{"title": "Yizkor Books: Narratives of Memory and Resilience of a Lost Jewish World", "start": "2026-11-18T14:15:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Queensborough Community College - City University of New York", "address": "56th Avenue 222-05, 11364 Bayside", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/holocaust", "literature/memoir"], "description": "A lecture on yizkor books, the memorial volumes written primarily by Holocaust survivors for the Jewish towns of Eastern Europe known as shtetls, documenting both their day-to-day culture and their destruction during World War II. Author Jane Ziegelman, who wrote Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World, discusses the history and substance of these books as testaments to remembrance and resilience. The event is part of the 2026-27 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and National Endowment for the Humanities Colloquium 'Storytelling in/as Resistance' and is held both in person and on Zoom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/yizkor-books-narratives-of-memory-and-resilience-of-a-lost-j-55131/", "official_url": "https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/calendar/events/2026-11-18-yizkor-books-narratives-of-memory.html", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-18T14:15:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Queensborough Community College - City University of New York", "address": "56th Avenue 222-05, 11364 Bayside", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Dani Dayan and Rabbi Cosgrove in Conversation", "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T18:45:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/holocaust/commemoration"], "description": "An evening conversation marking Kristallnacht, held on 87th Street and online. Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, joins Rabbi Cosgrove to discuss the changing landscape of Holocaust education and remembrance at a time when \"never forget\" is more important than ever. Dayan also served as Israel's consul general in New York and as the 2025–2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair for the Israeli Presidency.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/dani-dayan-and-rabbi-cosgrove-in-conversation-54687/", "official_url": "https://pasyn.org/events/2026-27/adult-engagement/november/honoring-kristallnacht-dani-dayan-and-rabbi-cosgrove-in-conversation/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f735155c03277a53e32221d2ddaf6a9d68fd7650993e55c8fa2fa67f3b5e578a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Spread the Light: Kristallnacht Commemoration", "start": "2026-11-08T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": "36.00", "price_to": "36.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/holocaust", "religion/jewish"], "description": "Spread the Light: Kristallnacht Commemoration is an evening marking the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. It brings together Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, author and professor Dara Horn, and NBC 4 New York anchor Adam Kuperstein for a discussion on history and the challenges facing the Jewish people. Cantor Schwartz and Broadway performer Steven Skybell will perform. 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The lecture is presented by designer Thilo von Debschitz and Simone Bloch, Curt Bloch's daughter, with poet Samuel Haecker reading a selection of the poems. Bloch's satirical works, recently rediscovered and made into a digital archive honored with the Grimme Online Award, offer a deeply personal perspective on life under Nazi persecution. Presented in partnership with the German Consulate General New York, the event ends with a small gift for each guest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/curt-bloch-and-his-underwater-cabaret-55953/", "official_url": "https://societyillustrators.org/event/curt-bloch/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/83e212d68c33e5561f2f9df539c35a9d0b9ddb7fdb2a1d35eb496aeea48e70a1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SIGD: Celebrate Ethiopian Jewry — A Multimedia Evening", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/sigd", "religion/jewish"], "description": "An evening of storytelling celebrating Ethiopian Jewry, built around the award-winning graphic novel The Last Day to Dress Up. Emmy-winning storyteller Yossi Vassa and illustrator Yarden Vasa present the story of Yossi's journey from Ethiopia to Israel with animation, narration, live painting, and a Q&A. The event is hosted by Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and co-sponsored by Kane Street Synagogue, with advance registration requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sigd-celebrate-ethiopian-jewry-a-multimedia-evening-51652/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/sigd-celebrate-ethiopian-jewry", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e9def41f0cfb34502060b6cbafa72eb591ffe5b32eca225f003f612c567ca743-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Torah & Taverna Night", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum", "address": "Broome Street 280, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/jewish-history", "music/folk", "religion/jewish"], "description": "Torah & Taverna Night is a monthly salon of Greek Jewish culture, thought, and music, held at Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum on Broome Street. The evening pairs a talk by a guest Jewish educator with live music, Greek food, and more. This month, scholar Katherine Booska, a PhD candidate in Jewish history at Stanford University, leads a discussion on Jewish history and memory drawn from Zakhor, exploring family, spirituality, community, and the writing of Jewish history. Afterwards, Rodini Rose and Friends perform melodies from across Greece and the Mediterranean; Rodini is a Cypriot-American vocalist and violinist weaving together Greek folk, Spanish, Neo Kyma, Turkish, and Ladino traditions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/torah-taverna-night-53364/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/023bd1bd5010ab53ac39695148bd1bea4fcba26e942e47ea9a58506441eed0c8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Celebrating 30 years of HGI with Fred Schweitzer and Mehnaz Afridi", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Manhattan College", "address": "Manhattan College Parkway 4513, 10471 Bronx", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/holocaust", "occasion/anniversary", "religion/interfaith"], "description": "A reception and celebration marking 30 years of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. The evening features a talk with Dr. Fred Schweitzer and Dr. Mehnaz Afridi.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/celebrating-30-years-of-hgi-with-fred-schweitzer-and-mehnaz-81330/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}