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Chinese American Literary Notables

Chinese American Literary Notables

Online lecture. To celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Renwen Society presents a lecture on May 14 on American...

Frederic Tuten Presents The Bar at Twilight, in converstion with Wayne Koestenbaum

Frederic Tuten Presents The Bar at Twilight, in converstion with Wayne Koestenbaum

In fifteen masterful stories, Frederic Tuten entertains questions of existential magnitude, pervasive yearning, and the creative impulse. A wealthy...

The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

Online lunchtime talk with the host of NPR’s Planet Money, as she uncovers the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor...

Edward Mendelson Presents The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, in conversation with Joan Acocella

Edward Mendelson Presents The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, in conversation with Joan Acocella

The first two volumes of the eagerly anticipated first complete edition of Auden's poems--including some that have never been published before.

Stories Survive: Dr. Julius G. Mendel

Stories Survive: Dr. Julius G. Mendel

Dr. Julius G. Mendel was born on August 17, 1931 to a Jewish family in Germany. His father, Dr. Herbert Mendel, served in the German military during...

The Science of Storytelling for Business

The Science of Storytelling for Business

Virtual, interactive workshop. Learn the three techniques neuroscientists have identified as critical to storytelling for business.

Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy

Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy

In person and online. Immunotherapy has fundamentally shifted the paradigm for cancer treatment, delivering effective and durable responses for...

Jews in Colonial New York

Jews in Colonial New York

Webinar. Join us for a discussion about the lives of New York City Jews in the colonial era. We’ll look at community spaces such as the Sephardic...

“Nazi Billionaires” Book Talk

“Nazi Billionaires” Book Talk

Many people became rich or richer off the detestable actions of the Third Reich during WWII through the use of Jewish slave labor, seizing Jewish...

American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte’s Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life

American Urbanist: How William H. Whyte’s Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life

Webinar. In what the New York Times review calls a "marvelous new biography," journalist Richard K. Rein chronicles the life of William H. Whyte, one...

Paper Republic’s Guide to Contemporary Chinese Literature

Paper Republic’s Guide to Contemporary Chinese Literature

Chinese literature can offer readers an extraordinary window into China, but for newcomers to this rich and complex world, where does one begin? On...

Roger Lowenstein on “Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War”

Roger Lowenstein on “Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War”

Webinar. Lunchtime talk with renowned journalist and master storyteller Roger Lowenstein, as he discusses his revelatory financial investigation into...