icon caret-left icon caret-right instagram pinterest linkedin facebook twitter goodreads question-circle facebook circle twitter circle linkedin circle instagram circle goodreads circle pinterest circle

Public Appearances

 
 
To book a speaking date for Letty Cottin Pogrebin, contact Susie Cohen at PearlCo Literary Agency.  Susanperlmancohen@gmail.com  Office: 901-754-5276  Cell: 901-647-5778 

UPCOMING APPEARANCES 

 

 

Jewish Culture & Holocaust Remembrance Facebook Group

Sun, June 12   Zoom

Contact: Jeffrey Giesener

Jeff@soppesimplenetwork.com

952-807-8364

 

 

COMPLETED APPEARANCES IN 2024

 

Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, NJ

Mon Feb 12 @ 7 PM  Zoom

Contact: Maddy Kalb.  frogladymk@comcast.ne 
Linda S. Burns 732-778-3896

 

Julie Goler's National Book Groups

Tues, Feb 13 @10 PM ET  Zoom

Tues, Feb 27 @10 PM ET. Zoom

Contact: julie@juliesbookgroups.com 

 

Rodeph Shalom Book Group NYC

Thurs, Feb 29 @7:30 PM. Zoom

Contact: RhondaDKirschner@gmail.com

 

Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority

Sun, March 10 @5 PM ET Zoom

Contact: Patti Kenner - pattigak@aol.com

 

American Jewish University, LA, CA

Sun March 17 @ 4 PM.  In Person

Contact: Alyssa.silva@aju.edu

310-440-1535

 

COMPLETED APPEARANCES IN 2023

 

The Braid (L.A. cultural community)

Sun, Jan 8, 2023 @ 2 PM ET,  11 AM PT. Zoom

Contact: Arlene Sarner, arlenesarner@yahoo.com

 

 Essex County, NJ.  National Council of Jewish Women

Tues, Jan 10 , 2023 @ 1 PM in-person

Contact: Lori Gelman 973-868-6699

 

Palm Springs, CA   Jewish Federation of the Desert

Mon, Jan 16, 2023 @ 11 AM-PT, 2 PM-ET. In person

Contact: Leslie Popper, 760-324-4737 or alan.potash@jfedps.org

  

Dani Shapiro's podcast, "Family Secrets"

Tues, Jan 31 

Contact: Molly Zakoor  Molly@danishapiro.com

 

Commonpoint.  Queens, NY

Mon. Feb 6, 2023 @ 12 noon Zoom

Contact: Sylvia Ben-Adaret.  sbenaderet@commonpoint.org

 

Denver Women's Press Club

Wed, Feb 15, 2023  Zoom

Interviewer: Ruth J. Abram

Contact: Marcia Goldstein. MGoldstein44@gmail.com

 

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Women & Gender Studies Program

Monday Feb 27, 2023 @4 PM Zoom

Contact: abrandon@brandeis.edu

 

Temple Emanu-El of Westfield, NJ

Thurs, March 9, 2023 @7:30 PM in-person

Contact: Victor Appell.  vappell@tewnj.org

 

Beth El Synagogue Chapel Hill, NC

Sun, March 12, 2023 @3 PM Zoom

Contact: Jane Gabin. jeansgabin@yahoo.com

 

Jewish Theological Seminary, Manhattan, NY

Tues, March 14, 2023 @ 1 PM in-person

Contact: Prof. David Kraemer. dakraemer@jtsa.edu

 

 JCC of Greater Albuquerque, NM

Wed, March 15, 2023 @7 PM-MT, 9 PM-ET. Zoom

Contact: Phyllis Wolf.  PhyllisW@jccabq.org

  

JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ

Celebration of  "Strong Women" 

Sun, March 19, 2023 @10:30 AM in-person

Contact: Kathy Graff.  KGraff@jcctp.org

 

Book Club, Manhatan, NY

private group

Mon, April 10, 2023  @7- 8 PM

 

Book Club, Manhattan, NY

private group

Wed, April 12, 2023 @5:30-7 PM

 

Port Washington Jewish Center, L.I, NY

Wed, April 19, 2023, @ 8 PM Zoom

Contact: Rabbi Alysa Mendelson rabbi@portjewishcenter.org

 

Martha Graham Dance Company Gala, NYC

Letty is an honoree at Gala

Thurs, April 20, 2023 @7 PM

Contact: FKirmser@MarthaGraham.org

 

Stony Brook University School of Journalism

Stony Book, L.I, NY 

Sun, April 23 @ 1 PM

Contact: Howie Schneider.  Howard.Schneider@Stonybrook.edu

 

Sid Jacobson JCC, Greenvale, LI, NY

Mon, April 24, 2023 @ 7:30 PM. in-person

Contact: Elyse Ingber.  eingber@sjjcc.org

 

Barshop JCC, San Antonio, TX

Sun, April 30, 2023 @ 6 PM  ET Zoom

Contact: Carla Keegan.  keeganc@jcc-sa.org

 

Book Club, Manhattan, NY

Mon, May 1, 2023, 7:30 PM

Contact: Carol Morgan csmorgan27@icloud.com

 

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, NYC

Monday, May 8, 2023. in-person

Contact: Annie Pollard.  apollard@tenement.org

 

Hayam Havurah, Cummaquid, MA

Wed, May 10, 2023 @ 7 PM Zoom 

Contact: Melissa Fox.  spivakfox1@gmail.com

 

The New Shul, NYC

Tues, May 16, 2023   7 PM in person

Contact: erika.t.sasson@gmail.com

 

JCC of Long Beach, NY

 Wed, May 17, 2023 - 4 PM Zoom

Contact: Jill Ratner JRatner@gmail.com

 

The New Jewish Home gala, NYC

 "Eight Over Eighty" --Letty is an honoree 

Wed, May 31, 2023  6:30 PM cocktails

Contact: Alyssa Herman   aherman@jewishome.org

 

Never Again is Now: Podcast about Global Antisemitism

Thurs, June 15, 2023 - noon.  Zoom

Contact: Phyllis Z. Miller.    pzmiller@gmail.com

  

Congregation Bnai Brith, Santa Barbara, CA

How Feminism Has Evolved

Sun, June 25, 2023  1 PM EDT. Zoom

Contact: Rabbi Steve Cohen, 805-689-1615

 

OLLI distinguished speakers series 

Monday, June 26, 2023 @7-8:30 ET Zoom
Contact: berkshireolli.org 

 

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

Fri, July 14, 2023. @10:30 AM in-person

Contact: Daveen Litwin.   dlitwin@JewishBerkshires.org 

 

"Her Money" Podcast with Jean Chatzky

Tuesday, July 25, 2023  @2 PM ET Zoom

Contact: Haley@hermoney.com

 

"The Open Nesters Podcast"

Wed, Aug 3, 2023 @4 PM. Zoom

Contact: Tessa & Amir <theopennesters@gmail.com

 

Temple Beth-El, South Bend, IN

Sunday, Aug 20, 2023.  10:30 AM

Contact: Posi Tucker. Rtucker44@msn.com

 

Americans for Peace Now webinar

Thurs, Aug 31, 2023  1:30 PM

Contact: Ori Nir - onir@peacenow.org

 

Congregation Or Atid, Wayland, MA

Tues, Sept 19, 2023       Zoom

Contact: Barbara Shapiro winer, bswiner@gmail.com

 

 Brandeis University 75th anniversary celebration

Oct 13-15, 2023  in person, Walthan, MA

Letty is a featured panelist

Contact: Patsy Fisher fpfisher@brandeis.edu. 

 

Temple Emanu-El, Denver, CO

Oct 20-21, 2022, in-person

With Abigail Pogrebin

Contact: Elizabeth Sachs, Cantor, sachs@emanueldenver.org

 

Fordham University, NYC

Thurs Nov 9, 2023 @6

Contact:Amy Levine-Kennedy. alevinekennedy@fordham.edu

 

 

The Silurian Club, NYC

"50 Years of Ms. Magazine." with Joanne Edgar

Wed, Nov 15, 2023 @luncheon 12-2

Contact: JoeBerger117@gmail.com 

 

Helga David Podcast

Thurs Dec 14, 2023

2 PM taping

Contact: Helgadavis@gmail.com

 

 

 

 COMPLETED APPEARANCES IN 2022

 

JewFem 2.0

"Jewish Feminism: A Retrospective View"

Jan 16, 2022 (Zoom panel event)

Contact: Elana.Sztokman@gmail.com

 

Hadassah national

"The Road Beyond Roe: Advocating for Reproductive Rights"

Jan 18, 2022 (Zoom lecture)

Contact: Lauren Katz.  lkatz@hadassah.org

 

Moment Magazine

"God, Sex and Politics in the Lyrics of Leonard Cohen"

March 1, 2022 (Zoom panel with Marcia Pally & Erica Jong)

Clontact Suzanne Borden.  SBorden@Momentmag.com

 

The Polo Club Boca Raton, FL

Women's Rights and Wrongs

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Contact: Iris Schaum, imschaum@aol.com

 

Manuscript (Yale student society)

Three Generations Talk about about Feminism:

Letty, daughter Robin Pogrebin, granddaughter Maya Klaris

April 3, 2022 in-person dinner event

Contact: Maya.Klaris@yale.edu

 

Jewish Women's Funding Network

May 10, 2022 (Zoom)

Contact: Barbara@Dobkinfamily.com

  

The Authors Guild 

June 14, 2022 in person dinner event

Contact: Lynn Boulger lboulger@authorsguildfoundation.org

 

The Hampton Synagogue, Westhampton, NY

Thurs, August 25, 2022

Contact: Rabbi Avraham Bronstein  <avraham@thehamptonsynagogue.org>

 

Temple Beth Zion and Jewish Women's Archive

Brookline, MA

Thurs, Sept 15, 2022. @8 PM  Live and streaming

Contact: Rav Tiferet@TbzBrookline.org

 

Vitality Society Distinguished Author Series

Sunday, Sept 18, 2022, @7 PM. Zoom

Contact: Meredith Oppenheim. meredith@vitality-society.com

 

WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival of The Authors Guild

In conversation with Gene Fidell

The Bookstore, Lenox, MA 

Friday, Sept 23, 2022. @3 PM. 

Contact: Lynn Boulger lboulger@authorsguildfoundation.org

 

Jewish Currents magazine

In conversation with Dahlia Scheindlin

Wed. Sept 28, @12 noon

 Contact: Cynthia@JewishCurrents.org

  

Stockbridge Library, Stockbridge, MA

In conversation with Andre Bernard

Sunday, Oct 9, @ 3-4 PM in-person

Contact: Wendy Pearspn 413-575-3185

wpearson@cwmars.org

 

The Streicker Center at Temple Emanu-El, NYC

In conversation with Gloria Steinem

Wed, Oct 12, 2022  @ 7 pm live and streamed

Contact: Gady Levy  gadylevy@emanuelstreickernyc.org

 

Signaure Bank

"Mission Driven Lives"

in conversation with Scott Shay & Abigail Pogrebin

Thurs, Oct 13, 2022 taped

Contact Katrina Walker. KWalker@SignatureNY

 

Brandeis National Committee

In conversation with Prof. ChaeRan Freeze

Monday, Oct 17, 2022 @11 A.M.  Zoom

Contact: Ellen Forman  EForman70@gmail.com

 

JCC of the North Shore

Marblehead, MA

Tues, Oct. 19, 2022. @7 PM   Zoom

Contact: Sara Ewing.  sewing@jccns.com

 

Scarsdale Adult School partner with midWestchester JCC

Thurs, Oct 20, 2022  @11 AM live and streaming

Bendheim Auditorium

Contact: Lori Rotskoff rotscant@yahoo.com   914-907-7432

 

National Hadassah Book Club 

Thurs, Oct 20, 2022 @7 PM  virtual

Contact: Lisa Hostein. LHostein@hadassah.org

 

Washinton Hebrew Congregation

Sun, Oct 23, 2022  @10:30 AM live and stremeing

Contact: Susan Shankman.  SShankman@whctemple.org

  

In conversation with Abigail Pogrebin

Moment magazine

Tues, Oct 25, 2022 @4:30 p.m. Zoom

Contact: Suzanne Borden, sborden@momentmag.com

 

Quest: A Community for Lifelong Learning

Oct 26, 2022  @ 1-2 PM (in person NYC)

Contact: karenlevin19@gmail.com. 917-515-1429

 

Jewish Broadcasting Service

JBS-TV taped interview with Rabbi Mark Golub

Wed, Oct. 26, 2022 @  4 PM

Contact: Carol Liienthal. CLilienthal@jbstv.org 

 

Rochester, NY JCC

Thurs, Oct 27, 2022 @ 12 noon (in person)

Contact: Stacey Freed.  stacye.freed@gmail.co,

 

Americans for Peace Now virtual gala

Letty is honoree along with IL. Rep. Jan Schakowsky

Sun, Oct. 30, 2022, 8 PM (Zoom)

Contact: kpaul@peacenow.org

 

JCC Detroit

Sun, Nov 6, 2022. @ 7 PM (in person)

Contact: Stephen Kantrowitz. skantrowitz@jcc.org

 

Merage JCC of Orange County, CA

Wed, Nov 9, 2022 @ 2 PM  Zoom

Contact: Aliza Sable alizas@jccoc.org

 

 JCC of Ann Arbor, Michigan

 In conversation with Prof. Deborah Dash Moore

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 @ 1PM

Contact: Noemi Herzig. Noemiherzig@JCCannarbor.org

 

Katz JCC, Cherry Hill, NJ

Sun, Nov 13, 2022 @11:30 live and Zoom

Contact: Ellen Shimberg   eshimberg@jfedsnj.org

 

Bergen County, NJ

National Council of Jewish Women

Tues, Nov 15, 2022 @12:30 in-person

Contact: Karen Curland  201 615-4829  

  

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

Virginia Beach, VA

Thurs, Nov 17, 2022 @7:30 PM  In-person

Contact: Hunter Thomas   HThomas@UJFT.org

 

L'dor V'dor. Three generations of Pogrebin women talk about Shanda:

Letty, Abigail, and Molly, moderated by Rabbi Peter Rubinstein

92nd Street Y  NYC

November 20 @ 7 pm  live and streamed

Contact: Susan Engel sengel@92y.org

 

BookTheWriter Pop-up event, NYC

$40 fee charged for this talk in private home, max attendees: 20

Mon, Nov 21, 2022 @7:30 live in Manhattan 

Contact: Jean Hanff Korelirtz. jeanhanff@gmail.com

 

7 Faces Media "Hey Alma" interview

Tues, Nov 29, 2022 @ 6PM. Zoom

Contact: Thea Wieseltier, 212-643-1890

 

Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, NYC

In conversation with Kathleen Peratis 

Sunday, Dec 4, 2022  @ 10:30 AM  brunch and signing

Contact: Rabbi Shuli Passow spassow@bj.org or

Ellen Matzger. metzger.ellen@gmail.com

 

Hammerman Family Lecture event

Valley Beit Midrash, Scottsdale, AZ

In conversation with Rabbi Shmuly Yandlowitz

Mon, Dec 5, 2022 @7PM  in-person

Contact: Alix Cramer alix@valleybeitmidrash.org

 

Jewish Federation of Sarasota, FL

Tues, Dec. 6, 2022 @7 PM Zoom

Contact: Ted Epstein. JewishNews18@gmail.com

 

UJA King David Society

New York City

Wed, Dec 7, 2022 @ 6 PM (in person private home)

Contact: Dina Markson  MarksonD@ujafedny.org

 

Boca Raton JCC parter with Bnai Torah congregation

Boca Raton, FL

Tues, Dec. 13, 2022 @ 3 PM in person

Contact: Debbie Hochman. DHochman@dpjcc.org

 

Miami FL JCC

Tues, Dec 13, 2022 @7 pm in person

Contact: Debbie Hochman. DHochman@dpjcc.org

 

Miami Beach JCC

Wed, Dec 14, 2022 @ 12:30 PM. in -person

Contact: Debbie Hochman. DHochman@dpjcc.org

 

 

 

 COMPLETED APPEARANCES IN 2021 (Covid)

 

"Women Today & Tomorrow: What to Cherish, What to Change"

Sponsor: Brandeis University National Committee

Jan 21, 2021, 7 PM  (on Zoom) 

Contact: BetteZaret@gmail.com

 

Honoring Women's History Month

with Tali Farhadian Weinstein, candidate for Manhattan District Attorney 

Wed, March 24, 2021, 6 PM

Contact: Tom Strong-Grinsell, tom@taliaforda.com

 

"Women's Rights & Wrongs: The State of American Feminism"

interviewed by Abigail Pogrebin 

Sponsor: The Streiker Center

May 4, 2021, 7:30 PM

Contact: Gady Levy - gadylevy@emanuelstreickernyc.org 

 

"Creating Hope, Speaking Truth"

Keynote Speech @ Annual Gala 

Sponsor: Shalom Bayit -- Ending Domestic Violence in Jewish Homes

May 6, 2021

Contact: Amy Richards. msamelia@aol.com

 

  

COMPLETED APPEARANCES IN 2020 (Covid)

  

(The following were all on Zoom)

 

Disucssion of Hulu TV Series, "Mrs. America" 

LCP, with Joyce Antler, JenDeaderich, Samira Mehta

about the Equal Rights Amendmdent, feminism, Phyllis Schlafly

8 PM Wed, May 27, 2020

Sponsor: Jewish Women's Archive

Contact: Judith Rosenbaum JRosenbaum@jwa.org

 

Discussion of the 100th anniversary of the 19thAmendment 

5 PM Tues, June 23, 2020

Host: Congresswoman Donna Shalala (D-FL)

Contact: donna.shalala2@aol.com

 

Discussion of Feminism Today

4:30 PM Tues, July 21, 2020

Host: Moment Magazine

Interview of Letty by Amy Schwartz

Contact: schwartzwq@aol.com 

 

Book Talk

"How to be A Friend to a Friend Who's Sick

8 PM Nov 17, 2020

Host: Sharsheret Book Club

Contact: Melissa Rosen mrosen@sharsheret.org

 

 

The following in-person appearances were canceled due to the pandemic

 

 

"Fearless Woman Award Ceremony 

Letty to be honored by the Martha Graham Dance Company at its annual gala

on the occasion ofthe 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment

to the U.S. Constitution (women's suffrage)

 

Wed, April 22, 2020

Performance at City Center, Manhattan

Gala at The Metropolitan Club 

Contact: LaRue Allen 212-229-9200 or

Fran Kirmser fkirmser@marthagraham.org

  

"On Feminism & Jewish Feminism"

Plenary at National Council of Jewish Women annual convenation

Chicago, IL

April 25, 2020

Contact: skatz@ncjw.org

 

"How To Be A Friend To A Friend Who's Sick"

Book talk

June 2, 2020, 1:30 PM

Cedar Crest 

Pompton Plains, NJ

Contact: Pat Koch Thaler

973 835 3311 

apthaler@hotmail.com

 

Feminist Power Award Ceremony

Letty to be honored by The Feminist Press at its annual gala

June 10, 2020 

Gala at The Edison Ballroom in Manhattan

Contact: Jamia Wilson

Jamia@FeministPress.org

 

Completed Talks in 2019

  • Special guest & post-play speaker at "Gloria: A Life" off-Broadway production
    Sun, Jan 6, 2019, matinee @Daryl Roth Theater, New York City
  • Letty Cottin Pogrebin & Abigail Pogrebin "Our Jewish Journeys," Jewish Federation of Naples, FL People Of The Book Program Tues, Feb 5 
  • Special guest & post-play speaker at "Gloria: A Life" off-Broadway production, Thurs, Feb 7, 2019 performance
    @Daryl Roth Theater, New York City
  • Off the Record Workshop on Israel-Palestine at Bard College, Feb 21, 22, 2019 
  • "Jewish Feminisms/ American Visions: Perspectives from Fifty Years of Activism," Sponsors: Jewish Communal, Leadership Program and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, March 13-15, 2019
  • "Jewish Women & Their Pivotal Role in Society," Jewish Federation of Reading, PA, Tuesday April 16, 2019
  • "Women Transform Religion & Society"
    Guest lecturer at Jewish Theological Seminary, Monday, April 29, 2-5 PM
  • A Life of Social Justice Activism Cultural Leadership:Understanding through the African-American & Jewish Experience, Wed, June 5, New York City
  • Day-long Roundable Panel on AntiSemitism & Women, Applied Reserach Collective for American Jewry at New York University, Thurs, June 6 from 9 AM - 6 PM
  • "Feminism Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow," Brandeis University National Committee, Keynote Speaker, Wed, Sept 11, 2019
  • "Symposium on Positive Aging"-- All day conference, Keynote: Conversation between Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Lynn Povich, Monday, Nov 4, 2019, JCC of Manhattan
  • Talkbacks after "BELLA, BELLA!" Harvey Fierstein's Off-Bway Play, Wed night, Nov 20 Letty in Conversation with Patricia Russo, Chair of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Sunday Matinee, Nov 24, Letty in Conversation with Liz Abzug, Bella's daughter at Manhattan Theater Club, 131 West 55 St, NYC

Lectures / Talks /Panels

Completed Talks in 2018

  • Post-performance talk back (with Carol Jenkins) following Eve Ensler's play "In The Body of The World," Manhattan Theater Club, 151 West 55 St, NYC, Feb 8, 2018, 8 PM
  • Scholar-in-Residence @ Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD, Feb 9-10, 2018
  • Israel/Palestine Fact-finding Tour with Americans for Peace Now, Feb 15-22, 2018
  • "My Jewish Journey: Belonging, Alienation, Return" at Congregation Beth Sholom
  • Teaneck, NJ, Sun, March 11, 2018
  • "The #MeToo Movement," League of Women Voters at the Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64 St, NYC, Lunch & panel with Ronnie Eldridge, Tuesday March 20, 2018 12-2 PM
  • "Feminist Politics and Culture/ Jewish New York" Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, April 22, 2018
  • Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame 2018 Award Ceremony (Pogrebin honored as one of ten recipients), Mon, May 14, 2018, 5:30-7:30 PM, 20 West 44 St, NYC
  • Talk plus Q and A by Letty Cottin Pogrebin @ private dinner (Donated auction item from BJ Fundraiser), Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, May 15, 2018, 7 PM
  • 1968: A Retrospective All-day conference at Berkshire Community College
  • Pittsfield, MA, Tues, Aug 14, 2018 11:15 AM
  • Celebrity Sous Chef at annual tasting to benefit SHARE, the support group for breast & ovarian cancer survivors, Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, NYC, Mon, Sept 17 @ 6 PM
  • Special guest & post-play Speaker at "Gloria: A Life" Sat, October 13, 2018 matinee @Daryl Roth Theater, New York City
  • The Conversation: Jewish in America 2-day conference sponsored by The Jewish Week (invitation only), Sun, Oct 14 -Tues, Oct 16
  • "Jews and Cancer," Panel discussion with Drs. Ken Offit, Miriam Levy, Michael Bergstein, Jewish Theological Seminary, Thurs, October 18, 7:30 PM
  • "Women Today," Floral Park, NY, Thurs, October 25, 2018
  • Speaker at Muslim/Jewish All Day Conference, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
  • Delaware Valley University, Bucks County, PA, Sunday, Nov 4, 2018
  • Book talk: "How To Be A Friend to a Friend Who's Sick," Greater Washington Coalition for Jewish Life, Sat night, Nov 10, 2018

 

Completed Talks in 2017

  • Tribute to Elie Wiesel, Marathon reading of his novel, "Night,:Museum of Jewish Heritage, Battery Park, NYC, Sun, Jan 29, 2017 3-11 PM
  • Book talk on "How to be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick," Hadassah Pacific Northwest, Portland, OR, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 7-9 PM
  • "The 10 Plagues of Women" City Winery Annual Downtown Seder, NY, NY, Mon, April 3
  • Shabbat talk, Congregation Beit Tikvah, Wayne, NJ, Friday, April 7, 2017, evening
  • "Women in Jewish Life: What to Cherish, What to Change," Lake Success Jewish Center, Great Neck, NY, Mon, May 8, 2017, lunch
  • Chicago-North Shore Hadassah, Wed, May 10, 2017, Evening talk 7-9 PM, "Turning Passion Into Action: Outreach, Organizing, Coalition-building, Advocacy journalism, Constructive philanthropy, Creating Dialogue groups, Petitions, Protests, Art activism, and more" @Mosdon Kol Chadash, 2464 N. Clybourn Avenue Chicago 60614
  • Thurs, May 11, 2017 lunch talk, 11:30 a.m. "Personal history: childhood, faith, feminism, families and Jewish life" @Westin Chicago North Shore 601 N. Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, IL
  • "Doing Well By Doing Good: Activism, Feminism, and You" Event in the "Proud To Be a Woman" series, Josefinas, 252 Elizabeth St., NYC, Tues, June 6, 6-8 PM
  • "Black/Jewish Relations" Cultural Leadership:Understanding through the African American & Jewish Experience @ Hostel International, 891 Amsterdam Ave, NYC, Wed, June 7, 4-5 PM
  • Letty Cottin Pogrebin Celebrity Guest Chef SHARE Breast Cancer Benefit, Pier 60, New York City, Mon, Sept 18, 6-9 PM
  • Letty Cottin Pogrebin Interviews Hillary Clinton Streicker Institute, Temple Emanu-El, New York City, Wed, November 1st, 8 PM
  • "Feminism & Faith," Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, Muslim Jewish Women's Leadership Conference, Drew University, Madison, NJ, Sun, November 5th, all day conference

Completed Talks in 2016

  • "Three Writers, Three Stories, One Family," Eldridge Street Museum (with daughters, Abigail & Robin) Sun, Jan 31, 2016, 3 PM
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Temple B'nai Jeshurun, Short Hills, NJ, Feb 5, 2016, 5:30 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Jewish Book Festival, St. Louis JCC, St. Louis, MO, Feb 16, 2016, 7:30 pm
  • Berkshire Festival of Women Writers at The Hotel on North, 297 North St., Pittsfield, MA, Contact: jayebrowdy@gmail.com, Sat, March 19, 2016, 1:30-3 PM
  • Book talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Center of Conservative Judaism, Flushing, NY, Sun, March 27, 10 AM
  • "Men, Women, & American Jewish Culture," guest lecture at Prof Shuly Schwartz's class, Jewish Theological Seminary, Mon, March 28, 2:40-5:30 PM
  • Book talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, New Bedford, Mass, Sun, April 3, 10 AM
  • Judaism & Gender Plenary discussion with Prof. Michael Kimmel, SUNY- Stony Brook University, Sun, April 10, 1 PM
  • Book talk: Single Jewish Male, JCC of Mid-Westchester, Wed, April 13, 2016, 7:30 pm
  • Book talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, East End Synagogue, 245 E. 17 st., New York, NY, Sunday, April 17, 2016, 1 pm
  • Book talk: Single Jewish Male, NCJW of Essex County, NJ, Tues, May 3rd, 7 to 9 PM
  • Book Talk: Single Jewish Male, Women's Group of the Greens, Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, NY, May 12, 2016, lunchtime
  • Book Talk, Single Jewish Male, Westchester Jewish Center, Rockland & Palmer Aves, Mamaroneck, NY, Wed, June 1, 8 PM
  • Talk on "The American Jewish Family: Cherish or Change?", One Day University, at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, NYC, Tues, July 26, 7:45-9:15
  • L'dor v'dor with daughter, Abigail Pogrebin, Hadassah Biennial Convention, Atlanta, GA, Wed, July 27 4:15 PM
  • Celebrity sous-chef at, SHARE cancer support benefit at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, NYC, Monday, Sept 19, 6-9 PM
  • Scarsdale Synagogue, 2 Ogden Rd, Scarsdale, NY, Wednesday, Nov 2 12:30 PM
  • Book & Author Luncheon, Brandeis Women's Committee at Yale Club, NYC, Monday, Nov 7, 11:30-2 PM

Completed Talks in 2015

  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, JCC Memphis, Memphis, TN, Nov, 18, 2015, 7:30 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Bucks County Kol Emet, Bucks County, PA, Sun., Nov 15, 2015 11 AM -1 PM
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Cherry Hill JCC, Cherry Hill, NJ, Nov 13, 2015, 10 am
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Austin JCC, Austin, TX, Wed, Nov 11, 2015, 7 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Atlanta Dunwoody JCC, Atlanta, GA, Tues, Nov 10, 2015, 12 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Rollins College Winter Park Fl, Mon., Nov 9, 2015
  • "Working Through Interfaith Complexities in Fiction," Union of Reform Judaism Biennial, Orlando, FL, Sat., Nov 7, 2015 1 PM
  • Talk on Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, American Jewish University, LA, CA, Sun., Nov 1, 2015, 11:30am
  • Book Talk and Signing: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Temple Israel of Hollywood, 7300 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046, Friday Oct 30th, 2015
  • Pop-Up Book Group discussion of SJM, Manhattan location (private home on CPW), Tues, Oct 27, 2015 7:30 PM, Register with Jean Hanff Korelitz jeanhanff@gmail.com
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Albuquerque JCC, Albuquerque, NM, Sun, Oct. 25, 2015, 2 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, The Harmonie Club, Tues, Oct 20, 2015, 12p - 3p
  • Jewish Museum of New York, Mon, Oct 19, 2015, 11:30 AM
  • Letty interviewed by Thane Rosenbaum, Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, Oct 14, 2015, 7pm
  • Honored by Eldridge Street Museum w/ daughters Abigail and Robin, Tuesday October 13, 2015
  • Berkshire Jewish Federation Great Barrington, MA, Fri, Oct 9, 2015
  • Anita Altman's Book Club NYC, October 5, 2015 evening, Women & Children First bookstore, Chicago, IL, Thurs, Oct 1, 2015 evening
  • Talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, The Standard Club, Chicago, IL, Wed, Sept. 30, 2015, 11:30-1:30
  • Share Cancer Support, Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011, Mon., September 21, 2015
  • Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, West Stockbridge Historical Society, Sun., September 20th, 2015, 3-5pm
  • In Conversation with Marcia Ann Gillespie, Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St. New York, NY, Thurs., Spet. 17, 6:30 pm
  • Letty Interviewed by Anita Hill at Hadassah Brandeis Institute at Rapoporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Thurs., Sept. 10, 2015, 6:30 pm
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Schenectady Public Library & Open Door Bookshop co-sponsors, 99 Clinton St. Schenectady, NY 12305, Wed, August 12, 2015, 6:30 PM
  • Book Talk: SJM Seeking Soulmate, Lenox Library, Lenox, MA, Fri., July 24, 2015, 6:30pm
  • Tribute to Leonard Nimoy, Symphony Space, Mon., June 29, 2015, 7 pm
  • Book Talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Bookends & Beginnings, Evanston, IL, co-hosted by CuRr's Cafe, Wed, June 24, 2015, 11 AM
  • Book Talk: Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate, Beth Emet Synagogue, Evanston, Illinois, Tues., June 23, 2015, 7:30 PM
  • Sonya Hamlin Book Group Monday, June 22, 2015, 6:30pm
  • Jewish Feminist Telecourse, www.jewfem.com, Sunday, June 21, 2015, 11am-12:30pm
  • Book Talk: SJM Seeking Soulmate, Politics and Prose, Washington, DC, Fri., June 19th, 2015, 7pm
  • Tape Sam Roberts Show, Clyde Haberman substitute host, June 18th, 2015
  • Jewish Federation of Monmouth County, New Brunswick, NJ, June 3, 2015, 7pm
  • Power of Legacy: In Conversation with Marcia Ann Gillespie, Sponsored by the Feminist Press, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Location: The Graduate Center at CUNY, Mon., June 1, 2015, 6:30-8 PM
  • Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate book launch event, Book Culture on Columbus (book store), New York City, Wed. May 20, 2015, 7 pm
  • How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick Jewish Federation of Ohio, Toledo, OH 43606, Wed. May 13, 2015
  • Generation to Generation, a talk w/ daughter Abigail Pogrebin, Rabbinical Assembly, Jewish Theological Seminary, April 28, 2015 4-6pm
  • How to be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick, Bnai Jeshurun, March 24, 2015
  • A History of the Feminist Seder, Green Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill, PA, March 19th, 2015, 5pm

Completed Talks in 2014

  • How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who's Sick book talk, Stockbridge Library Association, 46 Main St. Stockbridge, MA, August 12, 2014
  • Book Talk presented by Jewish Federation of Berkshires at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire at 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA, July 18, 2014
  • Book Talk: How To Be a Friend...Abramson Center, North Wales, PA, May 28, 2014
  • Book Talk: How To Be a Friend...Jewish Community Project, May 8, 2014
  • Keynote speech, Limmud New Haven, JCC of Greater New Haven, Woodbridge, CT, May 4, 2014, 10am
  • Book talk: How To Be a Friend...Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, NJ, April 30, 2014, 8pm
  • Luncheon and Talk
    Friends of Rabin Medical Center, Empire Hotel, 44 W 63rd street, New York, NY, April 8, 2014
  • Book Talk, JCC Rochester, Rochester, NY, April 2, 2014
  • Book Talk at Visiting Nurse Service of New York, 107 East 70th Street, New York, NY, March 26, 2014, 5:30pm - 7pm
  • Panel on Lilly Rivlin's film on E.M. Broner, JCC of Manhattan, March 24, 2014
  • Book Talk, United Synagogue of Hoboken, Hoboken, NJ, March 23, 2014, 10:30am
  • Book Talk, First Presbyterian Church, 5th Avenue at 12th Street, New York, NY, March 20, 2014
  • Letty interviewed by ALAN ALDA, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, March 12, 2014, 7:30pm
  • Book Talk: How To Be a Friend...Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY, March 9, 2014, 10am
  • Women's Health Symposium, Boca JCC, Boca Raton, FL, March 6, 2014, 1:30-3:30 pm
  • Talk about Conflict and Healing, National Leadership Conference, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, Feb. 7 - Feb. 9, 2014
  • Book Talk: How To Be a Friend..., Brotherhood Synagogue, New York, NY, Jan. 26, 2014, 10am
  • Book Talk: How To Be a Friend..., Adolph and Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, FL, Jan. 23, 2014, 11am
  • Book talk: How To Be a Friend...Congregation Sukkat Shalom, Wilmette, IL, Jan. 12, 2014, 10am

Completed Talks in 2013

  • How To Be a Friend To a Friend Who's Sick, Washington DC JCC, Dec. 16, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Lecture after Shabbat Services at Society for the Advancement of Judaism, New York, NY, Sat, Dec. 14, 2013, 1:00 pm
  • Dinner and Talk, Bet Torah of Mt. Kisco, Mt. Kisco, NY, Dec. 11, 2013
  • Lunch and Talk at JCC of Harrison, Harrison, NY, Dec. 11, 2013
  • Lecture at Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC, Bridgewater, NJ, Dec. 4, 2013, 12pm
  • Lecture at Central Queens YM & YWHA, Forest Hills, NY, Dec. 2, 2013, 1:30pm
  • Lunch & Learn, Springfield Jewish Community Center, Springfield, MA, Nov. 21, 2013, 12pm
  • Lecture at JCC of Greater Buffalo, Getzville, NY, Nov. 19, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Lecture at JCC of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Nov. 18, 2013, 3pm
  • Honoree at Brast Cancer Luncheon, Braeburn Country Club, Purchase, NY, Nov. 14, 2013
  • Lecture, Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 12, 2013, 7pm
  • Lecture at JCC of Metro Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI, Nov. 12, 2013, 12pm
  • Lecture, St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 11, 2013, 12pm
  • Talk and Award Ceremony at New York State Psychological Association, New York, NY, Nov. 10, 2013, 1pm
  • Lecture at Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Dunwoody, GA, Nov. 8, 2013, 12pm
  • Lecture at David Posnack JCC, Davie, FL, Nov. 7, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Brandeis Emerald Ballroom Radisson Hotel, Freehold, NJ, Nov. 6, 2013
  • Lecture at Dave and Mary Alper JCC, Dadeland Marriott, Miami, FL, Nov. 7, 2013, 11am
  • Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX, Nov. 4, 2013, 8pm
  • Laurel Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 4, 2013, 9am
  • Honoring Gloria Steinem at Shalom Center, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 3, 2013
  • Am Shalom Synagogue, Chicago, IL, Oct. 29, 2013, 7pm
  • Arthur M. Glick JCC, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 28, 2013, 7pm
  • Wreath Award Ceremony, Hadassah, New Jersey, Oct. 27, 2013
  • Talk at New Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, Oct. 24, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation at Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA, Thursday, October 24, 2013
  • Jewish Women CEOS, National Council of Jewish Women, New York, NY, Oct. 23, 2013, 4:30pm
  • Talk at Denver JCC, Denver, CO, Oct. 20, 2013, 6:00pm
  • Talk at Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY, Oct. 17, 2013, 7:15pm
  • Talk at Central Synagogue, New York, NY, Oct. 10, 2013, 6:30pm
  • Talk at Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, East Hills, NY, Oct. 15, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Breast Cancer AwarenessTalk at the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, FL, Oct. 14, 2013, 7:00pm
  • Honoree at Pioneer Gala at Gomez Foundation for Mill House, Park Lane Hotel, New York, NY, Oct. 7, 2013, 6pm - 9:30pm
  • JCC of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, Oct. 3, 2013, 6:30pm
  • Honoree at 10th Anniversary: A Second Helping of Life SHARE, New York, NY, YSept. 23, 2013, 6pm - 9pm
  • Talk and Reading at Lenox library, Lenox, MA, Thursday, July 11, 2013, 7pm – 9pm
  • Talk at Health Advocates for Older People, New York, NY, Wed., June 19, 2013
  • Phone Conference with Booktalk Nation, Conversation with Will Schwalbe, Thursday, May 30, 7 PM, 2013
  • City Arts event w/ Gloria Steinem @ Nourse Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Monday, June 3, 7:30pm–9:30pm, 2013
  • Talk and Book Signing at Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA, Tuesday, June 4, 7pm–9pm, 2013
  • Talk and Signing at Rockland Jewish Family Service, West Nyack, NY, Wednesday, June 5, 7:30pm–9:30pm, 2013
  • Talk and Signing [event info] at Beth Emet Synagogue, 1224 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL, Tuesday, June 11, 7 PM, 2013
  • Letty Interviewed by Abigail Pogrebin "What Everyone's Talking About," JCC of Manhattan, New York, NY, Wednesday, May 22, 7:30pm, 2013
  • Talk for National Council of Jewish Woman @ Temple Emmes, Teaneck, NJ, Tues, May 21, 1:30 PM, 2013
  • TV Interview, One to One with Sheryl McCarthy CUNY TV, May 10, 2013
  • Radio Interview "Think," KERA Dallas Public Radio, Tues, May 7, 2013
  • JDC Ambassador Symposium @ Joint Distribution Committee, New York, NY, Monday, May 6th, 5:15 PM, 2013
  • Conversation with Phil Donahue @ 92nd Street Y, New York, NY, Sunday, May 5, 7:30pm, 2013
  • Talk and Signing, Barnard College, Thurs, May 2, 2013
  • Moment Magazine Breakfast, Chevy Chase, MD, Thurs, May 2nd, 2013
  • Book Reading and Signing @ Politics and Prose Bookshop, Washington DC, Wednesday, May 1, 7pm, 2013
  • Talk @Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Tuesday, April 30th, 7:30pm, 2013
  • Afternoon Tea with Rabbi Lynda Targan, Tues, April 30, 2013
  • Radio Interview with "Joan Hamburg," WOR, Monday, April 29th, 2013
  • Radio Interview on "St. Louis On Air," St. Louis Public Radio, April 29, 2013
  • Talk @Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck, NY, April 28th, 2013
  • Conversation with Abigail Pogrebin @ Park Ave. Synagogue, New York, NY, Friday, April 26, 2013
  • Conversation w/ Leonard Nimoy @ Temple Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, April 24, 7:30pm, 2013
  • Talk for "Printers Row" Series @ Chicago Tribune, Trib tower 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL, Mon, April 22, 5:45pm – 7:45pm, 2013
  • Radio Interview with Project Independence and You Radio Show, Friday, April 19, 2013
  • Talk @ The Transition Network New York, NY, Thursday, April 18th, 6:15pm - 8pm, 2013
  • Lunch & Interview w/ Pat Mitchell @ Paley Center, New York, NY, Tuesday, April 16, 12:30pm - 2pm, 2013
  • Radio Interview, "Moncrieff w/ Sean Moncrieff," Newstalk Ireland, Thurs, April 11, 2013
  • TV Appearance, The Today Show, NBC, Wednesday, April 10th, 9:15 am, 2013
  • Radio Interview, Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, Tuesday, April 9, 11:40am, 2013
  • Radio Interview with Dave Light, WKPT/ABC Radio, Tues, April 9, 2013

For information about engaging Letty Cottin Pogrebin for your event

contact Susan Cohen, PearlCo Literary Agency, njcohen@aol.com