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Abigail Pogrebin (born May 17, 1965) is an American writer known for her first book, Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish, which was published by Doubleday in 2005. She moderated four evenings at the 92nd Street Y with Jewish celebrities from her book, including Jason Alexander, Leonard Nimoy, Beverly Sills, Morley Safer, and Kyra Sedgwick.

She has written for magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, New York Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Salon.com, and Parents.

Her second book, One and the Same: My Life As an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to Be Singular, will be published in October, 2009.

She was one of the original producers of the Charlie Rose show on PBS and produced Bill Moyers’ series on the 1992 election: “Listening to America.” She then became an associate producer for Ed Bradley at 60 Minutes then became a producer, also producing pieces for Mike Wallace as well as Bradley. She was nominated for an Emmy for her “60 Minutes” profile of Candice Bergen.

She attended Yale University and graduated in 1987, summa cum laude.

Her mother is Letty Cottin Pogrebin, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and her twin sister is Robin Pogrebin, who is a culture reporter for the New York Times. She is married to David P. Shapiro, a founding partner of KPS Capital Partners in New York City.

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My Jewish Year 18 Holidays 1 Wondering Jew
2017 - My Jewish Year 18 Holidays 1 Wondering Jew (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781941493205
ISBN-10: 1941493203
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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One and the Same My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've Learned About Everyone's Struggle to Be Singular
One and the Same My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've Learned About Everyone's Struggle to Be Singular
One and the Same My Life as an Identical Twin and What I've Learned about Everyone's Struggle to Be Singular
Stars of David Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
2007 - Stars of David Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780767916134
ISBN-10: 0767916131
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Stars of David  Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
2005 - Stars of David Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780767916127
ISBN-10: 0767916123
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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