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  • Building Better Caregivers

    Virtual Presentation

    This FREE online workshop is a series of six sessions designed to help family caregivers caring for family members with cognitive challenges that affect memory (such as dementia, traumatic brain injury, PTSD and the like).

    This is a highly interactive workshop with opportunities to connect with others online.

    Thursdays, June 3 - July 8, 1:30pm - 3-45pm

    You will need:
    - email address
    - internet or Wi-Fi connection
    - laptop, tablet or desktop device with a camera

    To register call 914-366-1199 or email caregiver@northwell.edu

  • American Short Stories:  Family, Forgiveness and Community 

    Virtual Presentation

    American Short Stories:  Family, Forgiveness and Community 

    In this "short" programming month for DOROT, please join us to read and discuss short stories written by masters of the craft. During our three-session program, we'll look at pieces from master storytellers Grace Paley, Hans Christian Anderson, Dagoberto Gilb and Edwidge Danticat. We'll provide you with digital copies of the stories to read in advance, each with themes that echo and link, and all designed to get you thinking and discussing. Led by Jennifer Gilchrist, PhD., Adjunct Professor, Hunter College

    Three Thursdays: September 9, 23 and 30, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM

    * Space is limited *

    To register and receive the link, please click: Short Story

  • Author Talk with Lan Samantha Chang

    Virtual Presentation

    Lan Samantha Chang, author of The Family Chao, will be in conversation with author Rebecca Makkai.

    THE FAMILY CHAO is an electrifying and devastating portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with trauma, grief, race, love, and longing. Brimming with comedy, suspense, and heartbreak, Lan Samantha Chang’s masterpiece is one of the most ambitious novels about America in recent years.

    Click to register for Lan Samantha Chang