THE MEANING OF HITLER Documentary Launches Aug. 13
The latest documentary from Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Gunner Palace, Karl Marx City) is a provocative interrogation of our culture’s fascination with Hitler and Nazism set against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy, the normalization of antisemitism and the weaponization of history itself.
THE MEANING OF HITLER Receives World Premiere at Fest Online Nov. 11-19
Play/Action Pictures and Means of Production are pleased to present the DOC NYC 2020 World Premiere online of Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s THE MEANING OF HITLER, a consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler in the 21st century that couldn’t come at a more urgent time.
Jewish Book Week: London's Longest Running International Literary Festival Comes To Kings Place and JW3
For nine days, from the 29th February to the 8th March, Jewish Book Week brings together nearly 200 multi-award winning writers from the worlds of history, theatre, journalism, philosophy, science, art, music, poetry and fiction in a celebration of ideas. The 2020 line-up includes Emma Barnett, Tom Bower, Camilla Cavendish, Gavin Esler, Jonathan Freedland, Nicci Gerrard, Adam Gopnik, Howard Jacobson, Rachel Johnson, Norman Lebrecht, Sue MacGregor, Douglas Murray, Melanie Phillips, Philippe Sands, Marcus du Sautoy, Simon Schama, Tom Segev, Elif Shafak, Martin Rees, Andrew Robinson and Edmund de Waal.
TimesTalks To Release 20 Year Anniversary Photobook Shot By Brigitte Lacombe
The New York Times is pleased to announce Forward: Twenty Years of TimesTalks, a new photobook of black-and-white portraits of over 60 influential artists, actors, filmmakers, politicians, authors, activists, and Times reporters that have participated in TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation series, including Marina Abramovic, Tilda Swinton, Nan Goldin, Ai Weiwei, Marc Jacobs, and Rami Malek, along with executive editor Dean Baquet, technology reporter Jenna Wortham, investigative reporter Jodi Kantor, 'The Daily' host Michael Barbaro, and chief White House correspondent Maggie Haberman. Full list below.
Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in NYC Will Present the Largest Exhibition on Auschwitz
The Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust today announced plans to present the most comprehensive Holocaust exhibition about Auschwitz ever exhibited in North America. Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is produced in partnership with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and the international exhibition firm Musealia. The groundbreaking exhibition was curated by an international team of experts led by historian Dr. Robert Jan van Pelt. It will open in New York City on May 8, 2019 and run through January 3, 2020.
Center For Jewish History Announces Innovative Program Series
The Center for Jewish History has announced the launch of a robust series of public programs, mini-courses, and a new exhibition that re-introduces the Center as a major cultural institution in New York City. Under the leadership of the Center's recently appointed President and CEO Professor David N. Myers, these new initiatives will engage participants in some of today's most challenging issues, bringing critical knowledge of the past to current conversations. Together, the various series confirm the Center's role as a public leader and a pivotal forum for discussing some of the most vexing problems we face.
PLENTY, Starring Rachel Weisz, Extends Again at The Public
The Public Theater has announced a final extension today for the first major New York revival of PLENTY, written by David Hare. Directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux, the show began performances on Tuesday, November 4 and was originally extended through Sunday, November 20. It will now run through Thursday, December 1, with an official press opening Sunday, October 23.
Cast Complete for Rachel Weisz-Led Revival of PLENTY at The Public
The Public Theater announced complete casting today for the first major New York revival of David Hare's PLENTY. Directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux and featuring the previously announced Rachel Weisz and Corey Stoll, the show will begin previews on Tuesday, October 4 and run through Sunday, November 6, with an official press opening on Thursday, October 20.