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SUMMARY:Yiddish Theater\, George Gershwin\, and the Birth of an American Sound
DESCRIPTION:YIDDISH THEATER\, GEORGE GERSHWIN\, AND THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN SOUND: The Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion is promoting this virtual event. \nAs a teenager\, George Gershwin attended Yiddish theater regularly. “Khantshe in Amerike\,” by family friend Joseph Rumshinsky\, featured a working-class woman asserting her rights and her desires. But\, not only did the show include a Suffragette Parade — it has also been described as the first Yiddish musical to incorporate American rhythm. This lecture by scholar Ronald Robboy will explore the idea that Gershwin’s internalization of Black Americans’ music was influenced by his early immersion in Yiddish theater. \nRonald Robboy is a musician and independent scholar based in San Diego\, where he was a professional cellist for many years and\, beginning in the 1970s\, an early West Coast experimentalist in the klezmer revival. He has written and lectured extensively on Yiddish theater music\, and in 1998 was named Senior Researcher for Michael Tilson Thomas’s Thomashefsky Project. Robboy is leading YIVO Institute’s reconstruction of the score to composer Joseph Rumshinsky’s operetta Khantshe in Amerike (1912)\, to be performed in New York at the Center for Jewish History in May 2026. \nThis virtual event is from 1 to 2 p.m. Register at https://yivo.org/George-Gershwin
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/yiddish-theater-george-gershwin-and-the-birth-of-an-american-sound/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:“Half-Jew\, Full Life” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:‘HALF-JEW\, FULL LIFE’ BOOK TALK: The Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion is promoting this virtual event. \nFrom Berlin to the Bronx\, from Holocaust survivor to American success story\, Georgette Bennett’s new book\, “Half-Jew\, Full Life\,” traces the extraordinary life of Gary “Pips” Phillips who defied the odds at every turn. With an Aryan mother and Jewish father\, Pips could have escaped much of the Holocaust’s horrors. Instead\, he made a fateful decision at age 13 to become a Bar Mitzvah just as the Nuremberg Laws were enacted\, effectively choosing to be labeled a Jew under Nazi rule. Pips’ wartime experience is marked by daring escapes\, improbable rescues\, and survival while hiding deep within Nazi Berlin. Captured four times\, he escaped thrice\, choosing to remain in Nazi custody the fourth time as there was nowhere to run in bombed-out Berlin. At his place of confinement\, he met his future wife\, Olga Horvath\, who had been imprisoned after surviving Auschwitz and the Death March to Bergen Belsen. After their marriage in chaotic post-war Berlin\, they emigrated to the U.S. to start a new life. \nArriving in New York with nothing\, Pips rose from waiter to co-owner of the world’s largest photo agency — despite never owning a camera. Unlike Pips\, Olga was unable to escape the shadow of her Holocaust experiences\, and in a horrifying twist\, she threw herself off the roof of their gleaming luxury high-rise after more than 50 years of marriage\, leaving Pips grief-stricken\, but also able to reinvent himself one more time. This dramatic story brims with chance\, love\, loss\, resilience\, and reinvention\, culminating in a poignant exploration of Jewish identity\, memory\, and legacy. \nBennet will be in conversation with best-selling author Richard Walter. \nThis virtual event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Register at https://mjhnyc.org/events/halfjewfulllife/
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/half-jew-full-life-book-talk/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Diversity,Lectures,Virtual event,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Virtual Teen Comics Chat
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL TEEN COMICS CHAT – AANHPIA AND JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: Join us as two librarians talk about comics for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPIA) Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Teens who attend and visit the Riverside or 53rd St libraries afterwards can get a free comic book to keep. Advanced registration required. \nThe link to the virtual event will be sent one day in advance. Attendees must have a valid email address and a device with an Internet connection and audio and/or video capabilities. Public participation in the talk is optional. From 4 to 5 p.m. Register at https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2026/05/21/virtual-teen-comics-chat-aanhpi-and-jewish-american-heritage-month.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/virtual-teen-comics-chat/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Diversity,Social Event,Virtual event
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SUMMARY:Adult Short Story: "Madwomen"
DESCRIPTION:ADULT SHORT STORY – “MADWOMEN”: This event is ONLINE ONLY. Join us as we discuss the story\, “Madwomen\,” by the writer  Megan Kamalei Kakimoto. A single mother wrestles with how to protect her young son while still equipping him with the requisite skills to survive in the world. Her love for her son\, terrifying and all-consuming\, can also be\, at times\, potentially destructive\, threatening to harm him when she yearns only to protect him. Register for the story\, then click the link above to read it. On the day of the event\, a link will be sent to you to join the discussion. From 11 a.m. to noon. Register at https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2026/05/20/adult-short-story-madwomen. \nMegan Kamalei Kakimoto (born 1993) is an Japanese-Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) writer. She is the author of the story collection\, “Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare\,” which interweaves Hawaiian mythology and superstition into a surreal contemporary Hawaiian vision. According to her Wikipedia page\, her forthcoming novel is entitled “Bloodsick.”
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/adult-short-story-madwomen/
LOCATION:Virtual
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