Jews and Words: A Celebration of Jewish Writing, Language, and Expression

Featuring the panels “What We Talk about When We Talk about Jewish Culture” (James Young, moderator, Deborah Dash Moore, Adam Kirsch, Liel Leibovits); “Was Irving Howe Right? The Rise and Fall of Jewish Secularism” (David Blake, moderator, Samuel G. Freedman, Alana Newhouse, Jonathan Sarna); “Talking Jewish” (Dara Horn and David Roskies); “Renewing Our Diasporas: Incorporating the European Past into 21st-Century Jewish Cultures” (Jonathan Brent, moderator, Rokhl Kafrissen, Barbara Mann, Antony Polonsky).

From INSIDE NEW YORK – Empire Cake, you had me at gourmet Twinkies. Hostess, maker of such artificially delicious lunchbox treats as Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Sno Balls, may have to declare bankruptcy again. Is there nothing sacred? Twinkies should be the antidote to the economy. But this doesn’t mean you need to go on a crusade to hunt down the last box on Earth (“Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?”), nor should you be saving up for the winter (contrary to popular belief, even the golden perfection of a Twinkie expires). Chelsea’s Empire Cake (112 Eighth Ave., 212-242-5858) makes its own gourmet “twinkies,” covered in a chocolate or white chocolate glaze instead of a plastic wrapper… Read the full review at Inside New York.










When: Sun., Feb. 10, 2013 at 10:00 am
Where: American Jewish Historical Society
15 W. 16th St.
212-294-6160
Price: $30
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Featuring the panels “What We Talk about When We Talk about Jewish Culture” (James Young, moderator, Deborah Dash Moore, Adam Kirsch, Liel Leibovits); “Was Irving Howe Right? The Rise and Fall of Jewish Secularism” (David Blake, moderator, Samuel G. Freedman, Alana Newhouse, Jonathan Sarna); “Talking Jewish” (Dara Horn and David Roskies); “Renewing Our Diasporas: Incorporating the European Past into 21st-Century Jewish Cultures” (Jonathan Brent, moderator, Rokhl Kafrissen, Barbara Mann, Antony Polonsky).

From INSIDE NEW YORK – Empire Cake, you had me at gourmet Twinkies. Hostess, maker of such artificially delicious lunchbox treats as Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Sno Balls, may have to declare bankruptcy again. Is there nothing sacred? Twinkies should be the antidote to the economy. But this doesn’t mean you need to go on a crusade to hunt down the last box on Earth (“Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?”), nor should you be saving up for the winter (contrary to popular belief, even the golden perfection of a Twinkie expires). Chelsea’s Empire Cake (112 Eighth Ave., 212-242-5858) makes its own gourmet “twinkies,” covered in a chocolate or white chocolate glaze instead of a plastic wrapper… Read the full review at Inside New York.
Buy tickets/get more info now