Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jewish women and […]

Little Seed is an experimental memoir that braids together the narrative of the author's relationship with her brother and family with a deeply personal field guide to ferns.

Weigian Shan will share his profound insights into the fabric of China’s economy with a special focus on its housing market, current trends, and future outlook. He will provide an […]

Step into a gripping narrative of maritime history with best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin as he unveils a true story of resilience, treachery, and survival at the edge of the world.

Poetry reading.

Karmela Waldman is an eighty-something psychotherapist and Holocaust survivor. Her son, Joel Waldman, is a successful broadcast journalist. After a discontented Joel chooses to leave his network news job, he gets a crazy idea for the next step in his career: what if he and his elderly mother did a podcast together? Things get off […]

Walk & writing session led by poet Jon Curley. Participants will be encouraged to use observations as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Registration required, please email: [email protected].

In considering why humans get cancer, it is useful to ask an alternative question, “Why have humans been so good at not getting cancer in the first 4-5 decades of life?” There is no singular explanation for why an aging body is more susceptible to cancer. However, many recent studies now show that aging — […]

Award-winning author of The Plaza, Julie Satow looks south on Fifth Avenue and back through the 20th century to examine the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them. In three chic palaces of consumption – Bonwit Teller, Lord & Taylor, and Henri Bendel – Satow writes, "men owned […]

The earliest Jewish Sunday schools were female-led, growing from one school in Philadelphia established by Rebecca Gratz in 1838 to an entire system that educated vast numbers of Jewish youth across the country. These schools were modeled on Christian approaches to religious education and aimed to protect Jewish children from Protestant missionaries. But debates soon […]

Poets John Keene and Pamela Sneed read their work.

B Hills – A Queens native whose diverse music selections reflect his eclectic upbringing in NYC. Selections for the evening will be a hypnotic blend of deep, jazzy, and soulful […]

Jesse McCarthy presents The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War, in conversation with Vinson Cunningham. From the author of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?, a […]

In Jewish Life in Medieval Spain, Jonathan Ray explores the Jewish experience in medieval Spain from the dawn of Sephardic society in the ninth century to the expulsion of 1492. […]

In the middle of the twentieth century, good cameras became smaller and lighter, enabling street photographers to roam alleyways, ride elevated trains and subways, and stroll beaches in the summertime […]

Do you regret not talking to the hot person on the train reading a book you like? Did your last Hinge date reveal that they haven't read a book since […]

Walk & writing session led by poet Jon Curley. Participants will be encouraged to use observations as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Registration required, […]

Filled with insights, provocation, and humor, On the Couch offers an original and nuanced portrait of Freud as a complex figure who, for all his flaws, forever changed how we […]

Based in Seattle, architect Susan Jones is a national leader in the Mass Timber community. Established in 2003, her firm, atelierjones, completed four of the earliest mass timber buildings permitted […]

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protagonist grappling with grief, inheritance, and the ghosts of his past.

The fates of lesbian women in Nazi Germany have long been contested. When the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism opened in Berlin in 2008 it was an occasion for […]

This program will delve into the challenges confronting China’s economy, examining how the nation is confronting risks associated with trade, technology, and geopolitical tensions. We’ll analyze the implications of these […]

Yung Wing (1828–1912) was a transformative figure in China’s modernization. Often hailed as the first Chinese graduate of an American university, his life and work transcended this singular achievement. While Yung Wing is rightfully recognized as the “Father of Chinese Students Studying Abroad,” his impact extended far beyond education. China’s modern history was a period […]

Walk & writing session led by poet Jon Curley. Participants will be encouraged to use observations as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Registration required, please email: [email protected].

Antisemitism flourished in early twentieth-century America. The Great Wave of Immigration from 1881 to 1914 brought 2.2 million eastern European Jews to America, fleeing persecution and seeking opportunity. They were often met with suspicion, and even violence. One such person who is emblematic of the antisemitism of this time is Henry Ford, founder of the […]

Skyscrapers today are controversial – especially in New York – but globally they are getting taller and more numerous. This evening features two authors, an economist, Jason M. Barr, and a real estate reporter, Katherine Clarke, discussing their recent books on supertall skyscrapers. The program, which is organized by the Council on Tall Buildings and […]

A modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it.

Hear poetry hailing from every corner of NYC. Share your poems on our open-mic stage.

This Flag Day Parade will kick off at noon from City Hall Park, march down Broadway, and end at the grandstand in front of Fraunces Tavern at about 12:30pm. An open house will be underway at Fraunces Tavern Museum, where a ceremony will include student essay contest winners reading their essays on “What the American […]

Come-as-you-are poetry writing meetup that is free and open to all ages. There will be moments to write poetry, recite poetry, and enjoy the summer sun with new friends. Don’t forget to bring a blanket/seat for your lounging preference! Registration is required; attendees will receive a Poets House pamphlet of writing prompts with RSVP.