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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…

$10

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…

$15

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,…

“The Shadow King” Book Presentation

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Casa Italiana hosts a discussion with Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King, which was named a best book of the year by The New York Times, NPR, Elle, and Time. Set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of…

Grande Karma: In the Footsteps of Forgotten Author Carlo Coccioli

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Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini and translator Michael F. Moore discuss the legacy of controversial writer Carlo Coccioli (1920-2003) with Alessandro Raveggi, author of Grande Karma: Vite de Carlo Coccioli (Bompiani, 2020).    

New Works Wednesdays – The Jews of 18th-Century Jamaica: A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition

The fifth in our series exploring new research. Stanley Mirvis discusses his new book "The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica: A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition." An in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks. Based on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815,…

$5

L’Atelier des enfants: Où va le chat ? with Léa Décan

Join us for a morning of reading and fun activities with author and illustrator Léa Decan who will read from Où va le chat ?  her latest book published by L’Agrume. You will receive a signed copy of Où va le chat ? if you register for this event and purchase your copy from Albertine before October 14. The reading…