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The Divided Society

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

Revised program: 11:00AM Welcome: Barbara Faedda, Italian Academy A brief introduction to Reset Dialogues: Jonathan Laurence 11:15AM     Opening talk: Mark Lilla Jelani Cobb, Respondent Discussion moderated by Marina Calloni 12:45PM Break 1:45PM-3:30PM   Roundtable with Sheri Berman, Ian Buruma, Jedediah Purdy Discussion moderated by Lisa Anderson The new decade has revealed deepening fault lines and unrelieved polarization. In contemporary…

Refuge in the Heights: The German Jews of Washington Heights with Robert Snyder

Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York City

Rob Snyder, author of the book Crossing Broadway, Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City and Professor of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, will help LBI celebrate its new exhibition on the German-Jewish refugees of Washington Heights with a talk on the northern Manhattan neighborhood once known as “Frankfurt on the Hudson” for its large population of German-Jewish…

On Javad Djavahery’s My Part of Her

Consulate General of France 934 Fifth Avenue, New York City

Join Javad Djavahery and Katherine Zoepf as they discuss Djavahery’s debut novel, My Part of Her (Restless Books; trans. Emma Ramadan). My Part of Her tells the story of a youthful betrayal during a summer on the Caspian sea that has far-reaching consequences for a group of friends as their lives are irrevocably altered by the Revolution. For information about Djavahery’s…

Film Screening: Closeness

203 Mathematics Hall

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Russian Film Club for a screening of the 2017 film Closeness, directed by Kantemir Balagov. This event is part of the Russian Cinema Between Protests Film Series, organized by Mark Lipovetsky (Slavic Department) and Daria Ezerova (Harriman Institute). The film has a run time of 118 minutes and will be presented with English subtitles. A film of arresting beauty, Closeness is the story of…

Concert: Music, Tales & Magic

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Noreen Polera, piano. Illustrated talk by John Brewer. Program: Beethoven — Seven Variations on a theme from Mozart’s The Magic Flute Grieg — Solveig’s Song Chopin — Polonaise brillante in C major, Op.3 Fauré — Apres un rêve Popper — Dance of the Elves Grieg — Cello Sonata While magic, myth and fairy tales have proved rich…

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