Date
Event Time
12:00 PM
Cost
No Cost
Location
Online
Event Details
Generations of Shanda with Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Robin Pogrebin
Thursday, August 15 at 12pm PT/3pm ET
Join author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin and her daughter Robin Pogrebin as they delve into the depths of Letty’s memoir, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy. Shanda tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense 20th-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Letty and Robin will also showcase their family’s remarkable talent for resilience and reinvention as they continue to persevere in the face of adversity.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a writer, activist, and national lecturer, is a founding editor of Ms. magazine, and the author of twelve books including her latest title, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy. Pogrebin’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Forward and many other publications. She serves on the Brandeis University Women's and Gender Studies Program board and received an Emmy Award for her work on Free to Be You and Me.
Robin Pogrebin is a reporter on the Culture Desk of The New York Times, where she covers cultural institutions, the art world, architecture and other topics. She is also the author, with Kate Kelly, of the book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation. Prior to joining the Times in 1995, she was an associate producer for Peter Jennings’ documentary unit at ABC News and a staff reporter at The New York Observer. Pogrebin has been featured in magazines like Vogue, Town & Country and Departures.