2012-2013 Events Calendar

 

Spring 2013

Thursday, February 7 (snow date Feb. 12)

O Powerful, Western Star!

Book Talk by Peter Golden

7:00 PM @ The Golub Center, Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY
184 Washington Ave. Extension, Albany

Peter Golden discusses how American Jews became engaged in the campaign to rescue Soviet Jewry amidst the Cold War and the dramatic changes to American and Soviet culture. His new book, O Powerful Western Star!, a chronicle of this history, is based in part on his personal interviews with leaders such as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist and a UAlbany graduate.

 

Tuesday, March 12

"Old Haggadot for New Audiences: Art, Story-telling, and the Religious Imagination"

Presented by Prof. Marc Michael Epstein

7:00 PM @ UAlbany NanoFab South Auditorium, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE)

Reception following the program, NanoFab South Rotunda

Jews over the centuries have invested huge amounts of time and money upon the creation of beautiful Passover haggadot, and have lavished much attention on their decoration. The illustrations of the medieval haggadah—if we understand how to view them—speak volumes to the post-modern audience, in a language at once of great antiquity and of more contemporary political dilemmas. Marc Michael Epstein, Professor of Religion at Vassar College, leads us through this imagery.

 

Fall 2012

Thursday, October 11

Mycale Sings John Zorn's Book of Angels

7:30pm @ the UAlbany Performing Arts Center

$15 general public / $12 faculty, staff & seniors / $10 students

Four dynamic singer/songwriters perform an a capella repertoire of Jewish art and litergical songs. This concert is co-sponsored by the UAlbany Performing Arts Center. For tickets call 518-442-3995 or visit the PAC Box Office. Learn more.

 

Thursday, October 25

The Wandering View: The Jewish Immigrant in World Cinema

Lecture presented by Lawrence Baron

7:00pm @ the William K. Sanford Public Library

San Diego State University Professor Lawrence Baron discusses his book The Wandering View: The Jewish Immigrant in World Cinema (2011), comparing the depictions of Jewish immigrants in several national cinemas. Includes clips from films such as The Jazz Singer, Hester Street, Sallah, and Little Jerusalem. Learn more.

 

Wednesday, November 14

Kristallnacht Interfaith Commemoration

Premiere One-Time Screening of "The Rescuers"

7:00pm @ Page Hall, UAlbany downtown campus

The Rescuers is the inspiring documentary about non-Jewish diplomats who helped save thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The event will feature special guests, Stephanie Nyombayire, Joyce Mandell, Michael King and Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn more.

 

Thursday, November 29

The Tragedy of Leon Trotsky

Lecture by Joshua Rubenstein, author of "Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary's Life"

7:00pm @ Milne Hall Room 200, UAlbany downtown Campus

A preeminent revolutionary figure, Leon Trotsky led an upheaval that helped to define the contours of 20th century politics. Rubenstein gives us an interpretation for the 21st century. Joshua Rubenstein is the author of Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary's Life (2011), the Northeast Regional Director of Amnesty International USA, and an associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies. The program is free and open to the public. Learn more.