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Where Comedy Went to School

Joseph Dorinson, Brooklyn
Catskill comedy spelled relief, recovery, and reform. Comedians formed a line of defense against a hostile world, while providing merriment for the masses seeking relief from the melting pot.

From Tummler to Top Banana: The Influence of Yiddish Humor on American Culture

Kenneth Libo, New York
Sholom Aleichem, Boris Thomashefsky, and Molly Picon are great figures in Yiddish culture who have profoundly influenced American English, especially through classic comedy routines Dr. Libo shares with the audience.

From Pack Peddler to International Banker: The Rise of 'Our Crowd'

Kenneth Libo, New York
This lecture tells the story of Joseph Seligman, who went from pack peddling to establishing America's first international banking house: J. Seligman & Brothers.

Westward Oy! Pioneer Jews in America

Kenneth Libo, New York
In this lecture, Jewish cowboys, sheep ranchers, and cattle punchers take their rightful place in history alongside other Americans of pioneering spirit.

American-Jewish Music & African-American Music: Shared Visions and Dreams

Robert L. Cohen, Fresh Meadows
Consider cross-fertilization and mutual inspiration between American-Jewish and African-American music: We listen in on the ongoing musical conversation between blacks and Jews.

Klezmer Music: From Old World to New World to Our World

Robert L. Cohen, Fresh Meadows
A musical journey through American and worldwide klezmer music - from the traditional style and repertoire to eclectic contemporary fusions with diverse American and world musical styles.

Rebels in Red Kerchiefs: East European Jewish Women and the Founding of the Jewish Bund

Harriet Davis-Kram, New York
A significant number of Jewish women were involved in Russian struggles for democracy during the end of the 19th century. Their active roles led to the emergence of Zionism as well as the Social Democratic Bund.

The Immigrant Saga: A Memoir of the Lower East Side & Early Jewish American Writers

Sanford Sternlicht, Syracuse
Where did they come from? Why did they leave their homes in Eastern Europe to sail the Atlantic to NYC? How did 1.5 million Jews adapt to, contribute to, and effect American society and culture?

The Balfour Declaration: The Central U.S. Role in Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Joseph Rappaport, New York
The United States has played a role in the Middle East conflict going back at least as far as 1917. Learn more about the modern history of Israeli-Palestinian relations, America's involvement in key milestones along the way, and the current challenges facing Israelis and Palestinians.

New York City's Lower East Side: A Revolving Door for Immigrants

Thorin Tritter, New York
This lecture traces the waves of immigrants that have made the Lower East Side their home over the past 180 years, between 1820 and today.

The Two Worlds of Major Mordecai Myers: A Jewish-American Hero

Neil Yetwin, Schenectady
Major Mordecai Myers was a Jewish merchant, soldier and politician who led parallel lives in New York’s Jewish and non-Jewish communities.

Speaking Truth to Power: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Anti-Nazi Resistance

Jud Newborn, Plainview
The inspiring story of the student resistance to Adolf Hitler's regime --and today's "White Rosers," at home and abroad, who risk all in the fight for freedom and our shared humanity.

Dramatizing the Jewish Encounter with America: The Tenth Man to Angels in America

Julius Novick, New York
Modern American Jewishness, especially the disappointments of prosperity, as explored by recent Jewish American playwrights, including Neil Simon, Jules Feiffer, Wendy Wasserstein, and Tony Kushner.

Dramatizing the Jewish Encounter with America: The Jazz Singer to Death of a Salesman

Julius Novick, New York
The conflict between Old World heritage and New World opportunity, as dramatized by classic Jewish American playwrights, including Clifford Odets and Arthur Miller.

Sanctuary, Temple and Synagogue

Robert R. Stieglitz, Forest Hills
This lecture will explore the origin of the synagogue and its decorative art in Hellenistic Jewish communities (3rd – 1st centuries B.C.E).

The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation and Integration

Marc Courtade, Freeport
Some musicals of the 1960's and 1970's feature ethnic groups and weave them into the American Musical format. Do they hold up over time?

Intellectual Resistance During the Holocaust: Escape Through Books, Reading and Storytelling

Miriam Intrator, New York
This lecture explores how the prisoner-run library, books and reading provided means of resistance and escape in the World-War-II ghetto and concentration camp Theresienstadt.

Faces of Jewish Humor: The Saga of the Shlemiel and the Shlimazel

Ruth Adler, New York
Jewish writers have excelled in the ability to laugh in the face of hardship. We will follow their sense of humor through their portrayals of the shlemiel and the shlimazel - the clumsy oaf and the hapless fool.

The History and Archaeology of Jerusalem: Second Temple Period

Esther Grushkin, Staten Island
In this slide presentation, you will see a model of Herod's glorious temple, and learn how Jerusalemites lived, worshipped, and died during the Second Temple Period.

The Heart Has Reasons: Dutch Rescuers of Jewish Children During the Holocaust

Mark Klempner, Trumansburg
Dutch rescuers of Jewish children reflect on how and why they made their courageous choices, what they have done with their lives since, and where their moral compasses point today.

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