Sunday, May 17, 2 pm Holly Golightly Was a Nice Jewish Girl: Our Ancestors ReinventedLecture Presented by Jewish Genealogical SocietyClick here for more information. Monday, May 18, 7 pm A Wing and a Prayer: A Secret Operation to Prevent a Second HolocaustFilm & Panel Discussion Presented by American Jewish Historical SocietyClick here for more information. Tuesday, May 19, 7 pm Sara Levy’s World: Music,…
The full information about the event can be found on the book sale webpage: http://booksale.cjh.org/ Also of note: Gesher Galicia will have their regional meeting at the Center for Jewish History on Sunday at 11 a.m. and the Jewish Genealogical Society will have their monthly meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both meetings include lectures about genealogical topics. For additional information: http://www.jgsny.org/event-list
Xavier High School Students Visit Center for Jewish History This blog post originally appeared in the Xavier ENews, used with permission. On April 21, two sections of the senior World Religions elective visited the Center for Jewish History, located at 15 West 16th Street—right across the street from Xavier. All students received two tours of the museum: one tour on Jewish identity across modern…
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…