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A Very Jewish Christmas: Old World Jewish Christmas Traditions

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

The "December Dilemma" is a long-standing issue in America, but it also has deep roots in Eastern Europe, where the context and relationships between Jews and Gentiles were quite different. In this talk, Itzik Gottesman will examine the fascinating Jewish beliefs and traditions related to Christmas in the Old World. A Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony and a kosher Chinese food dinner will…

$15

Penetrating the Third Reich: Polish Secret Agents in the OSS

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City, NY, United States

Please join the East Central European Center at the Harriman Institute for a talk with John Micgiel, author of Project Eagle: Polscy wywiadowcy w raportach i dokumentach wojennych amerykanskiego Biura Sluzb Bezpieczenstwa (Krakow: Universitas, 2019). John Micgiel's book tells the story of cooperation between the Polish Government in Exile and the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War…

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin

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

A Conversation with Eve Queler The third Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features legendary conductor and founder of Opera Orchestra of New York Eve Queler. More than anyone else, Maestro Queler was instrumental in the discovery and presentation of forgotten masterpieces of Italian opera as well as those from France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Russia. She…

Short films: Mind the Wall!

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

Screening of animated short films from Central and Eastern Europe reflecting on the year 1989. Come and take a peek through the Wall. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain which physically and ideologically divided Europe during the Cold War, Hungarian Cultural Center in New York invites you to Bohemian National Hall to see a…

Economic Crisis in Europe: East and West European Dimensions

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City, NY, United States

Please join the Harriman Institute and the European Institute for a talk with Klaus Segbers, Adjunct Professor of International & Public Affairs, SIPA/Harriman Institute; Director of the Center for Global Politics, Freie Universität Berlin. The EU is experiencing perhaps its most difficult period since its foundation. External pressure is significant, and internal constraints and quarrels cannot be overlooked, with East European EU…

Nordic Book Club Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions typically take place the last Tuesday of the month in the Halldór Laxness Library at Scandinavia House and online in our Goodreads group during the last week of the month. This…

Southern Crossings: Composition and Collaboration

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

To RSVP, please click here. This event is part of a series of talks organized by the Institute for Ideas and Imagination at Reid Hall in Paris and the Maison Française.  It is also co-sponsored by the Heyman Center for the Humanities and Society of Fellows. A meeting of minds? A missed encounter? In 1836, as the abolition of slavery came into…

A Celebration of Romania’s National Day

Harriman Institute 420 West 118th St., New York City, NY, United States

Please join the Harriman Institute and the East Central European Center for a celebration of Romanian language and culture, on the occasion of Romania's National Day. Organized by Mona Momescu, N. Iorga Chair for Romanian Language and Culture. We are honored to have, among our guests, the Consul General of Romania, high-ranking diplomats from the Mission of Romania to the…

RESONANT CITY: VENICE

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

Madrigals for cello, choir, and city by Andrea Liberovici Wick Simmons, cello; Fractio Modi, vocal quartet Andrea Liberovici's music for solo cello and electronics is inspired by music of Vivaldi to evoke the mysterious, fragile city of Venice. Also featured in the evening's program are works by Strozzi and Vivaldi (for choir and continuo). Resonant City: Venice is brought to…

Film: Anna & Edith

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City, NY, United States

Anna and Edith work together at an insurance company and get closer as they fight the patriarchy at home and in the office. This 1970s classic was the first film to show a love story between two women in a positive light on German television. We are excited to present it for the first time with English subtitles, produced by…