louis...