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,…
Burning Words: A History Play by Peter Wortsman will be presented at the Center for Jewish History on April 3rd: In one of the first debates of the print era, Johannes Reuchlin, a humanist Christian jurist, clashed with Christian convert from Judaism Johannes Pfefferkorn, who was a willing tool of the Dominican Order in their quest to burn Jewish books. Magda Teter (Fordham University)…
Tuesday, February 23rd, Free, Reservation required: http://cjh.org/event/2766 Burning Words is an exploration of the 16th-century debate carried out through the relatively new medium of printed books over whether Jewish books should be confiscated and burned. Extremely rare original volumes from the Leo Baeck Institute library including works by Martin Luther, Johannes Pfefferkorn and Johannes Reuchlin are the center of the exhibit. This talk will…
After the War: Recovery, Relief, and Return, 1945-1949 on view through January 31, 2016 The far-reaching impact of World War II resulted in massive destruction, decimation, deprivation, and the unparalleled displacement of people across and far beyond the European continent. In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, After the War uses photographs, artifacts, and archival material to document and…
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Reference Services Research Coordinator, Center for Jewish History Recently when putting finishing touches on the After the War exhibit I was approached by someone who noticed this artifact in the exhibit: The pamphlet is very interesting and important because not only was it was published by the division commander but it is graphically illustrated and serves as an early…