Below you will find a listing of JEWISH events during NOVEMBER at the 92nd Street Y.
Highlights:
--Nov 10 - DAVID LEHMAN explores the Jewish songwriters behind such American Songbook classics as "Over the Rainbow," "The Lady is a
Tramp" and "I Got Rhythm." Added bonus - an audience sing-along!
--Nov 16 - A panel of the nation's preeminent Holocaust scholars discuss "AMERICAN JEWS AND THE MYTH OF SILENCE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST"
--Nov 21 - It's Round Two of THE DERSHOWITZ DEBATES, as Alan Dershowitz takes on J Street's Jeremy Ben-Ami on American foreign
policy and Israel.
Plus, Israeliness is growing! It now includes "Family Programs" for younger children and their parents and "Drop-Off Programs" for
older (K-second grade) children.
Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. We welcome your feedback.
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JEWISH LIFE & CULTURE at the 92ND STREET Y
Lectures & Panels - Workshops - Performances - Films - Family Programs
November 2009
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92Y Shababa Community
Jewish Family Experiences with Karina
Every Friday, 9:30-10:15 am OR 10:45- 11:30 am, $10 adults
Shababa at 92Y | 92Y SHABABA FRIDAYS WITH KARINA AND COCO
Join this celebration for families with small children every Friday morning. Cantorial soloist and educator Karina Zilberman and her
puppet pal Coco welcome Shabbat in a playful, interactive and dynamic experience for all ages. Enjoy a friendly, welcoming
atmosphere and bond with your toddler and the Shababa community in embracing the festive feeling of Shabbat.
Every Saturday, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, ***FREE***
Shababa at 92Y | 92Y SHABABA SATURDAYS WITH KARINA AND COCO
Newborns to 5 yrs
92Y offers a free Shabbat celebratory experience for the whole family every Saturday, with instruments, arts and crafts, puppets and
movement. Join Karina Zilberman and her puppet pal Coco for a multigenerational, interactive and dynamic Shabbat experience. Bring
your family to meet ours!
Every Saturday, 11 am-noon, ***FREE***
Shababa at 92Y | SHABABA SATURDAY CLUB
Ages 5-8 yrs
92Y offers a free celebratory Shabbat designed to expand and deepen your child's Jewish experience. This special hour devoted to
five- to eight-year-olds engages these older children through creative and traditional approaches. Their younger siblings are
welcome at 10:30 am for the Shabbat morning program.
Fri, Nov 6, 10:15-11 am OR 1-1:45 pm, $10 child / adults free
Shababa at 92Y | SHABABA BAKERY
Squish, roll and braid your very own challah and take it home to bake. While preparing the dough, sing with Karina Zilberman and
feel the Shabbat spirit. See Shababa Bakery video here <http://pandora.com/#/song/thumbs-down/S224401>
Sun, Nov 8, 4-6 pm, $30 per family with one child / $40 per family with two or more children
ISRAELINESST: ISRAELI FAMILY PROGRAMS
For Newborn to pre-K
IsraelinessT Family Programs is an Israeli-style, bi-weekly experience for families with young children, focusing on Israeli culture
and conducted entirely in Hebrew. Moms, dads and kids up to pre-K are fully immersed in Hebrew language and contemporary Israeli
culture while enjoying a range of activities, including music, storytelling, arts and crafts, Jewish and Israeli holiday
celebrations, special events, 92Y's GymMaze and more!
Sun, Nov 8, 4-6 pm, $15 per child ***NEW***
ISRAELINESST: DROP-OFF PROGRAMS
For Kindergarten, First and Second Grade
IsraelinessT Drop-Off Programs is an Israeli-style, bi-weekly experience for older children, focusing on Israeli culture and
conducted entirely in Hebrew. At the "drop-off" program, children will enjoy activities including cooking using one of 92Y's
kitchens, arts and crafts, and special activities, all in Hebrew.
Fri, Nov 20, 10:15-11 am OR 1-1:45 pm, $10 child / adults free
Shababa at 92Y | SHABABA BAKERY
All ages
Squish, roll and braid your very own challah and take it home to bake. While preparing the dough, sing with Karina Zilberman and
feel the Shabbat spirit. See Shababa Bakery video here <http://pandora.com/#/song/thumbs-down/S224401> .
Sun, Nov 22, 4-6 pm, $30 per family with one child / $40 per family with two or more children
ISRAELINESST: ISRAELI FAMILY PROGRAMS
For Newborn to pre-K
IsraelinessT Family Programs is an Israeli-style, bi-weekly experience for families with young children, focusing on Israeli culture
and conducted entirely in Hebrew. Moms, dads and kids up to pre-K are fully immersed in Hebrew language and contemporary Israeli
culture while enjoying a range of activities, including music, storytelling, arts and crafts, Jewish and Israeli holiday
celebrations, special events, 92Y's GymMaze and more!
Sun, Nov 22, 4-6 pm, $15 per child ***NEW***
ISRAELINESST: DROP-OFF PROGRAMS
For Kindergarten, First and Second Grade
IsraelinessT Drop-Off Programs is an Israeli-style, bi-weekly experience for older children, focusing on Israeli culture and
conducted entirely in Hebrew. At the "drop-off" program, older children will enjoy activities including cooking using one of 92Y's
kitchens, arts and crafts, and special activities, all in Hebrew.
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LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, FILMS AT 92Y
Sun, Nov 1, 9:30 am-1:30 pm, $40 (includes a light breakfast)
JEWS AND MEDICINE: WHY?
"My son the doctor" is no joke! Explore the relationship between Jews and medicine, which dates back to Talmudic times in this
Sunday seminar (part of the Everett Institutes). Intertwined with myth, the link between Jews and the art of healing evokes a
variety of responses, ranging from humorous commentary to scholarly study. Sherwin Nuland is a clinical professor of surgery and
fellow of the program in the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University. His most recent book is The Soul of Medicine.
Tue, Nov 10, 7:30 pm, $27
HOW THE BOOK OF JONAH MINES AND UNDERMINES THE STORY OF NOAH
The prophets Noah and Jonah sought to escape their responsibilities of rescuing humanity. As a result, both risked losing
themselves, one in alcoholic oblivion, the other by falling into a coma-like slumber. Judy Klitsner leads a close reading and
literary comparison of these two stories. Klitsner is a senior lecturer of bible at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in
Jerusalem. Her newest book is Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other (Jewish
Publication Society of America; October 2009).
Tue, Nov 10, 8:15 pm, $27
A FINE ROMANCE: JEWISH SONGWRITERS, AMERICAN SONGS
What do "Over the Rainbow," "White Christmas," "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "I Got Rhythm" have in common? These classics were all
written by Jewish composers. Join cultural critic David Lehman (and guest musicians) for a musical exploration into the American
Songbook and the Jewish composers who penned much of it. Sing along with live performances of some of America's most beloved tunes.
Lehman is the author of the just-released A Fine Romance, editor of The Oxford Book of American Poetry and series editor of The Best
American Poetry.
Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 pm, $27
THE KILLING AND PLUNDERING OF JEWS BY THEIR NEIGHBORS IN NAZI-OCCUPIED POLAND
Delve into the history of the brutal killing of the Jews of Jedwabne by their fellow townspeople. Find out what made the plunder
carried out there and in other towns in Poland possible and how new information, has altered the historical debate on Jewish fate in
Nazi-occupied Poland. Jan Gross is the author of Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland and Fear:
Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz.
Sun, Nov 15, 4 pm, $27
Russian Sundays | RUSSIAN PIANO SCHOOL: A CONVERSATION WITH BELLA DAVIDOVICH
Celebrated pianist Bella Davidovich shares perspectives on her life in music. The first prize winner of the 1949 International
Chopin Competition, Davidovich studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Konstantin Igumnov and Jakov Flier. She was a soloist with
the Leningrad Philharmonic for 28 seasons and has performed with the world's major conductors and leading orchestras, including the
New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony.
Mon, Nov 16, 8:15 pm, $27
AMERICAN JEWS AND THE MYTH OF SILENCE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST
The nation's preeminent Holocaust scholars debate whether or not, after World War II, American Jews chose to be silent about the
mass murder of their European brothers and sisters. Hasia Diner is the author of We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews
and the Myth of Silence After the Holocaust, 1945-1962. Deborah Lipstadt is the director of the Rabbi Donald A. Tam Institute for
Jewish Studies and Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. She is the author of History on
Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier. James E. Young is a professor of English and Judaic studies at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of numerous books, including Writing and Rewriting the Holocaust. Moderator Stephen Whitfield
is a professor of American studies at Brandeis University. His most recent book is In Search of American Jewish Culture.
Thu, Nov 19, 7:30 pm, $27
JEWISH COMEDIANS: JEREMY DAUBER ON WOODY ALLEN
Great Jewish comics are easy to recognize: they're the ones who make us think deeply as we laugh heartily. This series features
Columbia Professor Jeremy Dauber looking at some of Jewish comedy's classic voices who helped define and redefine what it means to
be Jewish, and funny, in America. Woody Allen's extraordinary early career as a writer and stand-up comedian is often neglected.
Hear a discussion of Allen before he was introduced to movie cameras, and see how he crafted the persona that became an essential
influence on modern American Jewish identity. The next talk in the series features Jeremy Dauber on Mel Brooks (Feb 16).
NEW SERIES - THE DERSHOWITZ DEBATES
Sat, Nov 21, 8 pm, $27
ALAN DERSHOWITZ VS. JEREMY BEN-AMI: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND ISRAEL
Debate over American policy in the Middle East is broadening. Should military solutions or diplomatic ones be favored? What is the
role of pro-Israel advocacy at a time of changing relationships between the U.S. and Israel? Has J Street helped or hurt the
prospects for peace? Does the traditional lobby speak for all, or even most, American Jews? Join Alan Dershowitz, who has been
called "Israel's top defender in the court of public opinion," as he debates Jeremy Ben-Ami, the founder and director of J Street,
an organization that promotes American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli conflict peacefully and diplomatically. The audience
decides who makes his case best.
ABOUT THE 92ND STREET Y
Generously endowed by the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, the 92nd Street Y Bronfman Center for Jewish Life is the spiritual center of
the Y, welcoming everyone seeking a better understanding of Jewish culture. The Center presents New York City's premier Jewish
lecture series, which features renowned thinkers, authors and public figures like Elie Wiesel - now in his fifth decade at the Y -
Susannah Heschel, Alan Dershowitz and Anne Roiphe. Classes, workshops and holiday celebrations introduce adults and children to the
values and rituals of Jewish life. The breadth of the Bronfman Center's offerings and its egalitarian, nondenominational nature make
the 92nd Street Y New York's premier address for Jewish learning. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org/jewish.
Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and
community center serving people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds. The 92nd Street Y's mission is to enrich the lives of
the over 300,000 people who visit in person each year as well as those who visit virtually, through the Y's satellite, television,
radio and Internet broadcasts. The organization offers comprehensive performing arts, film and spoken word events; courses in the
humanities, the arts, personal development and Jewish culture; activities and workshops for children, teenagers and parents; and
health and fitness programs for people of every age. Committed to making its programs available to everyone, the 92nd Street Y
awards nearly $1 million in scholarships annually and reaches out to more than 6,000 public school children through subsidized arts
and science education programs. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.
Meryl Wheeler, Publicist
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10128
212.413.8841 | mwheeler@92Y.org
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