The virtual exhibition Holodomor: A Remembrance commemorates the 87-year anniversary of the Holodomor Famine-Genocide, which occurred in Ukraine in 1932-33. It is a visual arts presentation featuring the works of Ukrainian-American artist Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak. In 1991, the artist traveled to Ukraine for the first time. She states: “My eyes and soul were opened to a land that was beautiful but…
Today, techniques such as fermenting and foraging are increasingly appealing to those seeking to create economical, nourishing, waste-free meals. This panel, moderated by Jane Ziegelman, will explore today’s innovative tactics and the historical precedents for these strategies in the Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant kitchen at the turn of the 20th century. Ticket Info: Free; reservation required at https://www.yivo.org/Fermenting-and-Foraging to receive a link to…
November 18th, 12:30pm EST/5:30pm GMT On November 18th, Brian Dooley will share his reflections on his, now twenty-year old book, Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America (Pluto Press). Click to register Find out more about our research initiatives in this vein here: https://as.nyu.edu/irelandhouse/academic-initiatives/black--brown-and-green-voices.html This is an event is in collaboration with NYU's Office of…
The sixth in our series exploring new research. Jane Gerber discusses her new book "Cities of Splendour in the Shaping of Sephardi History." Sephardi identity has meant different things at different times, but has always entailed a connection with Spain, from which the Jews were expelled in 1492. While Sephardi Jews have lived in numerous cities and towns throughout history,…
To sign up for this virtual conversation, click here. Antoine Compagnon talks with Elisabeth Ladenson about his new research on the reception of Marcel Proust's novel, In Search of Lost Time, by the French Jewish community in the 1920s. Proust has sometimes been characterized as anti-semitic, and his treatment of characters such as Swann, Nissim Bernard or Rachel shock today's…
Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York present a conversation between Jonas Lüscher and Tess Lewis about Jonas Lüscher's most recent novel, Kraft, and the function of political fiction in a polarized world, which will be moderated by Ulrich Baer. Book cover “Kraft” About the novel: “Richard Kraft, a German professor of rhetoric and aging…
Join us for a virtual presentation about the Straus Family, their relationship with the Lehman family, and their commitment to their synagogues, Temples Emanu-El and Beth-El. From these two prominent families arose leaders in government, commerce and philanthropy, shaping the history of America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Strauses and Lehmans were linked by marriage as well as…
Join us for a lively Zoom conversation on Submission by Michel Houellebecq translated from the French by Lorin Stein (FSG). The conversation will be moderated by Albertine’s own Miriam Bridenne and Adam Hocker, with special guest author and Barnard professor Caroline Weber. It’s 2022. François is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University and an expert on J.…