Native American Code Talkers: A Lasting Legacy
During World War I and World War II, American Indians made a unique contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces by using their tribal languages in secret battle communications. Join us […]
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“Love It Was Not” Screening And Discussion
Museum of Jewish HeritageFlamboyant and full of life, Jewish prisoner Helena Citron found herself the subject of an unlikely affection at Auschwitz: Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer who fell in love with […]
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Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
Fraunces Tavern MuseumAfter eight years of holding office, George Washington stepped down from the presidency. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which […]
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Writers-in-Performance Presents “Hold On”
The Writers in Performance workshop is designed to give writers the opportunity to explore performing their written pieces. Whether they are playwrights, poets, monologists, writers of prose, or spoken word […]
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Dance, Music & Kimono
Governors IslandPerformances, lectures and workshops that introduce participants to Japanese culture. Governors Island.
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Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
South Street Seaport MuseumFrom our living rooms and kitchens, and even from the deck of Wavertree, join us for our round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and […]
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The Imperial Examination System in China and the Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing
China InstituteSometimes referred to as “the 5th invention of China”, the civil service examination system in imperial China was designed to select candidates for the state bureaucracy. This system was in […]
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Comfort at One
Trinity ChurchOnline concert. During trying times, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the […]
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Unpacking “The Archive Thief”
Museum of Jewish HeritageIn the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski gathered up tens of thousands of documents from Nazi buildings in Berlin, and later, public archives and private synagogues in […]
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“X Troop” Book Talk
Museum of Jewish HeritageIn June 1942, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff devised an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees in the United Kingdom. Called “X Troop,” […]
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Sorry I Missed Your Show: Christopher Rudd
Gibney DanceA screening and discussion series, Sorry I Missed Your Show highlights dance works from the recent past to explore their relationship to the dance canon and contemporary practice. For May’s […]
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Stories Survive: Henry And Bernard Schanzer
Museum of Jewish HeritageTwin brothers Henry and Bernard Schanzer were born in Belgium in 1935. When the Nazis invaded Belgium in 1940, the Schanzer family escaped to Saint-Étienne in the south of France, […]
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