Category: Arts & Culture
Modern Sephardic diaspora to be theme for Skidmore College talk on Feb. 10
DINA DANON & MURAT C. YILDIZ Skidmore College has scheduled a public conversation, “Modernity...
Read MoreSJCA slates the annual Matthew M. Neugroschel Evening of Jewish Storytelling
Saratoga Jewish Community Arts will present its annual Matthew M. Neugroschel Jewish Storytelling Program, on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs and on Zoom. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m....
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Bethlehem Chabad to host Bruria Efune; Talk focus to be aftermath of October 7 attacks
ALBANY– Bruria Efune, an Israeli journalist and activist whose ongoing coverage of the Israel-Gaza...
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Tu B’Shevat: ‘New Year for Trees’ is Feb. 2
Planting a sapling during Tu B’Shevat in Jerusalem, 1951. Photo courtesy of Werner Braun, KKL-JNF...
Read More“Black And Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” set for WMHT; local aspects slated for Feb. 1 program
In conjunction with a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) new four-part series that explores the complex relationship between black Americans and Jewish Americans, “Black And Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” local PBS...
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Polygamy in the Negev is a security threat Israel can no longer ignore
CAPTION: An unrecognized Bedouin village in the Negev Desert, Nov. 21, 2024. Photo courtesy of...
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SJCC to note International Holocaust Remembrance Day with talk by memoirist Balint
SCHENECTADY –The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) will hold an International Holocaust...
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Film about survivors’ klezmer band slated for Jan. 24 S.J.C.C. screening
Saul and Ruby, Polish Holocaust survivors, in this scene from the documentary, “Saul and Ruby’s...
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‘Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa’ class to be offered by Chabad units
Colonie Chabad and Clifton Park Chabad will offer a new JLI course, “Captivating Cases in Rabbinic...
Read MoreSJCA lists panel talk of film “Hidden Figures”
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Saratoga Jewish Community Arts (SJCA) will present a panel discussion of the film “Hidden Figures” on Zoom, Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. The film is part of SJCA’s social justice series. The 2016 American...
Read MoreArnon Adler to talk about his father’s Holocaust survival at Siena University on Jan. 21
ALBANY – Colonie Chabad will host a Holocaust lecture, “A Tailor’s Journey” on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Siena University’s Key Auditorium Roger Bacon Hall, the lecture, free and open to the community, begins at 6 p.m. Arnon...
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Itay Shimoni takes his Israeli songwriting success to Nashville
By STEVE LINDE JNS Cars slow on Music Row when their drivers hear a hook they recognize: a melody...
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