Lou Cove
Lou Cove is an American writer, speaker, and fundraising advisor. He is the author of memoir Man of the Year and has raised more than $70 million, mostly for Jewish causes.[1][2]
Cove's 2017 memoir, Man Of The Year,[3] was published by Flatiron Books.[4] The book chronicles Cove’s coming-of-age in Salem, Massachusetts and his adventures with family friend Howie Gordon, an actor and male centerfold vying to become Playgirl Magazine’s "Man of the Year" for 1979.
He served as Executive Director of Reboot,[5] a network of young Jewish creatives devoted to “rebooting” modern Jewish culture; Vice President of the National Yiddish Book Center;[6] and trustee and senior advisor at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation where he helped create the PJ Library Alliance.[7] Cove has developed a series of reports on Jewish arts & culture in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lou Cove". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Portnoe, David. "'Man of the Year' Author and Fundraiser Lou Cove Entertains and Educates". Vol. 17, no. 20. Jewish Community Voice. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "MAN OF THE YEAR, a Memoir by Lou Cove". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Tuttle, Kate (June 2, 2017). "Running pal's campaign to be Playgirl's Man of the Year. At 13". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Holson, Laura M. (2011-01-14). "You're Young and Jewish: Discuss". The New York Times.
- ^ Sax, David (April 8, 2009). "Rise of the New Yiddishists". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "The PJ Library Alliance". PJ Library.
- ^ "Cross-Section: A Look at Jewish Arts and Culture in North America Today Through the Lens of Artists and Arts Organizations". Jewish Funders Network. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about an American writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |