Library To Celebrate "The Jewish Experience In New York City & Beyond"

Brooklyn Public Library celebrates Jewish Heritage with a series of lectures focused on the Jewish experience and immigration to New York City and beyond. All Jewish Heritage programs are supported by a grant from The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust. These events are free and open to the public. For information on additional Jewish Heritage programs, as well as other Library programs and exhibitions, visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org or call (718) 230-2100.

Sunday, May 2, 2004, 4:00 p.m., 2nd Floor Auditorium, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza.

Anti-Globalism and Anti-Semitism: Around the world, the increase in both anti-Semitism and anti-globalism raises interesting questions about what the two trends may have in common. Mark Strauss, Senior Editor of Foreign Policy magazine, considers this complex relationship.

Monday, May 3, 2004, 6:30 P.M., Midwood Library, 975 E. 16 St. near Ave. Wandering Jews of New York City: Oscar Israelowitz presents an informal slide show and lecture on the "old neighborhoods." This visual tour includes the Iower East Side, Jewish Harlem, the SouthBronx, Jamaica, Brownsville/East New York and the city’s magnificent temples. The program includes music from Cantors Yossele Rosenblatt and Richard Tucker.

Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Trustees Room, 3 Floor, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. 350 Years: New York as a Harbor, Haven and Home for 17th Century Jews: Hosted by historian Rochelle Weinstein, this lecture explores early Jewish experience in New York City. Professor Weinstein is an expert on the art and history of the Sephardim.

Wednesday, May 12, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Trustees Room, 3 Floor, Central Library, Grand Army Plaza. Making Space Sacred: New York University professor, Hasia, Diner, explores the colorful, multi-ethnic history of the Lower East Side and it’s status as a sacred space for Jews.

Tuesday, June 1, 2004, 1:30 p.m., Midwood Library, 975 E. 16th St. near Ave. J. 19th Century Eastern and Central European Immigration Historian Harriet Davis-Kram speaks about the great wave of immigration to New York City from Eastern and Central Europe.

Brooklyn Public Library is an independent New York City library system serving the borough of Brooklyn. It is the fifth largest in the United States. Its Central Library, Business Library, and 58 branch libraries offer free information, programs, and computer access to people of all ages. Reach the Library’s resources of over 50 reference databases, catalog information, and news 24 hours a day at www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

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