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Culture November 5: Manhattan: ‘Looking For Zion’
The Other Israel Film Festival continues with a look back at Zionism in the 1930s. Join Forward editor-at-large J.J. Goldberg for the U.S. premiere of “Looking For Zion,” a documentary directed by Tamara Erde. Inspired by photographs taken by her Zionist grandfather, she finds herself on a journey, discovering the decisions and reasons behind his…
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Culture November 4: Westchester: ‘Pittsburgh and America’
Please join essayist and opinion editor of the Forward Batya Ungar-Sargon for an open conversation about the implications of last week’s tragic attack in Pittsburgh and what it means for the American Jewish Community. Her most recent pieces include, “What the Pittsburgh Massacre Taught Me about Jews in the age of Trump” and “Donald Trump,…
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Culture November 2: Manhattan: Shabbat Dinner And Film Screening
Join Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon at the Film Fest: 20s + 30s Shabbat Dinner on November 2 at the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan. Hosted by Other Israel Film Festival, New Israel Fund’s New Generations, OneTable and other young leadership groups, the event, which will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., will feature kosher…
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Culture November 1: POSTPONED Scarsdale, New York : When #MeToo Meets The Midterms
POSTPONED In light of the Pittsburgh attacks, we are canceling, with regret, Thursday’s event When #MeToo Meets the Midterms – How Gender and Politics Interact This Election Season. We hope to offer some version of this program in the future. It’s been a year of reckoning for women. There have been countless stories of harassment…
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Culture November 1: Manhattan: ‘Being A Yiddish Writer In The USSR After The Holocaust’
The Yiddish Forward is proud to sponsor Ber Kotlerman — author of the award-winning Forverts article on the topic — as he presents, “Being A Yiddish Writer in the USSR After the Holocaust: The Fate of Der Nister,” on November 1. Kotlerman, professor of Jewish literature at Bar-Ilan University, co-authored the award-winning Forverts story on…
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Culture October 30: Manhattan: And What Does She Say?
Jewish Orthodox women have a lot to say. On October 30, join Forward Lifestyle Editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt for “And What Does She Say?” a panel led by accomplished Orthodox women. The event, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, brings together four women in leadership roles for an empowering conversation. Accompanying Chizhik-Goldschmidt,…
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Culture October 18: Glencoe, Illinois: How Liberals And Conservatives Can Find A Common Language?
In this divisive time, how can we maintain civil dialogue, even with those with whose views we completely disagree? Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner seeks to find the answer. On October 18, she’ll host a discussion titled, “How Liberals and Conservatives Can Find a Common Language,” alongside Bret Stephens, New York Times columnist and senior contributor…
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Culture October 15: Manhattan: ‘The Forbidden Conversation’
Join Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon in conversation with Gili Getz on October 15, following a performance of his one-man show, “The Forbidden Conversation.” In his show, Getz, an Israeli-American photojournalist and actor, shares his personal reckoning with the difficult conversation surrounding Israel within the American Jewish community. The performance, at 7 p.m. at the…
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