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Dr. David Weill, author of TELL ME I BELONG: A Journey Across Faiths and Generations (Union Square & Co.; December 9, 2025)

Austin Tang — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:29:38 +0000

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“In this fascinating and personal book, Dr. David Weill takes us on a journey to understand his Jewish identity and heritage. It can be a guide for anyone who is searching for an elusive sense of belonging.”

—Walter Isaacson

A heartfelt memoir about the search for religion and identity

“I’m not Jewish.” For years, that’s what David Weill told anyone who asked about his religious background. Yes, his father was a Jew who had left Nazi Germany as a boy. But his mother was a Southern Baptist. Growing up in New Orleans, religion wasn’t something his family discussed, let alone practiced. As an adult, he developed a fervent zeal and profound devotion to his work as a specialist in organ transplants. Transplantation was all he needed to define and fulfill him—until a crisis shook him to the core.

As a boy, Weill’s only experience with religion was when he accompanied Deborah, the family’s domestic help and his second mother figure, to her all-Black Baptist church. As a young doctor, he fell in love with Jackie, a nurse from rural Iowa and a devout Catholic. Much to the chagrin of her parents, they were married in a Dallas hotel rather than a church. After settling in Palo Alto, close to Stanford University Medical Center where Weill headed the heart and lung transplant program, their two daughters were baptized and confirmed at a local Catholic church. When his oldest daughter, Hannah, was around ten and asked him why he never joined them at mass on Sundays, he told her, “I’m not Catholic.” She looked at him, brow furrowed, and raised a question that would prove to haunt him, “What are you then?”

TELL ME I BELONG follows David Weill’s search for the answer. In 2015, after the simultaneous unraveling of his carefully crafted career and the death of his father, Weill began to doubt everything, including his purpose in life. While grappling with emotional pain and sinking deeper into despair, he began to suffer perplexing physical symptoms. In his moment of crisis, he was seized by a strong desire to practice a formal religion. But for Weill, the real question was, Which religion? Eventually, he chose Catholicism and was baptized at age fifty. He found solace in heart-to-heart talks with a priest and his daughters’ happiness at having the whole family at church together. Everything was fine—until 2020, when he learned that his mother had converted to Judaism right before marrying his father. He was born a Jew. And in the eyes of the Jewish faith, he would always be Jewish. That realization sparked his second quest. In an interview, David can talk about:

· What drew his mother, a native of Selma, Alabama, to Judaism—partly because, to quote her, Jews “always seemed like such practical people,” and largely as a rejection of Baptists who preached love for all God’s children and practiced racism.

· His father’s complicated sense of being Jewish, which he viewed as a source of pride for its association with smart and successful people while remaining wary of being ostracized or stigmatized for the religion he was born into.

· His determination, with the help of investigators, to learn more about his grandfather’s time imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, and the role of his famous relative, the composer Kurt Weill, in orchestrating his family’s escape to the United States.

· His heart-wrenching trip to Berlin, accompanied by his daughter Hannah, to find his father’s first home, and the inner work of defining himself.

Ultimately, David Weill made peace with who he is and where he belongs. “I am not turning away from Catholicism as much as I am embracing Judaism, because it is mine, always was,” he reflects. “It just took me a while to get there.”

DAVID WEILL, MD, is theformer Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Diseases and the Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center. A sought-after advisor to various transplant programs across the country, he also serves on the Board of TransMedics, a company focused on improving availability of donor organs. Dr. Weill has also served on several non-profit boards including the Tulane Medical School, Xavier University of Louisiana, SFJAZZ, the Isidore Newman School, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) Foundation, NextGen Personal Finance, and the Bellevue Literary Review. Dr. Weill’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Salon, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, STAT, the Washington Post, The Hill, LitHub, Tablet, The Times of Israel, TODAY.com, and the Los Angeles Times. His previous books include the memoir Exhale: Hope, Healing, and Life in Transplant (2021) and a novel, All That Really Matters (2024). He lives in New Orleans. For more information, please visit davidweill.com.

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TELL ME I BELONG

A Journey Across Faiths and Generations

By David Weill

Publication date: December 9, 2025

ISBN: 978-1454961833; $24.99 Hardcover

Union Square & Co.

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Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert, Joy of Music

Austin Tang — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:29:52 +0000

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Cari Amici,

L’autunno si prospetta ricco di attività tra l’Italia e l’America, con tante novità ed eventi musicali. Troverete tutte le info nella newsletter, oltre a interviste, video e fotografie.

Buona visione e buon ascolto!

Un abbraccio virtuale,

Cristiana

Dear Friends,

The Fall promises to be full of activities between Italy and America, with many novelties and musical events. You will find all the info in the newsletter, as well as interviews, videos and photos.

Enjoy watching and listening!

A virtual hug,

Cristiana

Il calendario dei concerti viene costantemente aggiornato.

Per info e dettagli vai direttamente alla pagina dei concerti

https://www.cristianapegoraro.com/it/concerts/upcoming-concerts/page/2/

The concert schedule is constantly updated.

For info and details go directly to the concerts page

https://www.cristianapegoraro.com/en/concerts/upcoming-concerts/page/2/

SAVE THE DATE! Carnegie Hall November 14!

NEW YORK

Thursday November 14th /

Giovedì 14 Novembre

8:00pm / 20:00

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

154 West 57th Street

Learn more

DA NON PERDERE! GUARDA IL VIDEO

Cristiana Pegoraro si racconta per Emmo News

NOT TO BE MISSED! WATCH THE VIDEO

Cristiana Pegoraro interviews for Emmo News

Leggi l’intervista sul nuovo progetto inaugurato a NY

“Le Quattro Stagioni… d’Italia!”

https://lavocedinewyork.com/new-york/2024/10/14/cristiana-pegoraro-in-concerto-alliic-ny-con-le-quattro-stagioni-ditalia/

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Cristiana Pegoraro suona a Dubai per Sheikh Tarik bin Faisal Al Qasimi della famiglia reale di Sharjah

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Cristiana Pegoraro plays in Dubai for Sheikh Tarik bin Faisal Al-Qasimi – Royal Family of Sharjah

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‘Narnia Festival 2024, la più bella edizione di sempre!’

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‘2024 Narnia Festival, the best season ever!’

NARNIA FESTIVAL 2024

“Un’edizione andata alla grande con numeri da capogiro, spettacoli sold out, a partire dalla serata inaugurale dedicata alle ouverture più celebri di tutti i tempi, condotta da Massimo Giletti, nella quale il pubblico straripava al San Domenico Auditorium Bortolotti”.

Così Cristiana Pegoraro, ideatrice e direttore artistico del Narnia Festival ha commentato la XIII edizione del Narnia Festival, la più bella di sempre, come la ha definita, andata in scena a Narni, con anteprime anche a Terni e Amelia, tra la soddisfazione generale. Oltre 250 artisti sul palco nei 55 eventi, concerti e spettacoli che hanno spaziato dalla musica alla danza, dal teatro all’arte.

Tra gli eventi di punta in cartellone ci sono stati ‘Le più belle frasi di Osho’ spettacolo tra satira e divertenti intermezzi musicali di e con Federico Palmaroli; ‘Sinfonia flamenca’ in cui la danza flamenca è stata eseguita oltre che su musica tradizionale, sulle note della musica classica con la partecipazione del grande maestro José Ruiz; l’adattamento di ‘Il Vecchio e il mare’ di Ernest Hemingway con la magistrale interpretazione di Sebastiano Somma; il concerto di Povia, cantautore impegnato in temi sociali, vincitore del festival di Sanremo; e poi il concerto finale ‘Il Valzer’ con l’Orchestra del Narnia Festival, diretta dal maestro Lorenzo Porzio, direttore musicale del Narnia Festival, che ha eseguito un repertorio dedicato ai valzer più famosi, includendo inediti di Beethoven in prima assoluta.

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What is Peace for Cristiana Pegoraro

Austin Tang — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:51:19 +0000

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Cristiana Pegoraro Performs ITHAKA – The Journey of a Modern Ulysses Wednesday, November 16th, at 8:00pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

www.cristianapegoraro.com

Dear Friends,

I’ll be back in the US with several performances during the month of November, including a special concert at Carnegie Hall on November 16th!

The tour will be the occasion to present my newly remastered CD “ITHAKA – The Journey of a Modern Ulysses” to my beloved American audience, featuring my own compositions dedicated to the journey of life.

Always happy to share the beauty of music with all of you!

God bless you,
Cristiana

ITHAKA – The Journey of a Modern Ulysses

Wednesday, November 16th, at 8:00pm

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
154 West 57th Street – New York City

Info: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/11/16/Cristiana-Pegoraro-Piano-0800PM

Tickets: $75, $50, $30
available at: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Cart/Event-Seating?itemNumber=42964#/
CarnegieCharge 212 247-7800
Box Office at 57th and Seventh

Special offer limited to Cristiana’s newsletter subscribers:
use code CPP40059 and get 20% discount on tickets!

About Ithaka…
An interesting and versatile performer, Italian-born pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro returns to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall with her composition set ITHAKA, The Journey of a Modern Ulysses.
The music is inspired by the poem “Ithaka” by the great Greek poet Constantinos Petrou Kavafis (1863-1933) who compares the voyage of Ulysses to the journey of our lives. Like Ulysses’ voyage, so man’s voyage is rich in discoveries and adventures, goals to reach and lessons to learn. The most important thing is not to reach the goal, but everything we learn along the way.
Each of the musical pieces composed by Cristiana Pegoraro represents an important aspect of our life: the departure, the expectation, the choice, the discovery, the knowledge, the journey, the understanding, and the wisdom.
ITHAKA by Cristiana Pegoraro was born from the need to unite people belonging to the diverse cultures, regions and traditions from the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is a place with a potential to express solidarity, welcome and friendship, and serves as a beacon of peace among its peoples. It is a sea which unifies instead of dividing, and a symbol of a world-wide dialogue and understanding in histories which are different, but which are all about the same universal subject: Mankind.
Ithaka will travel throughout the Mediterranean to present its musical message of peace and dialogue in the ports of historical capitals and the striking ancient theaters of Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Israel, Albania, Lebanon.
This innovative program also features selections from ‘The Four Seasons’ by Vivaldi and ‘Largo al Factotum’ from ‘The Barber of Seville’ by Rossini in Cristiana’s own arrangements for piano, the famous ‘Moonlight Sonata’ by Beethoven, and selections from Chopin’s Preludes.

New York, NY
Saturday, November 5th 2022
6:00pm

Columbus Citizen Foundation

8 East 69th Street

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What Does Peace Mean to Dr. Gregory Harmon?

Austin Tang — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:29:44 +0000

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Dr. Harmon is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Corness Medical College, Specializing in Clacoma and Cateracts. Find out what makes him peaceful…

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Former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford, Author, and Consultant for Transplant Care

Austin Tang — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:36:29 +0000

#author #paul #peace #david #weill #health #book

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The Water Hour – 14!

editor — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Good News Water Show 14
– Lineup – Friday April 27, 2007
12 Noon 12:05 Paul/Beth Introduction and Overview of Show
12:06-12:10 Yoga with Claire Diab
12:11- 12:21 Sarah Seth Miller – Central Park Conservancy
12:22 12:28 Miriam Brickman Rainbow Piano Song
12:29 – 12:39 Carter Emmert Museum of Natural History
12:40 – 12:46 Sage Logan – Bubble Artist
12:47 -12:54 Wiltrud Weber Kurt Weill The River is So Blue, Piano, Violin Piano
12:55-1 PM Pad/Close/credits.
To watch The Water Hour shows 1-13 please go to:
http://www.wwrf.org/thewaterhour.htm

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