Doing Good in a Post 9-11 World

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128 Pierrepont St.

Brooklyn Heights

11201

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Doing Good in a Post 9-11 World

Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 2pm, Brooklyn Historical Society

Description:
On the tenth anniversary of 9-11, we invite you to join us in discussion with acclaimed author Julie Salamon (Wendy and the Lost Boys, Hospital) as we examine the reasons people choose to do good in the world—the first program in our new Why We Do Good philanthropy series.

The conversation will be framed by Salamon’s 2003 book Rambam’s Ladder: A Meditation on Generosity and Why It is Necessary to Give, which she wrote in the wake of 9-11 when much of New York and the nation were trying to understand the evil acts that had just occurred. The book explores motivations for doing good and frames them in terms suggested by the 12th century philosopher and scholar Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides or Rambam.

Event Information

Date: September 11, 2011
Event time: 2pm
Location: Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
Web site: http://is.gd/kmyeFA
Contact phone: 347.750.2310
Type(s) of event: author talk
Open to the public? Yes
RSVP required? Yes
Tags: author talk, brooklyn