TEANECK PRISON REFORM ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR DAVID ROTHENBERG TO SPEAK AT NCJW BCS MAY MEETING

12:30 pm Tuesday, May 17th, Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666

Teaneck native David Rothenberg will discuss his book, “Fortune in My Eyes:  A Memoir of Broadway Glamour, Social Justice, and Political Passion,” as well as the criminal justice system, human rights and show business.

Rothenberg’s memoir, released in paperback, documents his fascinating life.  Rothenberg dated Elizabeth Taylor, produced a controversial play about the experiences of prison inmates, “Fortune and Men’s Eyes,” then launched a foundation in 1967, the Fortune Society, to help ex-prisoners reenter society and put their past behind them.  He was at Attica as an outside observer during the infamous and deadly uprising at the prison in 1971.

In 1985, he ran for the New York City Council as an openly gay candidate. Rothenberg will talk about why he traded in a thriving career in theater, working with Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Lauren Bacall, to help the formerly incarcerated and to reform the prison system.

Rothenberg, hailed as one of the “best speakers on the circuit,” will wow you with everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask.

The meeting will be free for members.  A $10 charge for non-members will be applicable toward new membership, if paid that day.