Abigail Pogrebin

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 2005.¹ 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 , 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.²