ticket sales have ended Thank you for placing your order for JOIN Israel: Young Leadership Israeli Wine Tasting. A Fundraiser for JOIN Day Camp on Thursday, April 2nd from 7-9 pm. Till then follow us on Facebook @JoinIsrael2day. If you have any questions, please reach out to Alex Schieber, Director of Development at alex@joinisrael.org JOIN […]
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by Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy About this Event Join us for a 1-hour tour of the magnificent Bialystoker Synagogue, which was built in 1826 as a Methodist Church, and believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad. Hear a presentation of Lower East Side history and learn about the largest active congregation on […]
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About this Event Located in a very multicultural part of the Lower East Side, Congregation Bnai Jacob Anshe Brzezan (“Sons of Jacob, People of Brzezan”), was founded in 1893 by a community of Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from the town of Brzezan in Southeast Galicia, (formerly Austria-Hungary -then Poland, now Ukraine). This little synagogue, known as […]
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From bagels to baba ghanoush and hamentaschen to hummus, explore the breadth of Jewish foodways. Discuss the diversity of communities that have contributed and the multitude of traditions that together make up this messy and delicious cuisine in a conversation with Jeffrey Yoskowitz of The Gefilteria and recipe preservationist and cookbook author Jennifer Abadi. James […]
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Learn about The History of the Jews On the “Gold Coast” of the Upper East Side, and see how the other half lived. About this Event On this NEW TOUR, experience with Susan Birnbaum, your guide, the world of the rich and famous-– the Jewish movers and shakers of finance, commerce, and retail. Our 1st […]
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Hear authors Josh Gondelman and Rebecca Dinerstein Knight in a conversation with Stephanie Butnick, Tablet Magazine. About this Event Actions and intentions—which matter more? And what happens when your best intentions have unintended results? These questions have long been debated in Jewish texts, and author and comedian Josh Gondelman (Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions […]
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About this Event The Eyal Vilner Big Band is true to its name—it is BIG. Seventeen musicians big! Led by Tel Aviv-born and New York-educated musician/composer/conductor Eyal Vilner, this concert features Vilner’s inventive arrangements of jazz classics as well as his original compositions. Melding traditional Jewish melodies and Middle Eastern sounds with jazz and blues, […]
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Museum at Eldridge Street Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (EST) New York, NY he Bible is full of stories involving women – in battle, in peril, in moral quandaries. Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky has dedicated her scholarship to powerful woman of the Bible, their legacies in our culture and their impact […]
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In this lecture, Dr. Kaplan will describe the experience of Jewish refugees, mostly from Germany and Austria, as they escaped from Hitler to live in limbo in Portugal. Jewish refugees suffered anxiety and fear, but also evinced courage and resilience. Helpers included the very poor and very generous Portuguese people, the reluctant Portuguese government, and […]
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Jewish Museum members are invited to an early members-only viewing of the Jewish Museum’s exhibition Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art Thursday, October 17, 2019 11 am – 8 pm Exhibition talk in Scheuer Auditorium at 1 pm Also on view in Scenes from the Collection Masterpieces and Curiosities: The Benguiat Collection Through […]
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