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Women of WHC Present Nina Totenberg on the Power of Friendships

A Conversation and Luncheon

Thursday April 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Temple

"Dinners with Ruth" book cover side-byu-side with headshot of Nina Totenberg

The Women of WHC are thrilled to welcome NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg to Temple on Thursday, April 20 for a Q&A with Rabbi Shankman, followed by a luncheon.

Ticket Options

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WWHC MemberNon-member
LUNCH ONLY$65$70
LUNCH + BOOK$90$95

Ms. Totenberg will not be signing any books during the event, but those purchased through WHC will include a signed bookplate.

Deadline to register is April 13.

RSVP Below

About the Book

Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented her legacy as a prizewinning reporter, and nearly 22 years before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court, Nina called Ruth. A reporter for The National Observer, Nina was curious about Ruth’s legal brief, asking the Supreme Court to do something revolutionary: declare a law that discriminated “on the basis of sex” to be unconstitutional. In a time when women were fired for becoming pregnant, often could not apply for credit cards or get a mortgage in their own names, Ruth patiently explained her argument. That call launched a remarkable, nearly 50-year friendship.

Dinners with Ruth is an extraordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers. It is also an intimate memoir of the power of friendships as women began to pry open career doors and transform the workplace. The book also charts the history and current moment in regard to Roe v Wade. At the story’s heart is one, special relationship: Ruth and Nina saw each other not only through personal joys, but also illness, loss, and widowhood. During the devastating illness and eventual death of Nina’s first husband, Ruth drew her out of grief; 12 years later, Nina would reciprocate when Ruth’s beloved husband died. They shared not only a love of opera, but also of shopping, as they instinctively understood that clothes were armor for women who wanted to be taken seriously in a workplace dominated by men. During Ruth’s last year, they shared so many small dinners that Saturdays were “reserved for Ruth” in Nina’s house.

Dinners with Ruth also weaves together compelling, personal portraits of other fascinating women and men from Nina’s life, including her cherished NPR colleagues Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer; her beloved husbands; her friendships with multiple Supreme Court Justices, including Lewis Powell, William Brennan, and Antonin Scalia, and Nina’s own family — her father, the legendary violinist Roman Totenberg, and her “best friends,” her sisters. Inspiring and revelatory, Dinners with Ruth is a moving story of the joy and true meaning of friendship.

About the Author

Nina Totenberg is NPR’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent. She appears on NPR’s critically acclaimed news magazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, and on NPR podcasts, including The NPR Politics Podcast and its series, The Docket. Totenberg’s Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every major journalism award in broadcasting. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued excellence in legal reporting, she has received more than two dozen honorary degrees. A frequent TV contributor, she writes for major newspapers, magazines, and law reviews.

Nina Totenberg on the Power of Friendships

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YOUR INFORMATION





You have a choice of tickets — Lunch Only or Lunch + a Copy of Dinners With Ruth*


NOTE: Ms. Totenberg will NOT be signing books at this event. If you order yours here, it will come with a signed bookplate.


GUEST INFORMATION





You have a choice of tickets — Lunch Only or Lunch + a Copy of Dinners With Ruth*



If you wish to add additional guests to this order, please click the "ADD ANOTHER ATTENDEE" link below.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WWHC will make every effort to seat WWHC members with their guests (if they are registered at the same time). We cannot guarantee to honor seating requests for friends who are registering separately, but you are welcome to share your preferences here; they will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis. 


Wonderful! Our Director of Member Engagement, Jen Millstone, will be in touch soon. You can also reach out to her at jmillstone@whctemple.org or 202-893-6328.


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DIETARY CONCERNS
As a Reform Jewish congregation, WHC does not serve pork, shellfish, or anything that combines meat and dairy.  However we do order from restaurants and caterers that are are not kosher.

In addition, we always have a vegetarian option available.




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Date:

Thursday, April 20

Time:

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue

Temple

Tags

Women of WHC

Organizer

Lori Wise