Ruth Zimbler was born in Vienna, Austria in 1928. Ruth and her brother Walter watched the destruction of the largest synagogue in Vienna from their apartment on November 10, 1938 during Kristallnacht. Ruth and Walter were on the first Kindertransport out …
Join the musical group Yellow Sneaker and their puppet pals for programs that nurture family bonds and bridge connections to Jewish life and traditions. Every concert will focus on a different Jewish holiday or value including: caring for the environment, friendship, and …
Julie Burstein (Spark: How Creativity Works) interviews renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones, his 95-year-old mother-in-law Dora Amelan, and her son Bjorn Amelan about Dora's gripping story of survival during the Holocaust and how this became the inspiration for Bill T. …
Birthplace (Miejsce urodzenia, 1992, 47 min., Polish with English subtitles) Directed by Paweł Łoziński This gripping murder mystery documentary follows Polish-Jewish author Henryk Grynberg, who survived the war in hiding with his mother. Years later, he returns to his village in …
By Anna Bikont in conversation with David Samuels, Literary Editor, Tablet magazine On July 10, 1941, the citizens of Jedwabne rounded up the Jewish population and burned them alive. Part history, part memoir, this is the story of the massacre …
Randy Cohen, host of Person Place Thing, in conversation with clarinetist David Krakauer. Cohen will interview Krakauer about a person, a place, and a thing that are meaningful to him. Take note — when a musician is interviewed, there is …
Join Elaine Freed Lindenblatt for a stroll down memory lane as she recounts the story of how her father's restaurant on NY Route 17 became the landmark “Red Apple Rest.” Hear what it was like to grow up in a …
Come to the Museum of Jewish Heritage to hear an insightful testimony from a Holocaust survivor. Ray Kaner was born in Lodz, Poland. She endured Ghetto Lodz, and was transported to Auschwitz in August 1944 during the liquidation of the …
Kick off your weekend with friends, food and drinks, a massage, and the best Hudson River sunset views in downtown. The Museum of Jewish Heritage and Lab/Shul host a pre-Shabbat party for twenty-and thirty-somethings to end the workweek in the …
Narrated by Emmy-winning actor Alan Alda, this is an enchanting musical biography of the great Yiddish author, performed by one of the foremost interpreters of his work- Theodore Bikel: the legendary actor, singer, troubadour and Jewish activist. Using vintage film, …