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CONCERT
Wednesday, January 7, 7 PM
A Tribute to Poet Paul Celan
Barbez: Force of Light
(Tzadik Records, 2007)
With Dan Kaufman, guitar; Pamelia Kurstin, theremin; Danny Tunick, marimba and vibes; Peter Hess, clarinet and percussion; Catherine McRae, violin; Peter Lettre, guitar; Fiona Templeton, voice; Andrew Jones, bass; John Bollinger, drums; and John Jesurun, video
“The accent of Scottish poet Fiona Templeton, who reads from Celan’s texts, adds another distinct texture to these pieces, which usually unfold in a dreamlike swirl.” –Time Out NY
This multimedia performance by the downtown ensemble Barbez interweaves fragments of poetry from the great Holocaust poet and survivor Paul Celan with music and video. Each song is based on a poem, prose piece, or biographical detail from Celan's life.
$12 adults, $10 students/seniors, $7 Museum and Poets House members
Co-sponsored by Poets House
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DANCE
Sunday, January 11, 2:30 PM
The Legacy Project: Echoes
Featuring the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company and Bente Kahan
The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company joins forces with Norwegian-Jewish actress/vocalist Bente Kahan in Echoes, an extraordinary performance of dance, live music, and theater. Children of Holocaust survivors, Dorfman and Kahan present a new work that honors their Eastern European Jewish heritage.
$12 adults, $10 students/seniors, $7 members
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MLK PROGRAM
Wednesday, January 14, 7 PM
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1962 Freedom Riders
With a Gospel Performance by Neshama Carlebach and the Green Pastures Baptist Choir
(Atlas & Co., 2008)
With author Eric Etheridge and Freedom Riders Joan Pleune, Hezekiah Watkins, and Lewis Zuchman
In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans - blacks and whites, men and women - converged on Jackson, Mississippi to challenge state segregation laws. Over 300 people were arrested and convicted of the charge "breach of the peace." It is estimated that half of the white Freedom Riders were Jewish. Interviews with Freedom Riders and musical performances pay tribute to the Civil Rights Movement.
$12 adults, $10 students/seniors, $7 members
Produced in association with Bisno Productions
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FILM SERIES
Sunday, January 18 - Sunday, January 25
Hiding in Plain Sight: Pre- and Post-War French Cinema
Curated by Professor Dudley Andrew, Yale University
The series begins with the first showing of David Golder since its original premiere in 1930. The series continues with a look at how the Nazi occupation of France influenced French cinema long after the war had ended, and how filmmakers took on the task of exploring complex and often controversial topics about this period of French history.
This series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française, on view through March 22, 2009.
All tickets: $10 adults, $7 student/seniors, $5 members; separate admission required for each film
Series pass: $36 adults, $25 students/seniors, $20 members
Sunday, January 18
David Golder, 1 P.M.
(France, 1930, 35mm, French with English subtitles)
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Opening remarks and Q&A with Maurice Samuels, Professor of French at Yale University
David Golder, based on the novel by Irène Némirovsky that established her fame, explores the life of a man whose greedy wife and distant daughter slowly overwhelm his health and happiness, negating the wealth and power he has won in the business world.
Les Jeux Interdits, 3:30 P.M.
(France, 1952, 16mm, French with English subtitles)
Directed by René Clément
Opening remarks and Q&A with Dudley Andrew, Professor at Yale University
A timeless evocation of a childhood corrupted, René Clément’s Les Jeux Interdits tells the story of a young girl orphaned by war and the farm boy she joins in a fantastical world of macabre play. Mythical and heartbreakingly real, this unique film features astonishing performances by its child stars and was honored with a special foreign language film Academy Award in 1952.
Wednesday, January 21, 7 P.M.
Lacombe Lucien
(France, 1974, 35mm, French with English subtitles)
Directed by Louis Malle
Opening remarks and Q&A with Dudley Andrew, Professor at Yale University
Lacombe Lucien traces a young peasant’s journey from potential Resistance member to Gestapo recruit. At once the story of a nation and one troubled boy, the film is a disquieting portrait of lost innocence and guilt.
Sunday, January 25
Stavisky, 1 P.M.
(France, 1974, DVD, French with English subtitles)
Directed by Alain Resnais
Opening remarks and Q&A with Dudley Andrew, Professor at Yale University
A small-time swindler, Serge Alexander, otherwise known as Stavisky, is running a great con during the early 30s involving millions of francs. He uses his charm and talent to become friends with influential French industrialists and the political elite.
Monsieur Klein, 3:30 P.M.
(France, 1974, 35mm, French with English subtitles)
Directed by Joseph Losey
Opening remarks and Q&A with Alice Kaplan, Professor of Romance Studies, Literature, and History, Duke University
Art trader Robert Klein is living a comfortable life in Paris with his mistress in 1942. As Jews are forced to sell their valuable works of art, his business grows ever-more prosperous. But when he is mistaken for a Jewish man also named Robert Klein, his comfortable world is turned upside down.
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CONCERT
Wednesday, January 28, 7 PM
Mendelssohn: Lost Treasures and the Wagner Suppression
Stephen Somary, Artistic Director
Stephen Vann, Artistic Producer
With the Shanghai Quartet, pianists Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky, Christina Wilcox, mezzo soprano; Kevin Deas, bass; and other guest artists
After his death in 1847 at the age of 38, Jewish-born composer Felix Mendelssohn was maligned by the jealous Richard Wagner. Some of Mendelssohn's most well-known works survived, but hundreds of other pieces were suppressed as anti-Semitism increased.
When Hitler came to power, Mendelssohn's scores were banned and many scattered around the globe. In collaboration with The Mendelssohn Project, an international foundation dedicated to the rediscovery of Mendelssohn's complete oeuvre, the Museum presents an evening of the best of these unknown chamber masterpieces – all performed by world-class artists.
$25 non-members, $20 members
This concert is made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Avery & Janet Fisher Foundation, and by Priscilla and Harold Grabino.
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PANEL
Wednesday, February 4, 7 PM
Regarding the Pain of others
Moderated Dr. David G. Marwell, Museum director, with Clifford Chanin, senior program advisor, National September 11 Memorial and Museum; Leora Kahn, curator/activist; Svetlana Mintcheva, director, Arts Program, National Coalition Against Censorship; and Sydney Schanberg, war correspondent
“Photos don't normally appear on this page. But it's time for all of us to look squarely at the victims of our indifference.” –Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
Does the representation of atrocity provoke dissent, engender compassion, or merely elicit a momentary shudder before it is forgotten? Inspired by Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others, the panelists will examine the impact of horrific images on our contemporary world, and how and when they should be used.
$10 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 members
Presented in conjunction with The Shooting of Jews in Ukraine: Holocaust by Bullets.
Co-sponsored by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
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DISCUSSION
Wednesday, February 11, 7 PM
The Ethicist: Wednesday Night Live
An Evening with Randy Cohen, New York Times columnist
Join Randy Cohen for a conversation about his unique job. Cohen will discuss the process of responding to ethical dilemmas. Are those letters real? Does he ever get one wrong? (Or, depending on your perspective, right?) Here’s your chance to pose your own ethical dilemma or comment. Come prepared!
$10 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 members
Presented in special arrangement through Bisno Productions
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NEW YORK PREMIERE
Wednesday, February 18, 7 PM
The Yuval Ron Ensemble presents
The Lost Soul of Spain: Music and Dance of the Sephardic Jews
Featuring vocalist Najwa Gibran and Israeli-Moroccan dancer Maya Karasso
With special guest Israeli-Tunisian singer Smadar Levi; and with Jamie Papish, percussion; David Martinelli, percussion; Norik Manoukian, woodwind; Verginie Alumyan, kanoun; and Na'ama Meyer, harmonium
Featuring Hebrew and Ladino songs from Morocco, Andalusia, Bosnia, and Israel, this event is a preview of the concert that will be performed for the King of Morocco at the upcoming 2009 International Sacred Music of Fez.
Meet the artists following the performance.
$25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $15 members
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CONCERT
Sunday, February 22, 2:30 PM
Choral Festival
Shirei Teva: Jewish Choirs Celebrate Nature through Music
With Shir Chadash and Shirei Chesed Choirs conducted by Cantor Natasha J. Hirschhorn; Congregation Beth Simchat Torah Choir with Joyce Rosenzweig and Cantor David Berger; Kolot Halev Choir from Chevy Chase, Maryland conducted by Hazzan Dr. Ramon Tasat; and guest artists
Stirring images of nature infuse Jewish choral music with singular magic. Richly fanciful depictions of the natural world – expressed in psalms, folk songs, and contemporary poetry – inspire this program, which will be presented in Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, and English.
$10 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 members
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BOOK PROGRAM
Tuesday, February 24, 12:30 PM
Tours begin at 11:30 aM
New York Book Launch
Pictures at an exhibition
(Alfred A. Knopf, 2009)
Salon conversation with author Sarah Houghteling
Set in a Paris darkened by World War II, Sara Houghteling's mesmerizing debut novel tells the story of a son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces looted by the Nazis during the occupation. This novel is based on a true story.
At 11:30 A.M., take a highlights tour of Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française.
$5 non-members, free for members
Space is limited. Pre-registration for tours is required. Call 646.437.4202 to reserve your spot
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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
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