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SUMMARY:Stories Survive: Ernest Glaser
DESCRIPTION:Ernest Glaser was born Ernst Adolf Berthold Glaser on March 2\, 1924 in Berlin. In 1939\, his family left Germany to escape the Nazis and attempted to immigrate to the United ​States\, but the family ended up in Shanghai\, China. The Glasers thought that they would only be in Shanghai for a year at most\, but ended up staying for eight years\, until 1947\, when they left for the United States. There\, Ernest and his family settled in San Francisco. Later\, he married\, raised a family\, and became the president of Avoset Food Corporation. Join the Museum for a program exploring Ernest’s experiences during the Holocaust\, in Shanghai\, and more.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stories-survive-ernest-glaser/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T183000
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SUMMARY:The Bronx in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join Roger McCormack\, Director of Education at The Bronx County Historical Society\, to explore the significance of the Bronx in the American Revolution. This lecture will highlight the Battle of Pell’s Point\, the impact of the war on ordinary Bronx farmers and inhabitants\, and the general history of the war in the Bronx. This lecture will be held via Zoom. Registration ends at 5:30pm on the day of the lecture.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-bronx-in-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Tavern Tastings: Whiskey
DESCRIPTION:Zoom lecture presented by Catherine Prescott & Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli. This installment of Tavern Tastings explores the history of whiskey: its creation\, rise in popularity during the 18th century in North America\, and how its role in the economy of the burgeoning United States incited a rebellion.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tavern-tastings-whiskey/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T110000
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-6/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T200000
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SUMMARY:Dao De Jing by Laozi: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
DESCRIPTION:Written by the Chinese sage Lao Zi around 400 BC\, Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) is the most important scripture in Chinese culture. All the major schools of thoughts and religions in China\, such as Confucianism\, Taoism and Legalism\, can trace their head-streams to the classic. According to UNESCO\, Dao De Jing is the most circulated book in human history next to the Bible. As such\, it has produced a profound effect worldwide through the millenniums. The Renwen Society presents a lecture on the classic on March 12 by Prof. Alan Du\, a renowned Dao De Jing scholar who recently published an English translation of the book.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/dao-de-jing-by-laozi-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-times/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T000000
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SUMMARY:Hot Shots
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate college hoops at Brookfield Place! Show off your skills in the Winter Garden with the interactive Pop-A-Shot for a chance to win a Brookfield Place gift card. Starting March 15\, watch men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments games on the Hudson Eats large screens as you dine and enjoy happy hour specials at the eateries.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hot-shots/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T140000
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SUMMARY:Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed The World
DESCRIPTION:In the century between 1847 and 1947\, a handful of men and women changed the world. Many of them are well known—Marx\, Freud\, Proust\, Einstein\, Kafka. Others have vanished from collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Rosalind Franklin\, for example\, genetic science would look very different. Without Fritz Haber\, there would not be enough food to sustain life on earth. What do these visionaries have in common? They all had Jewish origins. Norman Lebrecht has devoted half of his life to researching the mindset of the Jewish intellectuals\, writers\, scientists\, and thinkers who turned the tides of history and shaped the world today as we know it. His conclusions are featured in his book Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World\, 1847-1947. Join the Museum for a conversation between Lebrecht and Museum Trustee Matthew Goldstein\, former chancellor of the City University of New York\, about Genius & Anxiety. Read the book ahead of time and submit your questions for the program’s Q&A session to pubprog@mjhnyc.org.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/genius-anxiety-how-jews-changed-the-world/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T183000
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SUMMARY:Seeing China Through Film: An Elephant Sitting Still
DESCRIPTION:Watch the film at home\, then enjoy a free virtual talkback with Columbia University Film Professor Richard Peña\, former Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Sure to be remembered as a landmark in Chinese cinema\, this intensely felt epic marks a career cut tragically short: its debut director Hu Bo took his life in October 2017\, at the age of 29. The protagonist of this modern reworking of the tale of Jason and the Argonauts is teenage Wei Bu\, who critically injures a school bully by accident. Over a single\, eventful day\, he crosses paths with a classmate\, an elderly neighbor\, and the bully’s older brother\, all of them bearing their own individual burdens\, and all drawn as if by gravity to the city of Manzhouli\, where a mythical elephant is said to sit\, indifferent to a cruel world. Full of moody close-ups and virtuosic tracking shots\, An Elephant Sitting Still is nothing short of a masterpiece.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/seeing-china-through-film-an-elephant-sitting-still/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T200000
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SUMMARY:In Person: Company Created
DESCRIPTION:Seven new works choreographed by Gibney Company Artistic Associates: Alexander Anderson\, Zui Gomez\, Jesse Obremski\, Kevin Pajarillaga\, Marla Phelan\, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau\, and Jake Tribus. Also at 2pm on March 18 and 19.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/in-person-company-created/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T190000
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SUMMARY:The Bond King by Mary Childs
DESCRIPTION:Book launch.From the host of NPR’s Planet Money\, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary\, dogged investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King\, he was a gambler. In 1966\, a fresh college grad\, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10\,000 and countless casino bans later\, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino. Over the course of decades\, Bill Gross turned the sleepy bond market into a destabilized game of high risk\, high reward; founded Pimco\, one of today’s most powerful\, secretive\, and cutthroat investment firms; helped to reshape our financial system in the aftermath of the Great Recession—to his own advantage; and gained legions of admirers\, and enemies\, along the way. Like every American antihero\, his ambition would also be his undoing.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-bond-king-by-mary-childs/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T103000
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SUMMARY:Skyscraper Monopoly
DESCRIPTION:The sky’s the limit in our board game\, Skyscraper Monopoly! We’ll use the space of the gallery as a big board game where kids can test their knowledge about big buildings and win points to climb their way to Monopoly mogul! As in the old-time game\, kids will traveling around the board and answer questions to earn “purchase points\,” competing to collect the most skyscrapers! Ages 6+. RSVP required. This indoor program meets at the Skyscraper Museum\, 39 Battery Pl. Masks are required for indoor programs. For those who prefer the Zoom option for this in-person program\, please email programs@skyscraper.org and you will be sent the Zoom link.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/skyscraper-monopoly/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220319T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165201Z
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-7/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T173000
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SUMMARY:FOUNDATIONS: Construction History in New York and Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Chicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to carefully parse their structures into point supports and broad\, snowshoe-like pads\, which suggested structures above could be thought of as more skeletal frames than continuous walls. The city’s large\, regular lot sizes also allowed a regularity in structural grids\, and its laissez-faire politics permitted thinner walls than other\, eastern cities—at least through 1893\, after which unions and builders began a pitched battle over the city’s building code. The first session of the Construction History series focuses on Foundations to consider a “ground up” understanding about how buildings were constructed in each city\, given the local conditions. Although Manhattan had abundant bedrock\, even some of the tallest 19th-century skyscrapers did not rely on it. Small lots and slender towers were common conditions in the dense financial district\, whereas Chicago’s big blocks and soft soil posed different problems.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/foundations-construction-history-in-new-york-and-chicago/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T190000
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SUMMARY:Innovation\, Chaos\, and Luxury: Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 -256 BCE)
DESCRIPTION:Led by Ben Wang\, CI’s Senior Lecturer in Language and Humanities\, this free virtual workshop is designed for K-12 educators (though we welcome all to attend) to help advance a deeper understanding of the uniqueness of Chinese classical poetry. In addition\, by sharing his personal collection of the rare original couplet in calligraphy\, Mr. Wang will showcase how the calligraphic art form expresses meaning and personal style\, while capturing the moments of a feeling.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/innovation-chaos-and-luxury-eastern-zhou-dynasty-770-256-bce/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T165402Z
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SUMMARY:Tavern Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Round up your friends and test your knowledge of the American Revolution! Brush up on your revolutionary history and complete to win some great prizes!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tavern-trivia-night-3/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220327T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165403Z
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-8/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165554Z
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SUMMARY:From Chengdu: Stories of the Legendary Zhuge Liang
DESCRIPTION:A legendary historical figure in the Three Kingdom period (220-280)\, Zhuge Liang (181-234) is recognized as the most accomplished and admired military strategist of his era\, first as the chancellor to Emperor Liu Bei of the state of Shu and later as the regent of the Kingdom. As a recognition of his contributions to Shu\, Zhuge Liang was granted by the emperor the title of “Wuxiang Hou” (Marquis Wuxiang) in his lifetime. After his death\, a memorial temple by the name of Wuhou Shrine was built in the city of Chengdu\, the capital of Shu\, to honor him. The shrine is one of Chengdu’s major attractions and houses numerous statues to Emperor Liu Bei\, Zhuge Liang and other generals and officials of the Shu Kingdom. The Wuhou Shrine was turned into a full-scale museum in 1984\, serving as a major Three Kingdom heritage site and research center. On March 26\, the Renwen Society presents a lecture by Mr. Li Zhi\, Chief Docent of the Wuhou Shrine Museum\, who will relate to the audience stories of Zhuge Liang and the famed shrine. In his capacity as the Chief Docent of the museum\, Mr. Li has received many awards and appeared on many feature programs on TV. In 2020\, he was named one of “The Top Ten Narrators of National Treasures of China”. Mr. Li will be delivering the lecture from within the Wuhou Shrine Museum.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/from-chengdu-stories-of-the-legendary-zhuge-liang/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220329T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220329T173000
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SUMMARY:FRAMES: Construction History in New York and Chicago
DESCRIPTION:The second session of the Construction History series concentrates on Frames and the evolution of metal-cage construction in each city.  Chicago has claimed the “invention” of steel-skeleton construction\, which historians often call “the Chicago frame.” In New York\, building codes and concerns about fire discouraged the use of skeleton frames until after 1892\, so alternative\, hybrid systems developed. Tom Leslie and Don Friedman will examine these and other issues. Chicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to carefully parse their structures into point supports and broad\, snowshoe-like pads\, which suggested structures above could be thought of as more skeletal frames than continuous walls. The city’s large\, regular lot sizes also allowed a regularity in structural grids\, and its laissez-faire politics permitted thinner walls than other\, eastern cities—at least through 1893\, after which unions and builders began a pitched battle over the city’s building code.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/frames-construction-history-in-new-york-and-chicago/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T090000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165556Z
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SUMMARY:Daybreaker
DESCRIPTION:In the world of WÜNDER\, we watch with glittering eyes the magic all around us\, the shimmer of life — and move in awe at the moments we create together. An immersive dance party and theatrical show — at sunrise in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place. Kicked off by a magical meditation practice scored by live musicians. This tour only happens once…wonder is ephemeral. Bring a mat\, bring a water bottle. Get ready to dance!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/daybreaker-2/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T165557Z
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SUMMARY:A Righteous Woman: Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi
DESCRIPTION:Virtual event. Beatrice Nasi\, who would come to be known as Doña Gracia\, one of the richest women in the world\, was born in 1510 in Portugal\, where her forcibly-baptized\, Crypto Jewish family fled from the nearby Spanish Inquisition. She worked to find a safe place for Jews\, setting up an underground network to help Jews leave Portugal\, including the Nasi family who lived in Venice\, Ferrara\, and finally Constantinople\, where Doña Gracia assumed a role of leadership in the Sephardi world of the Ottoman Empire. Join the Museum for a program exploring the incredible life and legacy of Doña Gracia on the 530th anniversary of the Alhambra Decree. The program will consist of a conversation with Andrée Aelion Brooks\, author of The Woman Who Defied Kings: The life and times of Doña Gracia Nasi\, and Howard Tzvi Adelman\, Associate Professor of History at Queen’s University. The program willl be moderated by Josh Nathan-Kazis\, a reporter at Barron’s and a former staff writer at the Forward.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-righteous-woman-dona-gracia-mendes-nasi/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220228T165610Z
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SUMMARY:Panpocalypse by Carley Moore
DESCRIPTION:Book launch. During the coronavirus pandemic\, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down NYC for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart. In pandemic-era NYC\, Orpheus just manages to buy a bike before they sell out across the city. She takes to the streets looking for Eurydice\, the first woman she fell in love with\, who broke her heart. The city is largely closed\, devoid of touch\, connection\, and community. But Orpheus hears mysterious news of an underground bar\, Le Monacle\, fashioned after the lesbian club of the same name in 1930s Paris. Can she find it?
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/panpocalypse-by-carley-moore/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220328T171308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T171308Z
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-9/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220328T171308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T171308Z
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SUMMARY:Zaha Hadid - Queen of the Curve
DESCRIPTION:During her lifetime the Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid\, who practiced in London\, won many international awards and became the best-known female architect in the world. She designed distinctive free-form buildings from museums to skyscrapers that earned her the nickname “Queen of the curve!” Launching our Young Architects Series\, we’ll learn about Zaha through the read-aloud of The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter. Then using natural forms for inspiration we’ll build a model without using any straight lines. Are you up for the challenge? All ages welcome. RSVP required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/zaha-hadid-queen-of-the-curve/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220403T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220403T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
CREATED:20220328T171322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T171322Z
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SUMMARY:“The Murders of Moisés Ville” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Moisés Ville was the epicenter of Argentine Jewish life during the 20th century. It was the first of many agricultural colonies founded by Jews who fled the Russian Empire’s persecution especially. When Javier Sinay discovered an article recounting twenty-two murders in Moisés Ville\, written by his great-grandfather\, a book was born. The discovery sent Sinay on a journey to discover the town’s turbulent past and his family’s history within it. Join the Museum for a discussion with Sinay about his book\, The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America\, where he will talk with cultural anthropologist Dr. Natasha Zaretsky.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-murders-of-moises-ville-book-talk/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along
DESCRIPTION:From our living rooms and kitchens\, join a round-robin of shared songs featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in\, lead a song\, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear on the first Sunday of every month.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-live-sing-along-8/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Stories Survive: Ann Kliger Axelrod
DESCRIPTION:April’s Stories Survive program features Ann Kliger Axelrod. Ann was born Elizabeth Benedikt on August 25\, 1929 in Budapest\, Hungary. On March 18\, 1944\, when Ann was 14 years old\, the Nazis invaded Hungary and forced Jews to obey the degrading laws that were already in place in Germany. On April 5\, the photo of Ann above was taken by Hungarians at German headquarters in Budapest for her identification. April 5 was also the date when the Jewish Hungarian labor battalions\, including Ann’s brother Lazlo\, were sent to the Russian front. It was the last day that Ann saw her brother. Ann became one of a number of teenage Jewish girls issued a “schutzpasse” by Raoul Wallenberg and put up in a Swedish safe house. After escaping from a transport to Bergen-Belsen with other children\, Ann went to the Budapest ghetto\, where she received false papers from a family friend. Using these papers\, Ann was able to leave the ghetto on November 1944\, and hid with her mother in a bombed-out hotel until Budapest was liberated by the Russians. After the war\, Ann met her husband Shaja Kliger in a bread line in Budapest. They moved to Italy\, where her son Jack\, who is now President of the Museum\, and her daughter Lea were born. In 1948 the family moved to the United States. Here the family lived in Brooklyn\, New York\, where she had her third child\, Stella. Ann now has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Ann will be interviewed by Rick Salomon\, a co-founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stories-survive-ann-kliger-axelrod/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T183000
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SUMMARY:How Language Helped Shape China’s Rise
DESCRIPTION:What was the biggest obstacle to China’s modernization as the Qing Dynasty collapsed? The Chinese language\, according to Yale University Professor Jing Tsu. Back then\, literacy was reserved for the elite few\, and the system of calligraphy was far too complicated for the technological revolution that was sweeping the world. Join Professor Tsu as she explores the century-long fight to make the Chinese language accessible to the modern world of global trade and digital technology. Drawing on her new book\, Kingdom of Characters\, Tsu will share her perspective on the linguistic advances that helped fuel China’s meteoric rise.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/how-language-helped-shape-chinas-rise/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T111218
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SUMMARY:9/11 and America’s Standing in the World
DESCRIPTION:The events of 9/11 profoundly transformed how the United States engages with the rest of the world. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton was at the forefront of that transformation\, first as a senator from New York (2001-2009) and then as secretary of state (2009-2013) in the Obama administration. In this conversation with 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s Executive Vice President and Deputy Director for Museum Programs Clifford Chanin\, Secretary Clinton reflects upon the attacks\, the power and limitations of diplomacy in the ensuing two decades\, and what the future might hold for American foreign policy. The program is at capacity and tickets are no longer available. For those unable to attend\, the event will be broadcast live\, with captioning\, at 911memorial.org/watch.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/9-11-and-americas-standing-in-the-world-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Noble Volunteers: British Soldiers Who Fought in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Military histories often focus on battles campaigns\, overlooking the soldiers who fought them. Who were the red-coated soldiers who formed the ranks of the British army in the 1770s? In this talk\, Don N. Hagist will investigate where British soldiers were from\, what they did before joining the army\, what motivated them to enlist\, how they were trained\, how they lived in America on campaign and in garrison\, and what became of them after the war.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/noble-volunteers-british-soldiers-who-fought-in-the-american-revolution/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T190000
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SUMMARY:Here & Away: Audrey Schulman and Samantha Hunt Present The Dolphin House and The Unwritten Book
DESCRIPTION:Audrey Schulman\, author of Theory of Bastards\, and Samantha Hunt\, author of The Seas\, will come together to discuss their new genre-bending works of literature as part of McNally Jackson and Europa Editions’ series of conversations on literature from around the globe\, Here & Away.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/here-away-audrey-schulman-and-samantha-hunt-present-the-dolphin-house-and-the-unwritten-book/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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