Nina Graboi | |
|---|---|
 Nina Graboi circa 1990s | |
| Born | Gusti Schreyer December 8, 1918 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | December 13, 1999 (aged 81) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Theater director, translator, artist, spiritual teacher, author |
| Spouse | 1940–66 Michel Graboi |
| Children | 2 |
Nina Graboi (December 8, 1918 – December 13, 1999) was a Holocaust survivor, artist, writer, spiritual seeker, philosopher, and influential figure in the sixties psychedelic movement.[1][2][3] After fleeing the Nazis in Europe and spending three months in a detention camp in North Africa, she and her husband came to United States as refugees.[2][3][4] As a close friend and colleague of Timothy Leary's and Richard Alpert's (Ram Dass), she was co-founder and director of the League for Spiritual Discovery's New York Center during the psychedelic era.[2][3][5] The center was the first LSD-based meditation center in Manhattan.[6] She also worked closely with Jean Houston, Abraham Maslow, Stanley Krippner, and Alan Watts.[4][6]
- ^ Corral, Valerie (Spring 2000). "In Memoriam: Nina Graboi December 8, 1918 - December 13, 1999". Bulletin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Vol. 10, no. 1. MAPS. p. 20.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Cynthia; Horowitz, Michael (1 June 2000). Sisters of the Extreme: Women Writing on the Drug Experience. Park Street Press. pp. 305–306. ISBN 978-0892817573.
- ^ a b c Brown, David Jay. "Stepping into the Future with Nina Graboi", Mavericks of the Mind, 1992
- ^ a b Graboi, Nina (May 1991). One Foot in the Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey. Aerial Press. ISBN 978-0942344103.
- ^ Forte, Robert (1 March 1999). Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In. Park Press. ISBN 978-0892817863.
- ^ a b Santa Cruz Sentinel. "Remembrances", 02 January, 2000