25 | Dec
11:00AM
25 | Dec
11:00AM

winter spectacular!

A Full Day of Family Activities

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., including: ":The Hamsa Boys" in concert-two shows, 1:30p.m. and 3p.m., Artists Gallery Talks with Tobi Kahn and Vitaly Komar, Hamsa workshops, "Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise" Children's Workshop. $12 adults, $8 children (including entire day's activities). Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

winter spectacular!

18 | Dec
07:30PM
18 | Dec
07:30PM

lecture

Prof. John Klier, University College, London. Free of charge. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

lecture

17 | Dec
11:00AM
17 | Dec
11:00AM

genealogy workshop

"Resources at the Center for Jewish History"

$15; $18 with Center tour; $20 with Center tour and admission to the Yeshiva University Museum galleries. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Center

genealogy workshop

10 | Dec
09:00AM
10 | Dec
09:00AM

film festival

7th International Sephardic Fim Festival

Dec. 10-17. Multiple screenings. $30 five-film festival pass. Call box office for more information on films, screening times, tickets and festival pass information. Sponsored by Sephardic House, the cultural division of American Sephardi Federation, and Yeshiva University Museum

film festival

09 | Dec
07:30PM
09 | Dec
07:30PM

concert

Oh, Fortuna

Renowned Brazilian vocalist, Fortuna performed a series songs in Ladino; or Djudeo Espanyol as it is also often referred. Fortuna’s strong and melodious voice unravels colors and stories from the most genuine Sephardic tradition. The repertoire she selected for this concert will showcase popular Sephardic ballads and liturgical chants.

Presented by: the Center for Jewish History

concert

08 | Dec
02:00PM
08 | Dec
02:00PM

storytelling

With Aliza Shevrin and Suzanne Toren. Free of charge. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Yeshiva University Museum

storytelling

08 | Dec
05:30PM
08 | Dec
05:30PM

chanukah in concert

Host, Isaiah Sheffer will read an enchanting Chanukah story, along with Chanukah folk songs sung by The Ramaz School Chamber Choir; also Cantors Robert Abelson and David Lefkowitz, and muscians Gerard Edery and George Mgrdichian. $8; $4 for AJHS and ASJM members, students and seniors. A joint program of American Jewish Historical Society and the American Society for Jewish Music.

chanukah in concert

07 | Dec
08:00PM
07 | Dec
08:00PM

concert

At the Rebbes Table

Tim Sparks has found a deep connection between music and Jewish mysticism. $25. Presented in association with American Sephardi Federation and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

concert

05 | Dec
02:00PM
05 | Dec
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Chanukah Wrap Up: Paper Art"

For ages 6 and up. Museum admission plus $3 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

05 | Dec
06:00PM
05 | Dec
06:00PM

genealogy workshop

"Resources at the Center for Jewish History

$15. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Institute.

genealogy workshop

04 | Dec
08:00PM
04 | Dec
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

A Night on the Couch with Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, famed sex therapist, was the guest of Rabbi William Berkowitz, as part of the Dialogue Forum Series.

Presented by: the American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

03 | Dec
02:00PM
03 | Dec
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Chanukah Wrap Up: Paper Art"

For ages 6 and up. Museum admission plus $3 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

03 | Dec
06:00PM
03 | Dec
06:00PM

meet the author series

"Esther's Children- the Jews of Iran, Their Story, Their History, Their Lives"

With Houman Sarshar. Free of charge. Sponsored by Sephardic House, the cultural division of American Sephardi Federation

meet the author series

03 | Dec
07:30PM
03 | Dec
07:30PM

memorial lecture

46th Annual Leo Baeck Memorial Lecture: Divided Souls- Converts in the Culture of Ashkenaz, 1500-1800

Prof. Elisheva Carlebach, Queens College$5. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

memorial lecture

02 | Dec
07:00PM
02 | Dec
07:00PM

film

Molly ( aka The Goldbergs)

Speaker: Donald Weber, Professor and Chair, Dept. of English, Mount Holyoke College. $7, $3.50 for seniors and students. Presented by Yeshiva University Museum.

film

01 | Dec
02:30PM
01 | Dec
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

25 | Nov
07:00PM
25 | Nov
07:00PM

film

Lens on Polish Jewry Film Series

"The Cross Inscribed in the Star of David" and "The Secret".Both films deal with Polish Jews who were brought up as Catholics. Speaker: Prof. Jack Kugelmass, Arizona State University. $7, $3.50 for seniors and students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

film

24 | Nov
02:00PM
24 | Nov
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Make it Shine! Metal-Embossed Hannukkiot"

For ages 9 and up. Museum admission, plus $3 materials fee per child. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

21 | Nov
07:30PM
21 | Nov
07:30PM

lecture

Prof. Benjamin Nathans, University of Pennsylvania. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

lecture

20 | Nov
07:00PM
20 | Nov
07:00PM

concert

"Yiddle with a Fiddle- The Making of a Musical"

With Isaiah Sheffer. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Sholom Aleichem Memorial Foundation

concert

19 | Nov
01:00PM
19 | Nov
01:00PM

gallery talk

"Tobi Kahn: Microcosmos"

With artist, Tobi Kahn.Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

gallery talk

19 | Nov
06:00PM
19 | Nov
06:00PM

meet the author

With Andree Brooks, author. Free of charge. Sponsored by Sephardic House, a cultural division of American Sephardi Federation

meet the author

19 | Nov
06:00PM
19 | Nov
06:00PM

panel discussion and film

"Tribute to Bruno Schulz"

An evening featuring a multimedia presentation, premiere film screening, book launching, and panel discussion on the life and visual work or artist Bruno Schulz. Co-sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Center for Jewish History and the Jewish Heritage Project, in association with the Goethe Institute of New York, the Polish Cultural Institute, and the Institute of Humanities at New York University. In collaboration with Norton Publishing House and Penquin Books

panel discussion and film

18 | Nov
07:00PM
18 | Nov
07:00PM

film

Jewish Humor in America Film Series

"To Be or Not to Be", with Jack Benny and Carole Lombard. $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society.

film

17 | Nov
11:00AM
17 | Nov
11:00AM

film

"Jewish Women's Film Festival"

11 a.m. to 10 p.m.. Contact the Center Box Office (917-606-8200) for schedule and ticket details. Sponsored by the National Council for Jewish Women, Women's Resource Center and American Jewish Historical Society

film

14 | Nov
06:00PM
14 | Nov
06:00PM

exhibition opening

"Tobi Kahn: Microcosmos"

Free of charge. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition opening

13 | Nov
07:00PM
13 | Nov
07:00PM

symposium

With Professors Dovid Katz, Vilnius University; Marc B. Shapiro, University of Scranton; Joseph Sherman, The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Yiddish Studies; Saulius Suziedelis, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Alfonsas Eidentas, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; and moderator Samuel Kassow, Trinity College. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

symposium

12 | Nov
06:00PM
12 | Nov
06:00PM

lecture

"The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean"

With Author Mordechai Arbell Free of charge. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation, the Consulate General of Israel in New York and the World Jewish Congress

lecture

12 | Nov
07:00PM
12 | Nov
07:00PM

memorial lecture

Rose and Isadore Drench Memorial Lecture:

" The Meaning of America in the Autobiography of AB. Cahan". Alison Braun, University of Michigan. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

memorial lecture

11 | Nov
07:00PM
11 | Nov
07:00PM

film

Lens on Polish Jewry Film Series

"Border Street". A fictionalized look at the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Prof. Stuart Liebman, Queens College. $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

10 | Nov
01:00PM
10 | Nov
01:00PM

dialogue

"At Home on the Range: Jewish Women's Lives and Communities on the Western Front"

With Andrea Kalinowski, artist; Professor Hasia Diner, New York University; and moderator Gail Reimer, executive director of the Jewish Women's Archive. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum and the Jewish Women's Archive

dialogue

10 | Nov
02:30PM
10 | Nov
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12, adults welcome. Free of charge with Museum admission. sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

07 | Nov
06:00PM
07 | Nov
06:00PM

workshop

"Beginners Workshop in Jewish Genealogy"

$10. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Institute

workshop

07 | Nov
06:00PM
07 | Nov
06:00PM

exhibition opening

"Stories Untold- Jewish Pioneer Women, 1850-1910"

Free of charge. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition opening

07 | Nov
07:30PM
07 | Nov
07:30PM

lecture

With author and journalist Amos Elon. $5, free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

05 | Nov
08:00PM
05 | Nov
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg

Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg was the guest of Rabbi William Berkowitz, as part of the Dialogue Forum Series.

Presented by: the American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

04 | Nov
02:00PM
04 | Nov
02:00PM

theater

"Minnies Boys"

A presentation of the Jewish Repertory Theater. $35

theater

04 | Nov
07:00PM
04 | Nov
07:00PM

film

Jewish Humor in America Film Series

"Duck Soup".With the Marx Brothers. $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society.

film

03 | Nov
03:00PM
03 | Nov
03:00PM

theater

"Minnies Boys"

A presentation of the Jewish Repertory Theater. Two shows, 3p.m. and 7 p.m. $35

theater

31 | Oct
08:00PM
31 | Oct
08:00PM

theater

"Minnies Boys"

A presentation of the Jewish Repertory Theater. $35

theater

29 | Oct
01:00PM
29 | Oct
01:00PM

artist's gallery talk

"Komar and Melamid: Symbols of the Big Bang"

Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

artist's gallery talk

29 | Oct
06:00PM
29 | Oct
06:00PM

meet the author

"On;ly a Girl-Remembering My Syrian Jewish World"

With Irene Gunther. Free of charge. Sponsored by Sephardic House, a cultural division of the American Sephardi Federation

meet the author

29 | Oct
07:30PM
29 | Oct
07:30PM

lecture and book signing

"Otto Kahn- Art, Money and Modern Time"

With Teresa Collins. $5, free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture and book signing

28 | Oct
07:00PM
28 | Oct
07:00PM

film

Lens on Polish Jewry Film Series

"Image Before My Eyes". Documentary on prewar Polish Jewry. $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

film

24 | Oct
06:00PM
24 | Oct
06:00PM

exhibition opening

"Komar and Melamid- Symbols of the Big Bang"

Free of charge. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum.

exhibition opening

23 | Oct
08:00PM
23 | Oct
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi William Berkowitz interviews Alon Pinkas, Israel's Consul-General in New York. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society.

dialogue forum series

22 | Oct
01:00PM
22 | Oct
01:00PM

gallery talk

"Fruits of a Lifetime-The Kathryn Yochelson Collection of Israeli Art"

Gabriel Goldstein, Yeshiva University Museum Curator. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

gallery talk

22 | Oct
06:00PM
22 | Oct
06:00PM

meet the author

"From Aleppo to America"

With Robert Chira. Free of charge. Sponsored by Sephardic House, a cultural division of the American Sephardi Federation

meet the author

21 | Oct
07:00PM
21 | Oct
07:00PM

film

Jewish Humor in America Film Series

"The Cohens and the Kelly's". $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

film

20 | Oct
01:00PM
20 | Oct
01:00PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary-Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12, adults welcome. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum.

children's workshop

20 | Oct
03:00PM
20 | Oct
03:00PM

concert

Ensemble Maquam: Bukharan Jewish Folk Music

$10, $8 for seniors, students and members of Yeshiva University Museum, American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House. Includes Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum and Sephardic House, a cultural division of American Sephardi Federation. A presentation of the "Journey to No End of the World" Cultural Series

concert

17 | Oct
06:30PM
17 | Oct
06:30PM

concert and lecture

"Mes Souvenirs-Shared Remembrances of La Vie Juive in North Afica and the Middle East"

With Prof. George Gruen, Columbia University, and Hazan Marc Hazan. $10, $8 for seniors, students and members of Yeshiva University Museum, American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House. Includes Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum and sephardic House, a cultural division of American Sephardi Federation. A presentation of the "Journey to No End of the World" Cultural Series.

concert and lecture

14 | Oct
07:00PM
14 | Oct
07:00PM

film

Lens on Polish Jewry Film Series: Po-Lan-Yah

North American Premiere.A new series from Israel gives a rare look into the foundations of the Jewish community of Poland. $7, $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

13 | Oct
03:00PM
13 | Oct
03:00PM

concert

"To the Land of Sheba and Back- Songs and Stories from Jewish Culture"

With Zipporah Sibahi Greenfield. $10, $8 for seniors, students and members of Yeshiva University Museum, American Sephardi Fedration and Sephardic House. Includes Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum and Sephardic House, a cultural divison of American Sephardi Federation. A presentation of the "Journey to No End of the World" Cultural Series

concert

10 | Oct
07:30PM
10 | Oct
07:30PM

concert

A Literary-Musical Homage to Hans Sahl

$20, $15 for seniors, students and Leo Baeck Institute members. Presented by Leo Baeck Institute and Elysium- Between Two Worlds.

concert

09 | Oct
06:00PM
09 | Oct
06:00PM

exhibition opening

From the lens of George Kalinsky. Free of charge. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition opening

08 | Oct
01:00PM
08 | Oct
01:00PM

gallery talk

"Journey to No End of the World- Judaica from the Gross Family Collection"

Gabriel Goldstein, Yeshiva University Museum curator. Free with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum. A presentation of the"Journey to No End of the World" Cultural Series

gallery talk

08 | Oct
07:00PM
08 | Oct
07:00PM

memorial lecture

Vivian Lefsky Hort Memorial Lecture

"A Shtetl under Two Moons- Kazimierz on the Vistula in Yiddish and Polish literature. Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin. Free of charge. Sponsoredby YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

memorial lecture

05 | Oct
08:00PM
05 | Oct
08:00PM

film and concert

"Secret Lives-Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During World War II"

With Music performed by John Zorn and the Masada String Trio. $25. Presented in association with YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

film and concert

03 | Oct
06:00PM
03 | Oct
06:00PM

workshop

"Genealogical Resources at the Center for Jewish History"

$10. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Institute

workshop

02 | Oct
07:00PM
02 | Oct
07:00PM

discussion and reading

"Genealogy-Reality and Fantasy"

Blake Eskin, author of "A Life in Pieces-The Making and Unmaking of Binjamin Wilkomirski". $7, $3.50 for seniors, students and members of the American Jewish Historical Society and the Jewish Genealogical Society. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society and Center Genealogy Institute.

discussion and reading

01 | Oct
07:00PM
01 | Oct
07:00PM

symposium

"The Intellectual Contibutions of Lithuanian Jewry from 16th to 19th Centuries

With Professors Immanuel Etkes, The Hebrew University; Jay Harris, Harvard University; Andrzej Kaminski, Georgetown University; Allan Nadler, Drew University; and moderator Gershon Hundert, McGill University. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

symposium

30 | Sep
07:30PM
30 | Sep
07:30PM

lecture

"Female, Jewish and Educated"

Professor Helen Freidenreich, author. $5, free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

25 | Sep
02:00PM
25 | Sep
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Sukkah Fantasy- Cultural History and Model Sukkah Workshop"

For ages 5-12. Museum admission plus $2 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

19 | Sep
07:00PM
19 | Sep
07:00PM

discussion

"American Jewish Humor"

ABC-TV's Joel Siegel interviews Borscht Belt veteran, Freddie Roman. $7; $3.50 for seniors, students and AJHS members. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society.

discussion

12 | Sep
01:00PM
12 | Sep
01:00PM

gallery talk

"Art Against Forgetting- Paintings by Leonard Meiselman"

With Artist Leonard Meiselman. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

gallery talk

12 | Sep
08:30PM
12 | Sep
08:30PM

dialogue forum series

Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres, Israel's Foreign Minister and a major figure in the Israeli government for half a century, was the guest of Rabbi William Berkowitz, as part of the Dialogue Forum Series, presented in association with the American Jewish Historical Society, at the Center for Jewish History.

Presented by: the American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

11 | Sep
06:30PM
11 | Sep
06:30PM

panel discussion

Days of Awe: Personal Reflections from Ground Zero by the Jewish Chaplains

Rabbi Jacob Goldstein, State Staff Chaplain of the New York Army National Guard; Rabbi Alvin Kass, New York City Police Chaplain; and Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, New York City Fire Department Chaplain, gathered at the Center for Jewish History, to reflect on the year that has passed, the tragedy that was, and the future that may be.

Presented by: the Center for Jewish History

panel discussion

10 | Sep
07:00PM
10 | Sep
07:00PM

lecture

Annual Dina Abramowicz Lecture

"Recognition of Yiddish During the World War I German Occupation of Eastern Europe". Dr. Marcos Silber, Tel Aviv University. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

lecture

09 | Sep
06:30PM
09 | Sep
06:30PM

jews and justice

Israel as a Democratic State

Aharon Barak, President of the Supreme Court of Israel, spoke on Israel as a Jewish and a Democratic State, before a sold-out house at the Center for Jewish History.

Presented by: the American Jewish Historical Society

jews and justice

25 | Aug
02:00PM
25 | Aug
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Fruits of the Land of Israel- Search Game and Stained Glass Workshop"

For ages 6-12. Museum, admission, plus $3 materials fee per child. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum.

children's workshop

21 | Aug
08:00PM
21 | Aug
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi William Berkowitz interviews actor Tony Randall.Free of charge. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

11 | Aug
02:30PM
11 | Aug
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Trader's to Tartary-Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

06 | Aug
01:00PM
06 | Aug
01:00PM

curator's tour

"Fruits of a Lifetime-The Kathryn Yochelson Collection of Israeli Art

With Yeshiva University Museum curator, Gabriel Goldstein. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

curator's tour

28 | Jul
02:30PM
28 | Jul
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Trader to Tartary-Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12. free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

25 | Jul
01:00PM
25 | Jul
01:00PM

gallery talk

"Journey to No End of the World-Judaica from the Gross Family Collection"

With Yeshiva University Curator, Gabriel Goldstein. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

gallery talk

24 | Jul
08:00PM
24 | Jul
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi William Berkowitz with guest, Theodore Bikel. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Historical Society. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

dialogue forum series

23 | Jul
07:00PM
23 | Jul
07:00PM

panel discussion

"August 12,1952-50 Years Since Stalin's Final Assault on Jewish Culture"

Featuring Joshua Rubenstein, Fellow, Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, and Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International, USA; Eugene Orenstein, Associate Professor, Dept. of Jewish Studies, McGill University; and Marina Temkina, Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Free of charge. Sonsored YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

panel discussion

14 | Jul
02:00PM
14 | Jul
02:00PM

family workshop

"Tales of the Temple-Story Telling and Architecture Workshop"

For ages 5-12. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

family workshop

11 | Jul
06:00PM
11 | Jul
06:00PM

genealogy workshop

Beginners Workshop- An Introduction to researching your Family History. $10

genealogy workshop

30 | Jun
02:00PM
30 | Jun
02:00PM

family workshop

"Summer Relief-Three Dimentional Landscape Painting"

For ages 6-12. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

family workshop

20 | Jun
11:00AM
20 | Jun
11:00AM

exhibition preview

"The Yochelson Collection-Early Israeli Art". Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition preview

19 | Jun
07:30PM
19 | Jun
07:30PM

lecture

"A Hero of Our Own-The Story of Varian Fry"

Sheila Isenberg, author.$5, Free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

16 | Jun
02:30PM
16 | Jun
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary-Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12. free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

13 | Jun
11:00AM
13 | Jun
11:00AM

exhibition openings

"Art Against Forgetting-Paintings by Leonard meiselman" and "Tree of Life-Installation by Ilana Lilienthal". Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition openings

11 | Jun
06:00PM
11 | Jun
06:00PM

meet the author

"No Room of their Own-Gender and Nation in Israeli Women's Fiction"

Yael Feldman, Abraham I. Katsch Professor of Hebrew Culture and Education at New York University. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

meet the author

10 | Jun
08:00PM
10 | Jun
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi William Berkowitz and Mortimer Zukerman. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

09 | Jun
07:00PM
09 | Jun
07:00PM

concert

"From Istanbul to Iasi-The Balkan Bessarabian Connection"

Featuring Yale Strom & The Hot Pstromi Ensemble. $18; $15 for ASF and Sephardic House members. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

concert

06 | Jun
06:00PM
06 | Jun
06:00PM

genealogy workshop

$10. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Instiitute. SOLD OUT.

genealogy workshop

05 | Jun
11:00AM
05 | Jun
11:00AM

exhibition opening

"Journey to a World Without End- Judaica from the Gross Family Collections, Tel Aviv". Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

exhibition opening

03 | Jun
07:30PM
03 | Jun
07:30PM

film

"One of the Hollywood Ten"

Starring Jeff Goldblum. 7$; $3.50 fro seniors , student. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

film

02 | Jun
03:00PM
02 | Jun
03:00PM

theater

"Vagabond Stars"

A presentation of the Jewish Repertory Theatre. Two performances: 3pm & 7pm. $30

theater

30 | May
08:00PM
30 | May
08:00PM

theater-concert

Jewish Reperatory Theater presents a concert version of "Vagabond Stars". $30

theater-concert

29 | May
08:00PM
29 | May
08:00PM

theater-concert

Jewish Reperatory Theater presents a concert version of "Vagabond Stars". $30

theater-concert

23 | May
06:30PM
23 | May
06:30PM

jazz concert

"America the Beautiful- The Spirit of New York"

Featuring the Xavier High School Blue Night Band. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

jazz concert

21 | May
08:00PM
21 | May
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of

Hosted by Rabbi William Berkowitz. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

20 | May
06:30PM
20 | May
06:30PM

film

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

19 | May
02:30PM
19 | May
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12; adults welcome. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

15 | May
10:00AM
15 | May
10:00AM

symposium

"Annual Conference of the Martin Buber Forum"

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co-sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute.

symposium

14 | May
07:00PM
14 | May
07:00PM

lecture

"The Great Hahamim of the Sephardic World"

Session III- Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrahi of Turkey. Dr. M. Mitchell Serels, Ranni, Magen David Congregation of Scarsdale. $5 (free of charge to ASF and Sephardic House members) Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

lecture

12 | May
11:00AM
12 | May
11:00AM

artist's gallery talk

"The Nightworks Series: Works on Papers by Harvey Braverman"

Free of charge with Yeshiva University Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

artist's gallery talk

09 | May
08:00PM
09 | May
08:00PM

theater

Ladino Players Theatre Workshop Presents "Ladino Folktales and Folksongs"

$10. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House.

theater

08 | May
06:00PM
08 | May
06:00PM

meet the author

"Kaballah in the Holocaust"

Rabbi Bezalel Naor, author. Free of charge. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

meet the author

08 | May
07:30PM
08 | May
07:30PM

lecture

Bryan Mark Rigg, Professor of History, American Military University. $5 (free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members). Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

06 | May
07:30PM
06 | May
07:30PM

film

"Yaldei Stalin" (Stalin's Disciple's)

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

film

02 | May
06:00PM
02 | May
06:00PM

genealogy workshop

"Beginners Workshop- An Introduction to Researching your Family History"

$10. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Institute

genealogy workshop

02 | May
07:30PM
02 | May
07:30PM

lecture

The first event in a new series, "Jews and Justice". Andrew L. Kaufman, Charles Stebbins Fairchild professor of Law, Harvard Law School, will deliver the major address, Free of charge. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Presented in association with the American Sephardi Federation

lecture

28 | Apr
02:00PM
28 | Apr
02:00PM

family workshop

"Celebrating Mother's Day and Yom Yerushalayim- Decorative Ceramic Tile Workshop"

Museum admission, plus $3 materials fee. For ages 8 and up; adults welcome. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

family workshop

28 | Apr
03:00PM
28 | Apr
03:00PM

concert

"New Horizons- Contemporary Jewish Composers and their Musical Mentor's"

$7; $3.50 for AJHS members, seniors and student. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society and the American Society for Jewish Music

concert

25 | Apr
07:30PM
25 | Apr
07:30PM

concert

"Ghetto Cabaret"

Featuring Miriam Hoffman and Rena Borow. Free of charge. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

concert

24 | Apr
07:30PM
24 | Apr
07:30PM

lecture

"Shell Shock, Memory and Identity in the First World War"

Prof. Jay Winter, Yale University. $5 (Free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members) Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

23 | Apr
07:00PM
23 | Apr
07:00PM

lecture

"The Great Hahamim of the Sephardic World"

Dr. M. Mitchell Serels, Rabbi, Magen David Congregation of Scarsdale. $5 (free of charge to ASF and Sephardic House members). Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

lecture

23 | Apr
08:00PM
23 | Apr
08:00PM

dialogue forum series

Free of charge. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

dialogue forum series

22 | Apr
07:30PM
22 | Apr
07:30PM

film

"Professor Mamlock"

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

21 | Apr
02:30PM
21 | Apr
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary-Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12; adults welcome. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

17 | Apr
07:30PM
17 | Apr
07:30PM

concert

Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Sholom Aleichem Memorial Foundation. SOLD OUT

concert

16 | Apr
07:30PM
16 | Apr
07:30PM

lecture

"The History of Reparations"

Menachem Rosensaft, Director and Editor-in-Chief, Holocaust Survivors' Memoirs Project. $5 (free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members) Sonsored by Leo Baeck Institute

lecture

14 | Apr
07:00PM
14 | Apr
07:00PM

theater

Jewish Reperatory Theatre Presents a Concert Version of "Two by Two"

The first New York revival of the broadway musical by Richard Rodger, Peter Stone and Martin Chanin. Two shos: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. $30

theater

11 | Apr
06:00PM
11 | Apr
06:00PM

genealogy workshop

$10. Sponsored by Center Genealogy Institute SOLD OUT

genealogy workshop

11 | Apr
08:00PM
11 | Apr
08:00PM

theater

Jewish Reperatory Theatre Presents a Concert Version of "Two by Two"

The first New York revival of the Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers, Peter Stone and Martin Charnin. $30

theater

10 | Apr
08:00PM
10 | Apr
08:00PM

theater

Jewish Reperatory Theatre Presents a Concert Version of "Two by Two"

The first New York revival of the Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers, Peter Stone and Martin Charnin. $30

theater

09 | Apr
07:30PM
09 | Apr
07:30PM

lecture

YIVO Distinguished Lecture: The Relationship Between Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature

Hillel Halkin, internationally renowned author and translator. $10; $5 for seniors and students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

lecture

08 | Apr
05:00PM
08 | Apr
05:00PM

exhibition opening

Reception

"A Particular Responsibilty- The U.S. Army and the Making of the Survivor's Talmud". free of charge. Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society.

exhibition opening

08 | Apr
07:30PM
08 | Apr
07:30PM

film

"Komissar" ( The Commissar)

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

07 | Apr
02:00PM
07 | Apr
02:00PM

family workshop

For ages 10-16; adults welcome. Museum admission plus $4 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

family workshop

06 | Apr
08:00PM
06 | Apr
08:00PM

concert

"Hasidic New Wave and Yakar Rhythms- From the Belly of Abraham"

Featuring Frank London. $25 Co-sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

concert

31 | Mar
01:00PM
31 | Mar
01:00PM

passover family workshop

"Twists on Tradition- Elijah's Cup"

For ages 6-12; adults welcome. Yeshiva University Museum admission, plus $4 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

passover family workshop

20 | Mar
06:00PM
20 | Mar
06:00PM

meet the author

"Dr. Lopez-A Presentation of Vignettes from the Play"

With William Meyers, author, and Professor Jane Gerber, CUNY Graduate Center (Dr. Rodrigo Lopez was a secret Jew and personal physician to Queen Elizabeth I). Free of charge. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House.

meet the author

19 | Mar
02:00PM
19 | Mar
02:00PM

lecture

"Jewish Artists on the Edge"

gallery talk with artists Alan Berliner, Rachel Giladi and Archie Rand. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

lecture

18 | Mar
07:30PM
18 | Mar
07:30PM

film

"Daniel"

A film by Sidney Lumet; based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow. $7; $3.50 for senior, student. Sponsored by American Jewish Historical Society

film

17 | Mar
01:00PM
17 | Mar
01:00PM

passover family workshop

For ages 6-12; adults welcome. Yeshiva University Museum admission, plus $4 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

passover family workshop

17 | Mar
02:30PM
17 | Mar
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12, adults welcome. Free with Yeshiva University Museum admisssion. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

17 | Mar
07:00PM
17 | Mar
07:00PM

concert

"Yiddish Radio Project- A Journey to the Golden Age of Yiddish Radio"

WORLD PREMIERE! $25. Co-sponsored by YIVO INstitute for Jewish Research and American Jewish Historical Society

concert

14 | Mar
06:00PM
14 | Mar
06:00PM

lecture

"Is the Concept of Jewish American Art Viable?"

A dialogue between Donald Kuspit, Professor of Art History, SUNY Albany, and Ori Soltes, Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts and Theology, Georgetown University. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University MUseum.

lecture

12 | Mar
07:00PM
12 | Mar
07:00PM

drench memorial lecture

"The Sacredness of the family: New York Immigrant Jews and their Religion, 1890-1930"

Anne Polland, Columbia university. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

drench memorial lecture

12 | Mar
07:00PM
12 | Mar
07:00PM

lecture

"The Great Hahamim (Rabbis) of the Sephardic World- Part I

Rabbi M. Mitchell Serels, Magen David Sephardic Congregation of Scarsdale. $5; free to American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House members. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

lecture

11 | Mar
06:00PM
11 | Mar
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee, per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

11 | Mar
07:30PM
11 | Mar
07:30PM

dramatic reading

"Resistance of the Heart"

With James Rutledge, actor and Prof. Nathan Stoltzfus, Florida State University, $5; free to Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute and Elysium- Between Two Continents

dramatic reading

06 | Mar
05:30PM
06 | Mar
05:30PM

book party

And Panel Discussion

"New York Jews and the Decline of Urban Ethnicity" Eli Lederhendler, author. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Insitute for Jewish Research

book party

05 | Mar
01:00PM
05 | Mar
01:00PM

curator's tour

"Continuity and Change:92 Years of Judaica at Bezalel

With Reba Wulkan, Yeshiva University Museum Contemporary Exhibitions Curator. Free of charge with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

curator's tour

04 | Mar
06:00PM
04 | Mar
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

04 | Mar
07:30PM
04 | Mar
07:30PM

film

A film by Ettore Scola. $7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

film

03 | Mar
11:00AM
03 | Mar
11:00AM

community day

"Spring Forward"

A day to celebrate life in New York. Family workshops, gallery tours, and performance by Xavier High School Jazz Band. All ages. No charge. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum and the Center for Jewish History

community day

02 | Mar
07:30PM
02 | Mar
07:30PM

concert

Featuring Marta Sebestyen an Muzsikas. Two performances- 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $25. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

concert

24 | Feb
02:30PM
24 | Feb
02:30PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

For ages 6-12, adults welcome. Free with Yeshiva University Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

21 | Feb
07:30PM
21 | Feb
07:30PM

concert

$20; $15 for seniors, students and Leo Baeck Institute members. Sponsored by Leo Baeck Institute and Elysium-Between Two Continents

concert

20 | Feb
02:00PM
20 | Feb
02:00PM

purim family workshop

"Spectacular Sculptural Masks"

For ages 7 and up. Adults welcome. Yeshiva University Museum admission, plus $4 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

purim family workshop

20 | Feb
02:00PM
20 | Feb
02:00PM

children's workshop

"Traders to Tartary- Handle the Merchandise"

Ages 6-12- adults welcome. Free with Yeshiva University Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

20 | Feb
07:30PM
20 | Feb
07:30PM

dramatic reading

"Dear Papa"

Featuring Bel Kaufman, granddaughter of Sholem Aleichem and author of "Up the Down Staircase". Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

dramatic reading

17 | Feb
02:00PM
17 | Feb
02:00PM

purim family workshop

"Spectacular Sculptural Masks"

For ages 7 and up- adults welcome. Yeshiva University Museum admission, plus $4 materials fee. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum.

purim family workshop

13 | Feb
07:30PM
13 | Feb
07:30PM

lecture

"Ansky's Russian Dybbuk"

Prof. Seth Wolitz, Gale Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

lecture

11 | Feb
06:00PM
11 | Feb
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

10 | Feb
05:00PM
10 | Feb
05:00PM

theatre

Netela Theatre of Israel presents Bavel

Performed in Hebrew, Amharic and Swedish (with English supertitles). Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Yemenite Federation of America

theatre

07 | Feb
07:30PM
07 | Feb
07:30PM

theatre

Netela Theatre of Israel presents Bavel

Performed in Hebrew, Amharic and Swedish (with English supertitles). Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Yemenite Federation of America

theatre

04 | Feb
06:00PM
04 | Feb
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

04 | Feb
06:30PM
04 | Feb
06:30PM

lecture

"Going South-Jewish Women in the Civil Rights Movement"

Dr. Debra L. Schultz, author. $7; $3.50 seniors, students and AJHS members; Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society

lecture

29 | Jan
07:00PM
29 | Jan
07:00PM

memorial lecture

Aleksander and Alicja Hertz Memorial Lecture: "From Politics to the New Yiddish Culture-The Bund in the Last Years of the Czarist Empire"

Professor Joshua Zimmerman, Yeshiva University. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

memorial lecture

29 | Jan
07:00PM
29 | Jan
07:00PM

lecture

Aleksander and Alicia Hertz Memorial Lecture

"From Politics to the New Yiddish Culture-The Bund in the Last Years of the Czarists Empire". Professor Joshua Zimmerman, Yeshiva University. Free of Charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

lecture

28 | Jan
06:00PM
28 | Jan
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee, per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

28 | Jan
07:30PM
28 | Jan
07:30PM

film

"Divided We Fall"

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Speaker: Arnost Lustig,sreenwriter, author and professor of film, American University. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film

27 | Jan
02:00PM
27 | Jan
02:00PM

family workshop

Tu B'Shevat- Fruits of the Land of Israel

Ages 7-14. Museum admission plus $5 materials fee per participant. Adults welcome. Spomsored by Yeshivva University Museum

family workshop

20 | Jan
02:30PM
20 | Jan
02:30PM

children's workshop

Ages 6-12. Free of charge with Museum admission. Adults welcome. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

children's workshop

17 | Jan
07:30PM
17 | Jan
07:30PM

lecture

Martin Goldsmith, author and senior commentator on National Public Radio. $5, free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members

lecture

15 | Jan
06:00PM
15 | Jan
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka Braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee, per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Federation and Sephardic House

ladino language class

15 | Jan
07:00PM
15 | Jan
07:00PM

memorial lecture

Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial Lecture:The Jews of Yehupets: Community, Class and Indetity in Turn-of-theCentury Kiev"

Natan Meir Columbia University. Free of charge. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

memorial lecture

10 | Jan
02:00PM
10 | Jan
02:00PM

curator's tour

"Jewish Artists on the Edge"

Reba Wulkan, Yeshiva University Museum contemporary arts curator. Free of charge with Museum admission.

curator's tour

08 | Jan
07:30PM
08 | Jan
07:30PM

lecture

"The memory of judgement-Making Law and History in the Trials of the Holocaust"

Lawrence Douglas, associate professor, Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, Amherst College. $5, free of charge to Leo Baeck Institute members.

lecture

07 | Jan
02:00PM
07 | Jan
02:00PM

lecture

Dr Alec Mishory, author of "Zionist Icons and Emblems in Israeli Culture". Free with Museum admission. Sponsored by Yeshiva University Museum

lecture

07 | Jan
06:00PM
07 | Jan
06:00PM

ladino language class

Daisy Sadaka braverman, instructor. $50 registration fee, per semester. Sponsored by American Sephardi Ferderation and Sephardic House.

ladino language class

07 | Jan
07:30PM
07 | Jan
07:30PM

film

"A Trial In Prague"

$7; $3.50 for seniors, students. Speaker: Zuzana Justman, filmmaker. Sponsored by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

film