Location: 92nd Street Y
92nd Street by Lexington
New York, NY
Lorraine Abramson shares her unique experiences growing up as a gifted Jewish athlete under the Apartheid system of South Africa, and gives a first-hand account of her growing unease with the system of social inequality that both celebrated and excluded her.
Lorraine Abramson was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and became a championship runner. She is the author of My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing up Under Apartheid in South Africa.