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BOOK
Wednesday, February 6, 6:30 PM
Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine
(Princeton University Press, 2007)
With Omer Bartov, Distinguished Professor of European History, Brown University
Leading scholar Omer Bartov embarks upon some twenty Ukrainian towns—including his mother’s hometown of Buchach—to uncover the remains of Jewish history. This poignant travelogue reveals new information about the complete erasure of the Jews from Ukranian memory.
This program is part of the Museum’s book series, Looking Back, Facing Forward, co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its associate editor, Gabriel Sanders.
Tickets: $5 all tickets, free for members
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CONCERT
Wednesday, February 13, 6:30 PM
WORLD PREMIERE OPERA
The Yellow Star: Celebrating Extraordinary Acts by Ordinary People
Written by composer/librettist Bradley Detrick
The moving story of the Danish people, who managed to save almost all of the Danish Jews during World War II by hiding them in homes, hospitals, and churches, or by ferrying them to safety in Sweden, comes to life in this world premiere opera. The Yellow Star follows ordinary citizens as they struggle to do what is decent in a world crumbling around them.
Ambassador Torben Gettermann, Consul General of Denmark, will offer remarks on the spirit of the resistance.
Reception to follow program
This program commemorates the 65th anniversary of the rescue of Danish Jews and the 45th year of Thanks To Scandinavia, an institute of the American Jewish Committee, founded by Victor Borge and Richard Netter to ensure that the lessons of World War II reach future generations.
Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students/seniors,
$10 for Museum, Thanks To Scandinavia, and American Jewish Committee members
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LITERARY MEMOIR
Wednesday, February 20, 6:30 PM
Foreskin’s Lament
(Riverhead Books, 2007)
Author Shalom Auslander in conversation with Pearl Gluck
Funny, fierce and subversively heartfelt…
-New York Times Book Review Auslander’s lifelong struggle with Orthodox Judaism is a combination of unrelenting humor and anger that renders a rich and fascinating portrait of a man grappling with his faith, family, and community. When Auslander and his wife had a son two years ago, their struggle with whether to circumcise the boy reopened the unhealed wounds of his past.
Pearl Gluck was raised in the Hasidic community of Borough Park, Brooklyn. A filmmaker and author, her writing is featured in The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt (2005).
Tickets: $10 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 for members
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STAGED READING
Sunday, March 2, 1:30 PM
Warsaw: A Musical Drama
Book & Lyrics by John Atkins,
music by William Wade
Directed by Jamibeth Margolis
“The dream of my life has come true. I’ve lived to see a Jewish defense in the ghetto in all its greatness and glory.” -Mordechai Anielewicz, commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
This fictionalized musical drama featuring an ensemble of Broadway actors is based on the true story of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Told through a richly harmonic score, Warsaw follows the life of Roman, a young Jewish man, who is forced to make difficult choices to save himself and his loved ones.
A conversation with the artists about this work in progress will follow the show.
Presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust.
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students/seniors, free for members
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BOOK EVENT
Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 PM
Who Will Write Our History?
Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabbes Archive
(Indiana University Press, 2007)
With Samuel D. Kassow, Professor of History, Trinity College
“We endeavored to convey the whole truth, no matter how bitter, and we presented faithful, unadorned pictures.” -Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum
This gripping biography tells the story of historian Emanuel Ringelblum, the main architect of the underground archive in the Warsaw Ghetto. Through painstaking efforts, Ringelblum documented the sacred and mundane, creating a legacy that provides a true testament to how Jews endured life during the Holocaust
This program is part of the Museum’s book club, Looking Back, Facing Forward, co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its associate editor, Gabriel Sanders.
Presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust.
Tickets: $5 all tickets, free for members
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CONCERT
Wednesday, March 12, 7 PM
Septeto Rodriguez
Featuring Roberto Rodriguez, percussionist and composer; With Igor Arias Baro, congas;
Bernie Minoso, bass; Gilad Harel, clarinet; Jonathan Keren, violin; Oscar Oñoz, trumpet; and Uri Sharlin, piano/accordion/organ
"The secret is in neither Latin nor Jewish music but rather in the groove."-Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Dance to the infectious beats of American Music Award- winning musician Roberto Rodriguez and his band, with music inspired by the mingling of Jewish and Dominican culture. “Sosua La Bella,” Rodriguez's original
composition that he describes as an “interpretation of a smooth Dominican ballad,” and arrangements of traditional Jewish Horas in the Dominican style of merengue, will be performed in the Museum's magnificent hall overlooking New York Harbor.
Dominican beer and mojitos will be served.
Open bar included with admission.
This program is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic.
Tickets: $25 members, $30 non-members
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BOOK EVENT
Sunday, March 16, 1:30 PM
Kasztner’s Train: The True Story of an Unknown Hero
of the Holocaust
(Bloomsbury/Walker & Company, 2008)
Michael Marrus will moderate author Anna Porter in discussion with survivors saved by Rezso Kasztner
“A tale of rescue as remarkable as Wallenberg or Schindler.”
-Kati Marton, author of The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
A prominent Hungarian lawyer in the 1940s, Rezso Kasztner negotiated with the Nazis to save over 20,000 of his fellow Jews. Anna Porter tells Kasztner's fascinating story—what drove him to make the rescue, the controversy that followed, and his legacy's polarizing effect.
Tickets: $5 all tickets, free for members
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CONCERT
Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 PM
Din Din Aviv: New York Debut Concert
Awarded the title of 2007 Best Musical Artist by Israel’s Minister of Culture, Din Din Aviv has hit the top of the charts as a solo and guest artist. She was a lead vocalist with The Idan Raichel Project on the huge hits “Im Telech” and “Yesh Bi Od Koach,” and was a featured singer on Gaya's “Shir La'ahava.” Her debut album Sodotay (My Secrets) went gold and was followed by a sold-out national tour. This concert is part of her Israel @ 60 United States tour.
Co-sponsored by Dor Chadash
Tickets: $25 all tickets
Online ticketing is no longer available for this event. Call the box office at 646.437.4202.
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Ticket Purchase
On-line: Click on the link listed after each program.
Phone: Call 1.646.437.4202
In Person: Visit the Museum Box Office at 36 Battery Place,
Battery Park City, New York.
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at:
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280
General Information
1.646.437.4200
Advance ticket purchases are recommended. All sales are final.
Phone and internet orders are subject to service charges.
Programs, performers, dates, and times are subject to change.
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