Books
The Jewish Dead in Literature and Lore
Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies 1140 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, United StatesWhat happens when the line between the dead and the living gets transgressed? Join us for a haunting lecture as we explore this gray area in Jewish lore, literature, and culture. Hear from Jonathan Boyarin as he delves into examples that are both familiar and not and shows us that though we try to preserve tidy lines separating […]
Philosophy Workshop on Joel Whitebook’s Freud: An Intellectual Biography
The New School 63 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesDr. Joel Whitebook, Philosopher and Psychoanalyst, will discuss his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography. Cutting through the tired clichés of the “Freud Wars,” the author presents us with a radically new portrait of the founder of psychoanalysis. Because Whitebook is a philosopher as well as a psychoanalyst, he has been able to integrate many of […]
Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters Book Launch/Signing
Barnes and Noble Tribeca 97 Warren Street, New York, NY, United StatesAcross five decades, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has had the best seat in the house. Charlie Watts, the anti-rock star—an urbane jazz fan with a dry wit and little taste for the limelight—was witness to the most savage years in rock history, and emerged a hero, a warrior poet. Author Mike Edison, himself a […]
Authoring Advocacy: Bearing Witness in an Era of Mass Incarceration
Asian American Writers’ Workshop 110-112 W. 27th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesWhat is the responsibility of writers to confront our era of mass incarceration, and how do we bear witness without assuming voyeuristic or exploitative perspectives? Join us for a reading featuring 2018 PEN America Writing For Justice Fellows Justin Rovillos Monson and Reginald Dwayne Betts, and Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s The Witness Program writers Roshan Abraham, Christina Olivares, & Sarah Wang. […]
CJHTalks: Phil Rosenthal in Conversation with Marjorie Ingall
Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th St., New York, NY, United StatesEveryone knows Phil Rosenthal loves to eat. The star of the hit series, Somebody Feed Phil and co-creator of Everybody Loves Raymond travels the world to taste the best local cuisine. So, what will we feed Phil at the Center for Jewish History? With hundreds of vintage Jewish cookbooks here in the archives, we have a few recipes in […]