This program is sponsored by the “Hear Their Cry: Understanding the Jewish Orphan Experience” Scholars Working Group, which has been meeting at the Center for Jewish History since September 2019. Soon after the conclusion of WWII, American Jewish families began to express interest in adopting young Jewish war orphans. Prompted by the fundraising images of child survivors that peppered the…
Following our program on April 22, this is the second conversation between Joshua Teplitsky and Magda Teter on disease and plagues in Jewish history and memory. During this installment, Professors Teplitsky and Teter will discuss the role historians have played in shaping public memory of the plagues. They will examine the role premodern chroniclers played in defining “facts” and the…
How Mindful Creativity Can Help Reshape the World Beyond the Workplace. Mauro Porcini (Chief Design Officer, PepsiCo) with Ennio Ranaboldo (CEO, Martin Bauer North America) Time of Change and the Power of Design: How Mindful Creativity Can Help Reshape the World Beyond the Workplace Ennio Ranaboldo (CEO, Martin Bauer North America) in conversation with Mauro Porcini (Chief Design Officer at…
THU—May 7—1 PM EST REGISTER American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to an online discussion with Swedish historian, author and social commentator Lars Trägårdh regarding the nation’s response to the coronavirus. In conversation with ASF President Edward Gallagher, Trägårdh will explore the nation’s strategies, the rationales behind them, and the controversy they have engendered. Please send audience questions ahead of the discussion…
This meeting will be virtual. Celebrated French writer Catherine Cusset leads a French Book Club, exploring new tendencies in French and Francophone literature in a relaxed setting. Discussion is in French. At the special request of the regular Mews French Book Club attendees, the book to be discussed at the May 8 online meeting will be Catherine Cusset's novel L'autre qu'on adorait. Please purchase…
A key part of activism – is to take action and be active. This virtual series uniquely blends storytelling and physical movement and connects families in real time through Zoom! These 45-minute classes invite families to get up and participate in connecting past and present through poses inspired by the stories of Emma Lazarus and the soapbox speakers of Union Square.…
To sign up for this virtual transatlantic event, RSVP here. The Covid-19 pandemic and public health crisis; economic collapse; waves of anti-racist protests; threats to democracy and rising authoritarianism in the U.S. and elsewhere, all against a backdrop of an ever-worsening climate crisis... how can we make sense of the current moment in history? Bernard Harcourt engages Etienne Balibar, Souleymane…
About the Series: A new National Endowment for the Humanities CARES grant enables AJHS to bring curated objects and documents straight to you through new digital storytelling methods. In these live interactive Zoom sessions, you’ll see documents close up and pose questions to archivists and historians about what you are examining. Ticket Info: Free; register at forms.office.com to receive a link to…
Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of the Nordic Book Club, now online. Each month, the club selects a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. This month's feature is The Summer House by Philip Teir.
Join the Albertine Book Club for a lively Zoom conversation on Our Riches by Kaouther Adimi, translated from the French by Chris Andrews (New Directions). The discussion will be moderated by Albertine Bookseller Adam Hocker. Our Riches celebrates quixotic devotion and the love of books in the person of Edmond Charlot, who at the age of twenty founded Les Vraies Richesses…
