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March 8: Riverdale: The History Of Gefilte Fish
Gefilte fish is a staple in many of our homes — but do we really know why? On Friday, March 8, Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forward (Forverts), will teach the eighth grade class at Kinneret Day School, in Riverdale, New York, about the history of the traditional dish. During the Powerpoint presentation, at 12:45…
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March 7: Long Island: The Relationship Between American Jews And Israel
Join Forward writer-at-large Jane Eisner on Long Island as she speaks about the relationship between American Jews and Israel. On Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m., Eisner will be the guest speaker at The Community Synagogue in Port Washington, on behalf of the UJA-Federation of New York. Wine and light bites will be offered beforehand….
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March 5: Manhattan: History Of American Jewish Women
Join Forward writer-at-large Jane Eisner in conversation with American University’s Pamela Nadell as they celebrate the publication of her new book, “American Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today.” In her book, Nadell delves into how Jewish women have fought for change and shaped history, sharing the stories of extraordinary figures from Colonial-era…
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March 4: Jewish Broadcasting Service: Young American Jews’ Views On Israel
How do young American Jews view Israel? Watch Forward Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon dive in and debate this hot-button issue at 8 p.m. Monday, March 4 on the Jewish Broadcasting Service. Batya will be joined by two other other young, influential voices: Yair Rosenberg, senior writer at Tablet Magazine, and Bari Weiss, op-ed writer and…
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Remembering Dan Porat, Pioneer Of Electronics And Israel
Dr. Dan Porat, a pioneer of modern electronics and the State of Israel, died Thursday, February 7, in San Francisco. He was 96 years old. Dan’s parents and two sisters perished in the Shoah, and he escaped Vienna at 16 for pre-state Israel where he arrived as a refugee. Two years later, he enlisted in…
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March 3: Manhattan: Happy Birthday, Molly Picon!
In honor of the 121st birthday of Molly Picon, an actress who burst onto the scene in the 1920s, the American Jewish Historical Society is hosting a live score and screening of one of her films, the silent classic “East and West.” Picon is lauded for her role in the 1923 movie, which encourages the…
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Theater This Would-Be ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Sequel Was A Flop. Is It Better In 2019?
The musical “Rags” has a complicated history. It premiered on Broadway in 1986, closing after four performances and 18 previews. It’s been rewritten and restructured and revived so many times that, reading a plot synopsis for a previous version after seeing a dress rehearsal of NYU’s new iteration of the show, I barely recognized the…
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Want To Learn Arabic? Start With ‘The Little Prince’
Here’s something lovely and unexpected — “The Little Prince” published in Arabic transliterated into Hebrew, as well as in Arabic itself. Al-Amir Lehzir is accompanied by a CD of the Arabic narration. Readers of Hebrew can easily follow along, and a short sound clip is up at the publisher’s website. There is also a video…
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Film & TV Jonah Hill Crashes Zabar’s To Direct Vampire Weekend Music Video
The typical crowd at Zabar’s is a far cry from most music video background actors. That didn’t stop Jonah Hill. Shoppers at the Upper West Side staple were confronted with a film crew led by the “22 Jump Street” star Wednesday evening, The West Side Rag reports. Patrons’ reactions to the shoot, apparently for a…
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Hitler’s Nude Painting Of His Niece Is Up For Auction At Nuremberg
Prepare to be repelled: Hitler’s nude portrait of his own niece, Geli Raubel, might potentially fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. The work is going up for sale this Saturday at Auktionhaus Weidler in Nuremberg, one of 31 paintings and drawings attributed to the dictator available to the highest bidder, Fox News reports….
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In Laszlo Nemes’s ‘Sunset,’ A Labyrinth Of Hungary And Millinery
“Cinema often tries to represent so much in an objective way,” explains Laszlo Nemes, the Oscar-winning director of “Son of Saul.” “But I really like the limitations you find on the other side of the spectrum and what it can convey about human experience: how little you can actually see.” Three years after Nemes stunned…
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