This decision brings us great sadness, as it marks the end of our 25 th anniversary celebration, but the health and wellbeing of our leve center community is always our first priority. A tradition of giving documents more than 170 years of jewish philanthropic activities in pittsburgh, going back to 1847, when the bes almon society became the first jewish institution in the region. The rauh jewish archives offers several ways to research western pennsylvania jewish history online. Located within the center are the lillian goldman reading room, ackman. The center for jewish history is located on 15 west 16th street, between 5th and 6th avenues, in new york, ny 10011. For general questions and for information regarding a gift of securities or a bequest, please contact the center. Free books for jewish children and their families pj library. Each semester we will read a book of note in jewish. People of the book club center for jewish education. Center for jewish history new york city 2020 all you need. Our role in the history of jewish life at princeton universityrecently discovered documents reveal that princetons first friday shabbat service was held during the fall semester of the 19151916 academic year.
The centers for jewish studies at the graduate center, cuny and fordham are happy to announce the jewish studies book club, a joint initiative of the two institutions, in collaboration with the new york public library. We are an organization whose interests include books, eating, and schmoozing. Public programs create opportunities for diverse audiences to explore the rich historical and cultural material that lives within the center s walls. The next meeting of the malverne jewish center book club will take place on monday, october 28th, 2019 at 7. This unique moroccan adaptation of othello features moroccan music, live piano and opera, including renowned opera singer and actor david serero as othello at new yorks center for jewish history. Jewish book discussion group peninsula jewish community center. Wherever you go by joan leegant, an orphan in history. Jewish book world was a quarterly magazine published by the jewish book council from 1982 to 2015.
Book of the month of april where the crawdads sing by delia owens meeting on thursday, may 2nd at 7. Evelyn rubenstein jewish community center of houston. The center provides a collaborative home for five partner organizations. Wrong choice for center for jewish history israel national news. One mans triumphant search for his jewish roots by pau.
Go behind the stories and peer inside the archives at this new bimonthly book discussion, led by lauren gilbert, senior manager for public services at the center for jewish history. For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. The great jewish books book club yiddish book center. At the mandell jcc, active and engaged senior adults in our community can keep their minds and bodies young by getting involved in stimulating social and educational programs and fitness classes. The american jewish historical society, the american sephardi federation, the leo baeck institute, yeshiva university museum. In this genrebending book, zucker explores the topics of marriage, motherhood, grief, and many other topics through poetry, memoir, and lyric essay. It is home of five preeminent jewish institutions dedicated to history, culture, and art. The goal of the council, as stated on its website, is to promote the reading, writing and publishing of quality english language books of jewish. Book selections usually have a jewish connection or reflect a jewish slant. Four different museums are housed in the center namely yeshiva university museum, american jewish historical. The center for jewish history in new york city illuminates history, culture, and heritage. Typically meeting the second tuesday of each month from 1.
The jewish center book club january 22, 2017 the tenants of moonbloom by edward lewis wallant discussant. Created for jewish women who love a good read, the hadassah book club features a diverse selection of books and the opportunity to make new friends. Great jewish books book club members receive four englishlanguage books over the course of the year. Last week, two events which were to be held at the center of jewish history. The jewish book club meets every third monday of the month. A beautiful memoir that captures the history of israel as it focuses on the life of. For the 2021 book club, registration will open in october 2020. People of the book club the promised land jewish week.
Esther nussbaum edward lewis wallant, who died at the age of 36, is best known for the pawnbroker. While everyone else was socializing, i was being my history nerd self and taking in all the artifacts and historical information available on exhibit on the first floor that specific night, focused on jews in baseball. Shuly rubin schwartz, professor of american jewish history at jts and dean of college of jewish studies, received the national jewish book. Book club reading lists 20052006 association of jewish libraries. For more information or to rsvp, please contact judy yaillen. Registration for the yiddish book center s 2020 great jewish books book club is now closed. Partisans, poets, and the race to save jewish treasures from the nazis by david e. Center for jewish history 15 west 16th street new york, ny 10011. When a respected and apolitical institution like the new yorkbased center for jewish history cjh hires an antiisrael academic to be its new ceo and president, something has gone terribly wrong. The jewish centers book club reads and discusses books of jewish interest. All 16th street book club sessions are free and open to the public. Explore jewish observance of the holidays and lifecycle events, major periods in jewish history, and significant jewish concepts through lecture, engaging text study, meaningful dialogue, and exploration into the community.
Follow us on facebook where we have a packed schedule of community activities, crafts, and events. American jewish historical society, american sephardi federation, leo baeck institute new york, yeshiva university museum, and yivo institute for jewish research. Thousands of books will be available for sale as the annual j used book sale returns in to the arts and education building. The flight portfolio live on zoom go behind the stories and peer inside the archives at our bimonthly book discussion, led by lauren gilbert, senior manager for public services at the center for jewish history.
After reading this well written and readable book i began to investigate further and discovered that i might be related to part of that history. Selections may include novels, memoirs, short stories, and poetry, each thoughtfully chosen by yiddish book center staff from the vast treasure trove of modern jewish literature. The club s selectionsa mix of fiction and nonfiction books by jewish authors andor with jewish themesare all readily available in paperback or at the kass judaic library. Book club the jewish center princeton, nj conservative. All book selections can be found at the houston public library.
The sisterhood of the jewish center spring membership brunch a century of jewish women on the upper west side sunday, april 29th at the home of barbara messer dr. Center for jewish history is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in new york, ny. It is a treasure trove for both academics and all those who love to read books of jewish. Center for jewish history new york city 2020 all you. Join other readers for a lively discussion of jewishthemed books on loan from the jewish community librarys book club in a box. The book festival is over, but you can still access all of the sessions below. Join other readers for a lively discussion of jewish themed books on loan from the jewish community librarys book club in a box. This month, as part of the center for jewish historys book club series, reading women, well meet to discuss arguing with the storm. Welcome to the center for jewish history digital collections. This month, as part of the book clubs reading women series, well meet to discuss miriams daughters. Charity navigator rating for center for jewish history. The center for jewish history the center for jewish history. For more information about planned giving click here.
The center for jewish history is a partnership of five jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in new york city. Facilitator jim van buskirk, coordinator of book club in a box, leads a lively and intelligent discussion each month. My first time at the center for jewish history was for an american sephardi federation shabbat dinner. I enjoy going to the center for jewish history which provides a range of topics based on jewish history, current events and musical performances. Weve gathered a ton of links and info to help you and your family make the best of these big, unexpected changes with you every day. My familys exodus from old cairo to the new world, by lucetta lagnado for amazon link to order book click here. The great jewish books book club join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literatureall selections are in english. The jcc book club meets on mondays once a month from october to may. Every dara horn novel includes heavy doses of history and philosophy along.
Enjoy lunch and join in discussion, led by edcjcc ceo carole zawatsky, about the. Books with jewish content that deal with current social andor womens issues are selected. Please try to bring your books or ereading devices with you. Books are available for purchase at our neighborhood partner bookstore, octavia books. Join us monthly for friendly and thoughtprovoking discussions on books of jewish content or by jewish authors. Center for jewish history 15 west 16th street, ny, ny 10011. The baltimore jewish book club baltimore, md meetup. The tenants of moonbloom, published posthumously in 1963 and regarded as a neglected masterpiece, is about a rent collectors grad.
We offer many classes that are geared towards active seniors, including silver strength, chair exercise, tai chi, zumba gold, water walking and more. It is a new week, and there is an antizionist event being held at the new york based center for jewish history cjh. Why is the center for jewish history celebrating antizionism. We conclude our book club series with yossi klein halevis like dreamers. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time. The jewish connection is a wonderful book filled with facts about gods very own chosen people, namely, the israelites or the jews. Fordham university law school 150 west 62nd street new york ny 10023 room. Book of the month of march carnegies maid by marie benedict meeting on thursday, march 14th at 7. Cultural encounters, were featuring a podcast with faith jones about her work. While the j is closed due to covid19, the used book sale is not accepting donations. The center for jewish history illuminates the history and culture of the jewish people by fostering public access to and engagement with the worlds largest archive of the modern jewish experience outside israel. In honor of national poetry month and the yiddish book center s decade of discovery theme for this year, yiddish in america. While everyone else was socializing, i was being my history nerd self and taking in all the artifacts and historical information available on exhibit on the first floor. The books are chosen based on their jewish theme, values, or author.
For those who share an interest in reading and discussing jewish books of all sorts. This session will feature a discussion of the flight. Anyone with an interest in jewish history, or culture will very much enjoy this read. Gracie mansion grolier club guggenheim museum jewish museum. This title was selected by one of my book groups what a fortuitous choicei had a vague conception about the jews that left spain but never learned of their lives generations later. Sperber community library american jewish university. In partnership with the center for jewish history, the jewish book annual continues to live on as an important document reflecting on the breadth of jewish literature published throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Jewish book discussion group peninsula jewish community. Initiative, the jewish center is proud to launch an exciting social action fellowship for young professionals 2235 this coming year. Center for jewish history is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the center as the umbrella organization for five partner institutions, we redesigned the chj logo to. American jewish historical society, american sephardi federation, leo baeck institute, yeshiva university museum, and yivo institute for jewish research.
Many of the facts in this book that were brought to my attention, i was pleased to find out. The center for jewish history photos museums 15 w. Evelyn rubenstein jewish community center of houston evelyn. The center digital collections catalog provides access to the digital assets of the center for jewish history and its five partner organizations, the american jewish historical society, the american sephardi federation, the leo baeck institute, yeshiva university museum, and the yivo institute for jewish research. The origin story of gateway to the moon by mary morris. The book club is open to anyone and everyone interested in. Jewish book world reached over 5,000 readers with a specific interest in jewish books, including library professionals, book festival coordinators, book group members, academicians, and lay leaders. For more information and to register, please visit book club meeting. Consider signing up for our weekly email newsletter where.
Jewish latin american women poets edited by marjorie agosin. The center for jewish history is a partnership of five jewish history, scholarship, and art. The center s experts are leaders in unlocking archival. Amir hussain, department of theological studies, lmu. For the next several decades, jewish life continued at princeton, mostly in the form of shabbat and holiday observances. Center for jewish history and partner collections span five thousand years, with tens of millions of archival documents in dozens of languages and alphabet systems, more than 500,000 volumes, as well as thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films, and photographs. Book club evelyn rubenstein jewish community center of.
Cultural encounters, were featuring a podcast with faith jones about her work translating the experimental yiddish poet celia dropkin, a dadaist sound poem about coney island from the late 1930s, and an article about. While any of these random selections would fit the criteria for a people of the b yy k club selection book with jewish content or jewish theme they seemed either too serious or too racy or too broad. It was devoted to the promotion of books of jewish interest. The jewish center april 2020 nisaniyyar 5780 next month. Starting in the 1970s, a number of harvard alumni, together with many prominent educational and communal leaders from throughout the united states, formed a national committee to explore the possibility of establishing a center devoted exclusively to the furtherance of research and teaching of jewish studies at harvard. Monday, may 11 diary of a lonely girl, or the battle against free love by miriam karpilove. May, 2018 the center for jewish history offers research fellowships that provide access to the collections of the centers partners american jewish historical society, american sephardi federation, leo baeck institute, yeshiva university museum, and yivo institute for jewish research. The center for jewish history is one of the great public jewish historical and cultural institutions in the world, and its mission is clear. The basic requirement for the books is that they have a jewish theme. The fellowship will include monthly seminars led by experts on a wide array of social issues. Jun 30, 2016 but iago, a master of deceit, doesnt appreciate othellos rise to power. Join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literature in english translation.
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