The Museum of Jewish Heritage Announces Winter Programming

The November through January 1 programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has been announced. Highlights are:

It Wasn't Only Sandy Koufax explores the history of Jews in American sports and how being Jewish affected careers.

Ink Bleeds History: The Art of Jewish Comics with leading graphic storytellers discussing how they subvert centuries of anti-Semitic depictions.

The film Olympic Pride, American Prejudice, marking the 80th anniversary of the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic, tells the story of 18 African Americans who boarded a ship to Germany to represent the US, defying Jim Crow laws and Adolf Hitler.

Screening of Munich '72 and Beyond - a searing account awarded Best Documentary at LA Shorts Fest - with a talk moderated by Budd Mishkin.

Human Rights Week programs featuring Nazi hunter Sege Klarsfeld in conversation with journalist and author Andrew Nagorski, and a screening of After Spring from executive producer Jon Stewart about Syrian refugees.

Two performances of the multimedia play And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, with a rare appearance by Anne Frank's stepsister, Eva Schloss.

Get ready for the hectic holiday season with a night of stand-up comedy, What is this Mishegas?

Holiday events include: On December 18, Latkepalooza! for families. On December 25 the Museum is open and will present a morning concert for families, called Kids and Yiddish, and an evening concert, the 5th Annual Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Memorial Concert. On January 1, ring in the New Year with two performances of Bashaynt Di Nakht!(Light Up the Night!).

The Museum's public programs are made possible through a generous gift from Mrs. Lily Safra.

For tickets, call 646.437.4202, visit www.mjhnyc.org or in-person at the Museum's box office. The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is located at 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan.

Schedule

CONVERSATION

Wednesday, November 2, 7 P.M.

It Wasn't Only Sandy Koufax: The Jewish-American Experience in Sports

Olympic synchronized swimmer Jane Katz with former New York Times sports writers Gerald Eskenazi and Robert Lipsyte

Through unique personal anecdotes, two veteran sportswriters and a champion athlete explore the diverse history of Jews in American sports and how being Jewish affected their careers.

$12, Free for Members

CONVERSATION

Thursday, November 3, 7 P.M.

Ink Bleeds History: The Art of Jewish Comics

With graphic storytellers Joel Golombeck, Amy Kurzweil, Miriam Libicki, and Michael Weber; moderated by political cartoonist Eli Valley

Jewish graphic artists discuss how they subvert centuries of anti-Semitic depictions in cartoons and propaganda through memoir, fiction, and essays.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

Note: FOR THIS PROGRAM, TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED via http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/events/2016/ink-bleeds-history#register

Co-presented by the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect and Jewish Book Council

FILM SCREENING

Sunday, November 13, 2 P.M.

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2015, 82 min., Blu-ray, English and German)

Post-screening discussion with director Deborah Riley Draper and guests

Marking the 80th anniversary of the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic, this film tells the story of 18 African Americans who boarded a ship to Germany to represent the US, defying Jim Crow laws and Adolf Hitler.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

AFTERNOONS AT MJH

Wednesday, November 16, 3 P.M.

Gerda III

With volunteer researcher Howard Veisz, Mystic Seaport

Learn how in October 1943, 300 Danish Jews escaped in the hold of the Gerda III, part of the Museum's collection since 1989 and on exhibit at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

FILM SCREENING - Winner of Best Documentary at LA Shorts Fest

Wednesday, November 16, 7 P.M.

Munich '72 and Beyond (2016, 45 min., Blu-Ray, English)

Post-screening discussion with Dr. Steven Ungerleider, United States Olympic/Paralympic Committee, and David Ulich, The Foundation for Global Sports Development; moderated by Budd Mishkin, NY1

In this searing account of the kidnapping and murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Summer Olympics, new information about the events and its aftermath are revealed.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

THEATER

Sunday, November 20, 2 P.M.

Monday, November 21, 7 P.M.

And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank

With a rare appearance by Anne Frank's stepsister, Eva Schloss

This poignant multimedia play, by award-winning playwright James Still and directed by Susan Kerner, weaves videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg (boyfriend of Anne Frank) and Eva Schloss with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during WWII.

$20, $15 Members

CONVERSATION

Wednesday, November 30, 7 P.M.

Where Memory Leads: My Life (Other Press, 2016)

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Saul Friedländer in conversation with Professor James Young

In this sequel to his classic work of Holocaust literature, When Memory Comes, Friedländer returns to memoir to recount his tale of coming-of-age on three continents.

$15, Free for Members

Co-Sponsored by 92Y

COMEDY

Wednesday, December 7, 7 P.M.

What is this Mishegas?

With Karen Bergreen, Aaron Kominos-Smith, The Stone Brothers, and hosted by Sheba Mason*

Before the holidays overwhelm you, relax with a couple of drinks and stand-up comedy.

$10 (includes one beer), Free for Members

Advance Registration Recommended

*Comics are subject to change.

Human Rights Week Events

Sunday, December 11, 2 P.M.

The Nazi Hunters

French activist and attorney Serge Klarsfeld in conversation with award-winning journalist and author Andrew Nagorski

Perhaps most famous for unmasking Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon, Klarsfeld discusses how he and his wife, Beate, continue to seek justice for the victims and survivors of SS war crimes and the French Vichy collaborators. This program will be interpreted by certified ASL interpreters.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

Co-presented by the Claims Conference

FILM SCREENING

Wednesday, December 14, 7 P.M.

After Spring

(2016, 101 min., Blu-ray, Arabic, English, and Korean with English subtitles)

Post-screening discussion with directors Ellen Martinez and Steph Ching, moderated Hardy Vieux, legal director, Human Rights First

From executive producer Jon Stewart, this feature documentary follows two refugee families in transition and the aid workers fighting to keep Zaatari, the largest Syrian refugee camp, open. With no end in sight to the conflict, everyone must decide if they can rebuild their lives in a place that was never meant to be permanent.

Free

Co-presented by Human Rights First

HANUKKAH FAMILY PROGRAM

Sunday, December 18, 10 A.M. - 1 P.M.

Latkepalooza!

Get ready for the Festival of Lights with food, music, and hands-on activities for the whole family.

$10, Free for Children and Grandchildren of MJH/NYTF/WC Members

Co-sponsored by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Workmen's Circle

Family Programs are generously supported by the Margaret Neubart Foundation Trust and Harold Grinspoon Foundation

AFTERNOONS at MJH

FILM SCREENING - US PREMIERE

Wednesday, December 21, 3 P.M.

A Town Called Brzostek

(2015, 55 min., Blu-Ray, English and Polish)

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Simon Target, Professor Jonathan Webber, and Holocaust survivor and former resident of Brzostek Ruth Pagirsky

While searching for his roots, a London professor reunites the local inhabitants with the descendants of Brzostek's Jews through the rebuilding of a cemetery destroyed during WWII.

Free - Advance Registration Recommended

DECEMBER 25 AT THE MUSEUM

Spend the day at the Museum. Enjoy performances and exhibitions, including Project Mah Jongg. Adult and family-friendly tours of the Core Exhibition are free with Museum admission. Lox Café is open during Museum hours.

Museum hours are 10 A.M. to 5:45 P.M. Museum admission for children 12 and younger is always free. Performances require separate admission fees for everyone. Visit www.mjhnyc.org for details.

FAMILY CONCERT

11 A.M.

Kids and Yiddish

Join NYTF for a reunion concert of its popular family show described as SNL meets Sesame Street. For families with children ages 4 and up.

$20, $10 Children and MJH/NYTF Members, $40 Families of 4

Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

CONCERT

8 P.M.

5th Annual Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Memorial Concert

Celebrate the life of Adrienne Cooper, Yiddish singer, scholar, teacher and activist, with Frank London, Sarah Gordon, Michael Winograd, and other stars of the klezmer and Yiddish world.

$36, $18 Students, MJH/NYTF/YNY Members

Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

Co-presented by Museum of Jewish Heritage, Yiddish New York, and GOH Productions

NEW YEAR'S DAY

Sunday, January 1, 2 P.M and 6 P.M.

Bashaynt Di Nakht! (Light Up the Night!)

Ring in the New Year with a concert of the greatest songs from the era of the critically acclaimed The Golden Bride, featuring New York's finest singers with an orchestra.

$30, $20 MJH and NYTF Members

Presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

General Information

MUSEUM HOURS

Sunday through Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., E.S.T. / 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. D.S.T.

The Museum is closed on Saturday, major Jewish holidays, and Thanksgiving.

MUSEUM ADMISSION

General Museum admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students, free for members and children 12 and younger.

Museum admission is free on Wednesday evenings between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M.

A free walk-up tour is offered on Tuesdays at 3 P.M. of the Core Exhibition

Note: Tickets to public programs do not include Museum admission. Public programs may require a separate fee.

About the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

The Museum's exhibitions educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the rich tapestry of Jewish life over the past century-before, during, and after the Holocaust. Two special exhibitions are on view. Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited (through winter 2017), is a thought-provoking exhibition about the people and events that have sparked more than a century of debate. Project Mah Jongg explores the history and meaning of this beloved game that became a Jewish-American tradition.

The Museum is home to Andy Goldsworthy's memorial Garden of Stones. In Edmond J. Safra Hall, the Museum offers visitors a vibrant public program schedule celebrating the richness of Jewish culture and ideas. The Museum is the new home of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, now celebrating their 102nd season. The Museum receives general operating support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts.