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From the Bowery to Broadway: Yiddish Theater in Song and Conversation
From our friends at the Museum of the City of New York Event Description: From the Bowery to Broadway: Yiddish Theater in Song and Conversation Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York The Bowery was the birthplace of Yiddish theater and the music that fueled it. Although it was created by immigrants from Eastern Europe,…
“From God of Vengeance to Indecent” Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 pm at the Museum of the City of New York
From our friends at the Museum of the City of New York. “From God of Vengeance to Indecent” Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 pm at the Museum of the City of New York On February 19, 1923, theatergoers witnessed Broadway’s first lesbian kiss at the English-language premiere of the God of Vengeance, a play by the Polish-born, Yiddish writer Sholem Asch. Days later, the Vice Squad of the…
Upcoming Programs at the Center
Sunday, May 10, 4:30 pm Shostakovich and Weinberg: A Musical FriendshipSidney Krum Young Artists Concert SeriesPresented by YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchClick here for more information. Monday, May 11, 6:30 pm The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious CounterrevolutionsBook Talk Presented by Center for Jewish History and American Sephardi FederationClick here for more information. Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 pm Anti-Jewish Violence in Poland…