Free Virtual Event
BUGSY SIEGEL: THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
A Conversation with Michael Shnayerson
In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel rose from desperate poverty to ill-gotten riches, from an early-twentieth-century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel, but rather to understand him in all his complexity.
This event will be recorded. The recording will be posted at jewishlives.org/video within 2 weeks after the event.
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About the Speakers
Michael Shnayerson became a contributing editor at Vanity Fair in 1986 and is the author of eight books on a range of nonfiction subjects, including Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art. He lives in New York City.
Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky joined Park Avenue Synagogue’s clergy as Assistant Rabbi in July, 2014, after being ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he also earned a Masters degree in Talmud and Rabbinic Literature. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and after graduating from Oberlin College with a BA in Classics and Jewish Studies, he studied at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem before entering JTS.