New York author joins breakfast panel

New York-based journalist and author Marisa Meltzer will join a distinguished lineup of Australian women leaders at Emanuel Synagogue this Sunday for an International Women’s Day event presented in partnership with WIZO.

Meltzer’s latest book, It Girl, centres on Jane Birkin, the British-born actor and singer who defined 1960s and 1970s French culture through her music, films and long creative partnership with Serge Gainsbourg.

Speaking to The AJN ahead of the event, Meltzer said she is looking forward to the opportunity to connect with Jewish communities abroad.

“It feels like a privilege to be able to go to another city, another country and be part of this larger diasporic population that represents all different facets of the culture,” she said.

“I’m thinking a lot about Jane Birkin, about the beats of her life, of her finding her voice and her artistic self. Through Serge Gainsbourg and her daughter, she has a huge connection to Jewish culture in France.