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Thursday, September 7, 7:30 P.M.
DISCUSSION
John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue
With Sister Mary Boys, professor, Union Theological Seminary; Dr. Eugene L. Fisher, associate director, the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops & Consultor to the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews; Dr. Carol K. Ingall, Dr. Bernard Heller Professor of Jewish Education, The Jewish Theological Seminary; Rabbi Michael A. Signer, Abrams Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame.
As one of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders for over a generation, Pope John Paul II used his position to promote tolerance, understanding, and dialogue among the different religions of the world, leaving behind a rich collection of writings and speeches that show the tremendous impact of his papacy. Leading Catholic and Jewish historians and theologians will reflect on the pope’s legacy and explore the changing relationships between faiths.
The panel will include:
Sister Mary Boys is a professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary and an adjunct faculty member at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She is the author of four books including the award-winning Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding and Jewish Christian Dialogue: One Woman’s Experience. She has been a member since 1965, of the Sisters of the Holy Names, a congregation of Roman Catholic women.
Dr. Eugene Fisher is Associate Director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Consultor to the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.
Dr. Carol K. Ingall is the Dr. Bernard Heller Professor of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary where she teaches courses in moral education, educational portraiture, and the history of American Jewish education. She is privileged to co-teach a course with Sister Mary Boys on adult religious education. Her publications include Transmission and Transformation: A Jewish Approach to Moral Education (Melton Research Center) which won the 1999 National Jewish Book Award, and her most recent work, Down the Up Staircase: Tales of Teaching in Jewish Day Schools (JTS Press, 2006).
Rabbi Michael A. Signer is Director of the Notre Dame Holocaust Project—an interdisciplinary faculty group that designs educational opportunities for students to engage in the study of the Shoah. Since 1998 he has been co-chair of the Joint Commission on Interreligious Affairs of the Reform movement. Rabbi Signer is the author and editor of five books including Humanity at the Limit: The Impact of the Holocaust Experience on Jews and Christians; and Memory and History in Judaism and Christianity.
$5 all tickets, free for members
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Sunday, September 10, 1-6 P.M.
FOR FAMILIES
5th Annual Harmony on the Hudson
The Family Music Festival at Battery Park City
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park
With Grammy winners Tom Chapin & Friends; Grammy winner BeauSoliel avec Michael Doucet; The Klezmatics; David Pleasant’s RiddimAthon!; and rhythmic rope jumpers Double Dutch Divas
Enjoy a day of music and fun for the whole family with terrific performances, lawn
games, and art activities. Food and beverages are available. Bring a picnic blanket
and sunblock!
Visit www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/events/events.php for a complete schedule.
Harmony on the Hudson is made possible by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additional support comes from the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan; a collaboration made possible by a grant from UJA Federation of New York
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Wednesday, September 20, 7 P.M.
BOOK
The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt
(Penguin Group USA, 2005)
Moderated by Jewish Week book critic Sandee Brawarsky; with editor Ruth Andrew Ellenson, and contributors Pearl Gluck,
Lauren Grodstein, and Dara Horn
"Between the ideal of who you should be and the reality of who you are, lies guilt"
- Ruth Andrew Ellenson
If you’ve ever used Caller ID to dodge your mother’s phone calls, this book is sure to
strike a chord with you and any woman who has ever had a pang of conscience between
doing what she wants and what tradition expects of her. Join contributing writers from
this hilarious and provocative collection of original essays as they discuss all the things
their rabbis warned them never to talk about in public.
The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt won the National Jewish Book Award in 2005.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Book Council
$10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students/members
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Wednesday, September 27, 7 P.M.
CONCERT
Babi Yar Remembered: Yevtushenko and Shostakovich in Word and Song
With featured artists Misha & Cipa Dichter, piano; Valentin Peytchinov, bass soloist; Patrick Gardner, conductor, and the
Riverside Choral Society, Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir, and Rutgers University Glee Club
The 1941 Jewish massacre at Babi Yar in Kiev has been immortalized through the
poetry of Yevgeny Yevtushenko (b. 1933) and its musical interpretation by Dmitri
Shostakovich (1906-1975). Yevtushenko is considered one of the most important
Soviet poets of his generation, speaking compellingly for a silenced people.
Commemorate the 65th anniversary of Babi Yar with a reading by the poet himself,
and the world premiere of Shostakovich’s own two piano version of Symphony No. 13,
Babi Yar, performed with a full male chorus and bass soloist, transcribed from
Shostakovich’s original manuscript especially for the Museum.
This program is made possible through the generous support of Mrs. Avery Fisher.
Stephen Vann, Artistic Producer Literary partner Poets House.
Reserved seating: $65, $45, $25.
Members receive a $5 discount on each ticket. Member ticket prices are only available through the box office. Call 646.437.4202 for more information.
Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
Tickets for the Babi Yar concert are sold out. However, we will start a waiting list on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. If tickets become available, they will be released that evening just prior to the start of the concert.
This program will be available on podcast soon. Email communications@mjhnyc.org to be notified when the podcast will be available.
Click here for information about our next classical program, Cole Plays Gershwin.
Wednesday, September 27, 4-5:30 P.M
WORKSHOP
Master Poetry Workshop with Professor Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit down with legendary poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko in an intimate setting for a sampling of the poet's personal favorites. This seminar requires pre-registration. Hand outs will be made available.
$25 non members, $20 Museum & Poets House members and students
NOTE: Class limited to the first 40 responders.
Literary partner Poets House.
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Wednesday, October 11, 7 P.M.
CONCERT
Morley and Friends
"[This] jazz minded pop chanteuse...soul sister cosmopolitan home girl from Jamaica, Queens embodies modern-day NY femininity in all its multicultural fineness."
-The New York Times
Reflective of her diverse influences as a poet, choreographer, and singer, Morley
creates a distinctive hybrid of folk, R&B, and world music. An array of stellar musicians
will join her in a creative expression of awareness and peace.
Special guests include Haale, David Amram, Hassan Hakmoun, and others.
This concert is part of the Daniel Pearl Music Days, and is presented in conjunction with the Holocaust and United Nations Outreach Program, established to raise awareness of the Holocaust and to help prevent genocide.
$18 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students/members
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Wednesday, October 18, 7 P.M.
BOOK
Roosevelt and the Holocaust: A Rooseveltian Examines the Policies and Remembers the Times
(Barricade, May 2006)
Holocaust survivor and Museum Trustee
Ernest W. Michel in conversation
with author Robert L. Beir
Historians have long debated Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s actions during the Holocaust. Was FDR the American hero who defeated the Nazis, or was he a president who remained indifferent to the plight of European Jews for too long?
In this personal memoir and quest for the historical truth, author and historian Robert Beir presents an honest look at FDR.
FREE with suggested donation
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Wednesday, October 25, 7 P.M.
BOOK
Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of
American Jewish Orthodoxy
(University of California Press, 2006)
In conversation with author Samuel C. Heilman, Harold Proshansky Chair in Jewish Studies, CUNY Graduate Center
As Orthodox Jewry in the United States grows in numbers and intensity, it is moving further to the religious right. Samuel Heilman, one of the leading
experts on American Judaism, explores the struggle for contemporary Orthodoxy to define itself and maintain traditions in the midst of modernity, secularization, and technological advances.
This program is part of the Museum’s book club, Looking Back, Facing Forward, co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its features editor, Gabriel Sanders.
$5 all tickets, free for members
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Sunday, October 29, 5:30 P.M.
CONCERT
Cole Plays Gershwin
Celebrate the timeless music of American master George Gershwin, as performed by virtuoso pianist Kevin Cole in his first New York appearance. George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershovitz in Brooklyn in 1898, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, and
went on to become a national treasure, composing such classics as "I Got Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", and the immortal Rhapsody in Blue.
Cole’s recent symphonic engagements include sold-out appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, Philharmonia Orchestra (London),
Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall (London).
$18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students/members
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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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