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More than 1.1 million people were murdered behind the barbed-wire fences of Auschwitz between May 1940 and January 1945. How could this happen? Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is the most comprehensive exhibi$on dedicated to the history of Auschwitz and its role in the Holocaust ever presented in North America. It is […]
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Graduate! Philadelphia invites you to a MOVIE SCREENING & EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST about Philadelphia’s Hidden Talent Pool: Bridging Learning & Work September 9-10, 2019 UNLIKELY – Movie Screening and Discussion Join us for a reception and private screening of the feauture documentary UNLIKELY. This film investigates America’s college dropout crisis and the barriers student face in […]
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About this Event Doors open at 7:00PM. Show starts at 8:00PM. Michael Winograd (clarinet,) Ben Holmes (trumpet,) Ken Maltz (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet,) Daniel Blacksberg (trombone,) Carmen Staaf (piano,) Jordan Sand (bass,) David Licht (drums.) “Winograd is not a dabbler. He isn’t an aspiring 12-tone composer who can play some klezmer. He isn’t a punk-rocker […]
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This year, North American world music fans will get to enjoy a rare treat: a tour from Alabina. The band returns to the United States and Canada to celebrate more than two decades of travelling the world and performing. “We were discovering things about ourselves, the world, and our success,” reflects singer and frontwoman Ishtar. […]
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Dr. Gaëlle Fisher is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Holocaust Studies at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, Germany, and the recipient of the 2018 Sorrell and Lorraine Chesin Fellowship. Her research in the JDC Archives focuses on the activities of the JDC in Romania in the period 1938 to 1948 and […]
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How do objects in the museum tell stories of immigration throughout history? What artworks or artifacts can be added to the museum’s collection to tell the story of the immigration wave from the Former Soviet Union to the United States? We investigate how Jewish people and their ideas came to America from the 1800’s until […]
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Arnold Rothstein, Meir Lansky and Bugsy Siegel were all notorious gangsters whose criminal activities extended to Atlantic City, Miami, Cuba and Las Vegas, but their stories began on the Lower East Side of New York. We will examine where these leaders of the Jewish underworld began their nefarious activities. Along the way we will analyze […]
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German Reparations and the Jewish World has become a standard reference work since it was first published in 1987. Based extensively on archival sources, the author examines the difficult debate within the Jewish world whether it was possible to reach a material settlement with Germany so soon after Auschwitz. Concentrating on how the money was spent […]
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The Jerusalem Season of Culture Festival (Mekudeshet) is an innovative art initiative taking place in the Holy City for a month, during this summer 2018. The very city of Jerusalem and its complexities are the main focus of the festival, which came to life in the context of the Jerusalem artistic communities. The festival is a […]
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Thousands from around the globe came to Russia and are learning that Judaism there isn’t just history. Until two weeks ago, Alberto Galante had never been to Russia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup drew him to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Rostov-on-Don, where he cheered on Mexico’s national soccer team as they advanced through the competition. […]
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