UPCOMING MEETINGS
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James Snyder, "The Jewish Museum, New York: Jewish Culture in Context"
Sunday, February 15th, 10:00AM
This is an in person event. RSVP is required.
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Dr. Anna Berezin, "Synagogue Textiles of the Russian Empire"
Sunday, March 15, 10:00AM
This will be a virtual program over Zoom.
Past Events
Zvi Orgad, "The Symbolism of European Synagogue Paintings"
Watch meeting recording here.
Daniela Schmid & Domagoj Akrap, "G*d, Reflections between Heaven and Earth"
Watch meeting recording here
Dr. Alfred & Jean S. Moldovan Symposium "Mark Podwal: Jewish Artist"
To watch the meeting recording click here.
Dr. Sergey Kravtsov, "Constructing Jewish Style in the Early 20th Century"
Watch meeting recording here
Moldovan Symposium
Moldovan Symposium
Sunday, March 10, 2024, 9:30AM
The theme of the symposium this year will be “War & Memory in Jewish Material Culture.” Shalom Sabar will speak on "Souvenirs of the Six-Day War as Conveyors of Socio-Historical Messages from the Past to Modern Israel'' view recording here
Rabbi Joseph Topek will speak on “Beyond the Civil War: Memory and Iconography in Early American Jewish Veteran Culture.” view recording here
This was an in person meeting at the Center for Jewish History: 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011.
Riva Arnold, "A Sacred Space: Synagogue Architecture and Identity"
View meeting recording here
Sharon Weiser-Ferguson, "Old Customs, New Directions: Between the National and the Personal in Modern and Contemporary Judaica".
View meeting recording here (password protected)
David Sclar, "The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries"
David Sclar is the curator of the current exhibition on Maimonides. This was an in person event at Yeshiva University Museum (Center for Jewish History). View a recording of the event here.
Brad Kolodny, “The Jews of Long Island through Artifacts and Ephemera”
Brad Kolodny, founder and president of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island, and author of Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island and The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918. Watch the recording here.
Joshua Teplitsky: "Etrog: The Wandering Fruit"
Joshua Teplitsky is Joseph Meyerhoff Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the co-editor of Be Fruitful! The Etrog in Jewish Art, Culture and History. View a recording of the meeting here.
Lela Tsitsuashvili, "Jewish Cultural Heritage in Georgia".
View the meeting recording here.
Sotheby's: Codex Sassoon
Guided tour will meet at 10:30 AM at Sotheby's, 1334 York Ave (between 71st & 72nd St), NYC. This is an in-person meeting only, please RSVP to info@harrygfriedmansociety.org
Marilyn Kushner, “‘I’ll Have What She’s Having:’ The Jewish Deli”
Marilyn Kushner, Curator and Head, Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections at the New-York Historical Society will speak about the current exhibition, "I'll Have What She's Having": The Jewish Deli. The meeting will take place in-person at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street.