Join dynamic Israeli artist Idan Raichel for his very first series of intimate acoustic concerts in New York. Idan, who was last seen in New York when he was featured in Central Park’s popular 2007 Summerstage series, blends the unique sounds of Israel’s cultural tradition with styles from around the world for a sound that Billboard Magazine calls a “multiethnic tour de force.”
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Worldrenowned opera singer Regina Resnik will narrate Crossing All Boundaries, an extraordinary concert featuring songs on Jewish themes by famous composers, such as Kaddish by Ravel, the rarely heard Hebrew songs of Glinka, Balakirev, and RimskyKorsakov; the brilliant and evocative Song Cycle on Jewish Folk Poetry by Shostakovich; and the New York premiere of Letter to Warsaw by Thomas Pasatieri.
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Look at the dozens of interviewees in Partisan of Vilna (1986, 130 min., 35mm) "¦and you'll know you are watching heroes," The New York Times said in their review of the moving documentary film by producer Aviva Kempner. Survivors of the Jewish resistance movement tell the largely unknown story of young Jews and others who organized an underground resistance in the Vilna Ghetto and fought as partisans in the woods.
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Don't miss this opportunity to hear from renowned journalist Ruth Gruber, and to celebrate the publication of Witness, her new book. Gruber, now 95, will share her incredible stories about life as an adventurer, international correspondent, photographer, and witness to-and maker of - history. Ruth Gruber's niece, bestselling author Dava Sobel, will lead the conversation with her inspiring aunt at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on April 25 at 7 p.m.
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Richard C. Holbrooke, former US ambassador to the United Nations will interview Ms. Marton, his wife, about her remarkable book, which Tom Brokaw calls, "an astonishing story with grace and passion, a sharp eye for the telling detail and the broad sweep of history,"Â on March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
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Conducting a Passover seder in a forced labor camp, partisans fighting in the forests, dangerous courier missions, and illegal underground newspapers tell a fascinating, but rarely heard story. The brave act of defying the Nazis - whether with words or with actions - is the subject of the new, extraordinary exhibition Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust, opening at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on April 16, 2007.
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Join us for a discussion of Leon H. Charney's new book, The Mystery of the Kaddish: Its Profound Influence on Judaism (Barricade Books, 2006), on February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
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Nearly sixty years ago when the United Nations approved the partition plan leading to the creation of the State of Israel, the horrors of the Holocaust were still fresh in people's minds. Now, in 2007, as Israel copes with the aftermath of the latest in an ongoing series of wars with its Arab neighbors, and its very existence is threatened, our group of diverse speakers discusses Israel's relevance today.
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In journalist Lucinda Franks' riveting memoir, My Father's Secret War: A Memoir (Miramax Books, 2007), she discovers that the remote, troubled man she grew up with had in fact been a daring spy in World War II- posing as a Nazi SS officer, operating behind enemy lines, and witnessing the liberation of the first concentration camp.
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Conducting a Passover seder in a forced labor camp, partisans fighting in the forests, dangerous courier missions, and illegal underground newspapers tell a fascinating, but rarely heard story. The brave act of defying the Nazis - whether with words or with actions - is the subject of the new, extraordinary exhibition Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust, opening at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on April 16, 2007.
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For many Jewish women there is no higher commandment than to "be fruitful and multiply."Â In some cases this results in families with 10, 12, or even 16 children. Be Fruitful and Multiply, director Shosh Shlam's evenhanded documentary, examines the roles of ultraOrthodox women. Some of the women featured in the film revel in their large families and others decide to limit their family's size.
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Take a Passover journey with Shira Kline and enjoy a funfilled afternoon of storytelling, singing, and craft activity. Children will create hand puppets to perform alongside Shira, make their own Haggadot and chocolate matzo, and enjoy a light lunch. This spirited holiday program will take place on March 18 from 11:30 a.m.ÂÂ1: 30 p.m. at the Museum.
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