Events - February, 4, 2013

History/NYC

Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom

This dialogue with Stéphane Gerson, a cultural historian and Mitch Horowitz, an American writer in occult and esoteric themes, chronicles Nostradamus’s rise to celebrity, and...
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Books, History/NYC

Carlo Ginzburg

The distinguished historian and author of The Cheese and the Worms delivers this year's Joy Gottesman Ungerleider Lecture, co-presented by the Dorot Jewish Division.
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Religion/Spirituality

In the Mix: Building Community and the Eruv

The widespread introduction of eruvs in America encouraged a broader and more inclusive participation in Jewish liturgical and social life on the Sabbath. Join Professor Sylvia Barack...
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Books,

George Schaller

As a field biologist, Schaller is a legend. He has studied endangered and iconic species in 23 countries on four continents over the past 60...
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Art/Photo/Design

Robert Hunt - The Meaning of Line

"In order to give meaning to the world, one has to feel oneself involved in what he frames. This attitude requires concentration, a discipline of...
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History/NYC, Film

Making Roots, and Making TV History

The miniseries Roots, which aired in 1977, was one of the most influential and highest rated television events of all time; the final episode had an...
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Art/Photo/Design

David Diao on Barnett Newman

Diao will speak on the influence of Newman's solo exhibitions, Barnett Newman: Four Paintings, 1952-1968 (1982-84) and Barnett Newman: Three Paintings (1984-85) held at Dia Art Foundation's previous 77...
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