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Screening: Lettera al Presidente (Letter to the President)

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Screening of the film Lettera al Presidente (Letter to the President) (2013, Italy, Documentary, 74 min.) In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles. Directed by Marco Santarelli. Written by Teresa Bertilotti and Marco Santarelli. Followed by a conversation with Teresa Bertilotti. On the grounds of the residence of Italy’s president, three men are listening to a guide who is explaining the history of the gardens. Who are these three men? To…

Wrestling with Shylock: Jewish Responses to the Merchant of Venice

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street, NYC, New York City

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice occupies a unique place in world culture. As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of Shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, has served as a lens for examining ideas and images of the Jew at various historical moments.…

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