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PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL
sunday, May 3
1 pM
David Grossman and Leonard Lopate in conversation
Join preeminent Israeli writer David Grossman (The Smile of the Lamb), an eloquent and daring voice of peace and tolerance in the Middle East, for a rare U.S. appearance with WNYC’s Leonard Lopate.
Co-sponsored by the Israeli Consulate
3 PM
Is Nonfiction Literature?
Philip Gourevitch, editor, The Paris Review; Norbert Gstrein, One; Colum McCann, The Side of Brightness; and Antje Rávic Strubel, Tupolew 134
Fiction and nonfiction writers discuss the status of nonfiction writing in the world of literatureand why memoir and reportage are not ranked among the world’s great literary accomplishments.
Co-sponsored by The Paris Review
$15, $10 for Morgan Library, PEN, & Museum Members. Separate admission required for each program.
To purchase tickets, call Smarttix at 212.868.4444 or visit www.smarttix.com
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PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, May 6, 7 PM
steve Cuiffo is Lenny bruce
Post-performance Q&A with Mark Crispin Miller, Professor, Media Ecology, NYU
Actor Steve Cuiffo channels controversial comedian Lenny Bruce, performing a selection of Bruce’s most biting satires – verbatim – in this critically acclaimed one-man show last seen at Joe’s Pub.
This program contains strong language and content. Audience discretion advised.
$15, $12 students/seniors, $10 members
Produced in association with Bisno Productions.
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BOOK PROGRAM
CANCELLED
Tuesday, May 14, 12:30 PM
The Golden Willow: The Story of a Lifetime of Love
(Ballantine Books, 2009)
Salon conversation with author Harry Bernstein
2008 winner of Moment Magazine’s Emerging Writer Award
The 99-year-old author’s third memoir is a tender reminiscence about Ruby, his wife of nearly 70 years, and how he continues living after her death, finding happiness in a way he never expected.
$5, free for members
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BOOK PROGRAM
Wednesday, May 20, 7 PM
Apples and Oranges: My Brother and Me, Lost and Found
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008)
Author Marie Brenner interviewed by Magee Hickey, WCBS-TV
Brenner and her brother, Carl, had a complicated relationship. But when Carl was diagnosed with cancer, his sister rallied to his side. Brenner’s heartbreaking yet darkly humorous memoir is an account of their tentative reconciliation and her attempt to understand him posthumously.
$10, $7 students/seniors, $5 members
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BOOK PROGRAM
Wednesday, May 27, 7 PM
Nextbook presents
Benjamin Disraeli
(Schocken Books/Nextbook, 2008)
Author Adam Kirsch interviewed by Gabriel Sanders, senior editor, Nextbook
In this compelling biography, Kirsch looks at former British Prime Minister Disraeli as a novelist and a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men, was his own greatest character.
$5, free for members
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BOOK PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 2, 12:30 PM
Luna's Life
(ComteQ Communications, LLC, 2009)
Salon conversation with author Luna Kaufman interviewed by Susanna Kokkonen, Christian Friends of Yad Vashem
After surviving the Holocaust, Kaufman vowed to make her new life in America meaningful. As a civic leader and social activist, she dedicated herself to human rights, religious life, politics, education, and music to help build a better world.
$5, free for members
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PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, June 3, 7 PM
Bubbe Meises
Performed by Ellen Gould; musical direction by Bob Goldstone
Gould’s Emmy award-winning musical is a joyous celebration of family, tradition, and identity. This evening is a benefit performance for the New Shul, which is making a limited number of tickets available to the Museum family.
Mezzanine: $20, $15 members
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CONCERT
Wednesday, June 10, 7PM
Freedom Songs
Joshua Nelson, Neshama Carlebach, and the Green Pastures Baptist Choir
Museum favorites Nelson, Carlebach, and the choir join forces for the first time for an exciting and uplifting concert of music inspired by Jewish and African-American traditions.
$20, $15 students/seniors, $10 members
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CONCERT
Wednesday, June 17, 7 PM
Fourth Annual New York's Best Emerging Jewish Artists
Hosted by comedian Johnny Lampert
Featuring indie rock bands DeLeon and Girls in Trouble; comedian Ray Ellin; storytellers Sarah Saltzberg and Boris Timanovsky; a screening of Ode to Murray Hill, a film by D.J. Lubel; and the presentation of Moment Magazine's "Emerging Writer" award to Harry Bernstein.
A new line-up of the best local Jewish talent will be showcased followed by an after-party on the terrace overlooking New York Harbor.
$25, $20 members
Ticket price includes open bar at after-party
Co-sponsored by the Young Friends of the Museum
Refreshments are courtesy of Manhattan Beer Distributors
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BOOK PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 24, 7PM
Book Launch
We Remember With Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence After the Holocaust, 1945-1962
(NYU Press, 2009)
Hasia Diner, Professor, American Jewish History, NYU
Diner’s compelling new book refutes the widely held view that post-war American Jews wanted to forget the Holocaust rather than memorialize the tragedy.
$5, free for members
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FREE FILM
wednesday, july 15, 7PM
A Secret (Un Secret)
(France, 2007, 35mm, 105 minutes, French with English subtitles)
Directed by Claude Miller
Winner of the Grand Prix of the Americas Prize, this film follows a 15-year-old boy who unearths a shocking family secret kept hidden since the Nazi occupation.
Free with suggested donation
At 6 P.M., take a highlights tour of Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky & Suite Française.
Space is limited and pre-registration for tours is required. Call 646.437.4202 for reservations.
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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
Edmond J. Safra Plaza
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.
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