Tag: talks-readings
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
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
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
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
Virtual, interactive workshop. Learn the three techniques neuroscientists have identified as critical to storytelling for business.
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
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
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
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
Chinese literature can offer readers an extraordinary window into China, but for newcomers to this rich and complex world, where does one begin? On...
