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Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder in the Lands of the Soviets

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

The most extreme legacies of tsarist antisemitism were pogroms and blood libels. These events were central to the Jewish experience in late tsarist Russia, the only country with widespread anti-Jewish violence in the early twentieth century. After the Soviets came to power, they claimed that they had eliminated both these phenomena. In her new revelatory book, Legacy of Blood: Jews,…

Prince of thePress: David Oppenheim and his Library

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

Historian Joshua Teplitsky will introduce his new book about one of the world's largest collections of Jewish books, and the man who used his collection to cultivate power, prestige, and political influence. David Oppenheim (1664–1736), chief rabbi of Prague in the early eighteenth century, built an unparalleled collection of Jewish books and manuscripts, all of which have survived and are…

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Confessions of a Yiddish Writer and other Essays by Chava Rosenfarb

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

Chava Rosenfarb (1923-2011) was one of the most prominent Yiddish novelists of the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Poland in 1923, she survived the Lodz ghetto, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen, immigrating to Canada in 1950 and settling in Montreal. The new book, Confessions of a Yiddish Writer and Other Essays by Chava Rosenfarb, compiled and edited by Goldie…

Discussion about the role of Polish language and Polish community in the context of bilingual education in New York

Consulate General of Poland 233 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

We will have a pleasure to host an educator and researcher Fabrice Jaumont - the author of the book: “The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages” Event will take place on February 24, 2020 from 4PM to 5:30PM (doors open at 3:30 PM) at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York 233…

Personal Effects

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

A Celebration of the Life and Work of Louise DeSalvo A Celebration of the Life and Work of Louise DeSalvo (1942-2018) On the occasion of the publication of the paperback edition of Personal Effects Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvo (2019, Fordham University Press) Panelists: Moderator: Edvige Giunta, New Jersey City University Emily Bernard,…

Book presentation: Renata Fucikova, Bohemian Stories

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

Renata Fucikova, a renowned illustrator and author of literature for children and young adults, presents a graphic journey through the history of Czechs in the United States, capturing the bonds between the two countries through their lived experience. Short texts and vivid illustrations detail the fates of the cartographer Martin Bohemus, the rebel Vojta Náprstek, the Freethinker Ladimír Klácel; reveal…

Midwives, Musicians, Soldiers, Rabbis:Whose Stories will become Jewish History?

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

Come join leading musicians, historians, and an award-winning novelist on March 12 to celebrate the release of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 6: Confronting Modernity, 1750-1880, edited by Elisheva Carlebach. A lively discussion will explore “Whose stories will become Jewish history?” as Deborah Dash Moore, Elisheva Carlebach, Dara Horn, Itamar Borochov  bring to life through words and music the period…

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Jewish Lives Houdini: The Elusive American

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

He was the greatest escape artist who ever lived. Famous for jumping handcuffed off bridges, dangling upside down in a straitjacket, and breaking out of jails all over America and Europe, Harry Houdini was a death-defying, self-liberating, American superhero. Born Erik Weisz, he was also the son of a rabbi and a Jewish immigrant who escaped his impoverished childhood thanks…

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Book Launch: The Perfect Fascist by Victoria de Grazia

This event will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event. Purchase  The Perfect Fascist  through Book Culture! For 10% off, use promo code: CUEUROPE   The Perfect Fascist (Harvard University Press,…