Join us for another 19v seminar! In this lecture, Professor Ani Kokobobo traces a new minority masculinity in Tolstoy’s late narratives after the author denounces sexuality in works like The Kreutzer Sonata. If typical Tolstoyan “seeker” characters, like Andrei Bolkonsky, Pierre Bezukhov, and Konstantin Levin were always social misfits who did not fit within societal roles and sought a sphere…
The Jewish children’s literature field is booming and the call to provide representation of Jewish children, for Jewish children, has played a large part in that. The publication of Miriam Udel’s new book of translated Yiddish children’s literature, Honey on the Page, is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the history of Yiddish children’s literature, and to examine the roles it…
Karen Franklin, Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute, is donating her voluminous family papers to LBI, providing her a unique dual perspective on the donation process as both a donor and a recipient. This session will address what you can do to organize and prepare your collection for donation to ensure that the material will be accessible…
Karen Franklin, Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute, is donating her voluminous family papers to LBI, providing her a unique dual perspective on the donation process as both a donor and a recipient. This session will address what you can do to organize and prepare your collection for donation to ensure that the material will be accessible…
What happens when an Italian-American writes a Broadway musical? Find out for yourself as we hear James Bassi present some of his brand new score for "The Red Carpet." This event will take place live on Zoom. In order to participate, RSVP and you will receive an e-mail with invitation link to the event by 4pm on October 7th.
American-Scandinavia Foundation invites you to a virtual book talk with ASF Fellow Beth Peterson on her new book Dispatches from the End of Ice. The book features science wrought with mystery. The discussion is moderated by Sally Yerkovich. Oct 7 @ 7pm.