Alberto Moravia Casa Italiana hosts this book club that meets once a month to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have…
Author Alessandra Belloni with Matthew Fox Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna (Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2019) by Alessandra Belloni Forward by Matthew Fox Renowned musician and healer Alessandra Belloni in conversation with best-selling author Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox. Followed by a concert of sacred music in honor of the Black Madonna featuring ritual drumming and healing chants…
In Conversation with Stefano Albertini Giuseppe Sala (Mayor of Milan) in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). Giuseppe "Beppe" Sala was elected Mayor of Milan in 2016. A successful business executive, he was CEO of the 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan from June 2010 to December 2015. Mayor Sala is visiting the United States to illustrate Milan’s post-industrial transformation through governance and…
Who Were They? Presented by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable Commendatore Aldo Mancusi, President In association with The Enrico Caruso Museum The Etruscans Who Were They? A presentation by Francesco Bonavita, Ph.D. Who were the Etruscans? Come listen to Prof. Francesco Bonavita, a linguist, educator, lecturer and author talk about the people often labeled as enigmatic, gluttons, and bon vivants,…
Through the Evolution of Homo Sapiens A lecture by Jonathan Fargion, Landscape Designer Focusing on the concept of landscape design and gardens through the evolution of Homo sapiens, from the agricultural revolution, through the need of expressing religious thoughts, to the rise of the magnificent ornamental gardens that reigned for a long time in history in the homes of the…
Our popular dance party is back! Come out and spend the evening with us as we dance the night away - this time dressed in all white. Ballroom dance music with popular Paul Errico Band, Latin, Chacha, Fox Trots, Tango, Waltzes, Swing. Dress code: all white. Food buffet, wine bar, and dance show by Alexandra & Stefan. Advance tickets for…
Join us on a journey back in time to 1990s Prague with its decaying facades, unexplored commercial opportunities, and the cultural scene that was resurging after forty years of oppression. The neuroscientist and entrepreneur André Fenton, the speechwriter and strategic communications advisor for IBM Rob Lewis, and Maura Griffin, co-founder of The Globe Bookstore & Coffeehouse and a former Prague…
Are the borders and boundaries between religions any more secure than those between nations? Working with major Jewish modernist writers such as Sholem Asch and Henry Roth, Maeera Shreiber (University of Utah) questions and examines our assumptions about religious differences and explores the high-voltage emotional consequences of trafficking in that volatile space of interfaith encounters she calls the Jewish-Christian Borderzone.…
How do Latino Jews identify? Can they choose their identity or is it assigned to them? What is it like to be both Latino and Jewish in the United States? Join author Laura Limonic in conversation with Eric Lach of The New Yorker about her fascinating book. Laura Limonic analyzes the changing construction of race and ethnicity in the United…
To RSVP, please click here. This interdisciplinary symposium explores a crucial but little-studied issue with growing importance today: what is the value of harm suffered by victims, whether of terrorism, crime or natural disasters. In law, politics, economics and public opinion, answers differ widely, and unequal treatment is the norm. Across the globe, victims evoke a range of feelings, from compassion verging…