A journey from private school to ashram to boardroom

Joshua M. Greene Joshua M. Greene, a documentary film maker, author of acclaimed books and adjunct professor of Religious Studies, Hofstra University, will speak at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, on October 19 at 11 am.

What he learned in India that connected his Ethical Culture Fieldston private school education to his life today as a filmmaker and corporate executive.

The New York Times describes Joshua Greene as "a storyteller who traces journeys to enlightenment." After thirteen years in Hindu ashrams, he returned to the U.S. and began a career as educator, author and filmmaker. His books include Witness: Voices from the Holocaust; Justice at Dachau; and Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison.

Mr. Greene is a documentary filmmaker and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Hofstra University. The New York Times describes him as "a storyteller who traces journeys to enlightenment." In 1982, after twelve years in Hindu monasteries, he returned to the U.S. and produced a series of Emmy award-nominated children's films for The Disney Channel. In 1995 he became Director of Programming for Cablevision, the nation's fifth largest cable provider. From 1999 to 2002 he served as Senior Vice President at Ruder Finn, New York's largest public relations firm, where he advised faith communities on their role in peacekeeping initiatives.

In 2000 Mr. Greene was appointed Director of Strategic Planning for the United Nations Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. Since then, he has authored several acclaimed books including Witness: Voices from the Holocaust (Simon & Schuster), which he produced as a feature film for PBS; Justice at Dachau (Random House), the story of the largest yet least known series of Nazi trials in history, produced as a shortform documentary for Discovery; Here Comes the Sun (John Wiley), a bestselling biography of George Harrison; and Gita Wisdom: An Introduction to India's Essential Yoga Text (Mandala Publishing). His editorials on war crimes tribunals have run in the International Herald Tribune and in numerous U.S. periodicals.

Greene teaches a popular weekly philosophy series at Jivamukti Yoga School in New York. He sits on the boards of the American Jewish Committee, the Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, and the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. He lives with his wife on Long Island.

The Ethical Society is located at the western end of Old Country Road, next to the blue water tower.