Robert Yaffe, author of RELINQUISHED chats with Meryl Ain about his search for his birth family

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People of the Book

Meryl Ain

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On People of the Book, award-winning author Meryl Ain chats with notable authors, and brings you the best in books with Jewish content. From novels to memoirs to short stories to scholarly tomes, we cover a wide range of reads. Our freewheeling conversations are thought provoking and intimate. They span historical themes, contemporary issues, the writing process, and the influences that inspire and empower writers to tell their stories and share them with the world.

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Robert Yaffe, author of RELINQUISHED chats with Meryl Ain about his search for his birth family

People of the Book

37 minutes 36 seconds

1 year ago

Robert Yaffe, author of RELINQUISHED chats with Meryl Ain about his search for his birth family

Meryl chats with Robert Yaffe about his 2024 memoir, Relinquished, which chronicles his 30-year search to discover his closed adoption roots. He shares his emotional and circuitous journey, its impact on his Jewish adoptive parents, and the new family he ultimately discovered.
Robert is a native of Omaha, Nebraska. He holds a BA from the University of Nebraska and graduated from Creighton Law School. After working as an attorney for several years, he served as an executive director of both Jewish Community Centers and synagogues. Relinquished: A mother’s choice and my 30-year journey to find my birth family is his first book. Robert lives in Omaha with his wife. Rita. They have a blended family of four children and 10 grandchildren.

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