Events - May, 18, 2026

History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Khantshe in Amerike — An Operetta by Joseph Rumshinsky

Join YIVO for a performance of the music of Khantshe in Amerike, a 1912 operetta with music by Joseph Rumshinsky, play by Nokhem Rakov, and lyrics...

Books, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual

American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the United States would not be the United States without George Washington. Transitioning from victorious general...

Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Science/Tech/Health

Trevor Paglen: The Lizard People Are Here!

This performance-lecture invites audeinces to consider whether we are entering a new era of invisible architectures and algorithmic systems shaping perception, knowledge, and power. In...

Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual

The State of the US Economy and Society

Join us as we try to make sense of what's going on with the US EconomyIn this lecture, Edward J. Dodson will discuss what he...

Books, In Person, Virtual

Esther Perel in Conversation with Olivia Wilde on Mating in Captivity, 20 Years Later

Renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel is widely considered one of the world’s most insightful and original voices on erotic intelligence. With her first book, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic...

Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Science/Tech/Health, Virtual

Tim Wu, The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity

Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this book named one of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2025, the author of...

Books, Free, In Person

Written Women: Sei Shōnagon

Written Women is a monthly writers salon at Cordelia, inviting you to respond to poems, stories and myths written by and about women.Each month, we'll...

Free, History/NYC, In Person, Religion/Spirituality

Some Thoughts on the Social Utility of the Historian SOLD OUT

Join renowned Holocaust historian and NYU Professor Emeritus, David Engel for a lecture on "The Social Utility of the Historian."Professional historians often find themselves pushing...

In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Virtual

Lionsgate’s Power Ballad: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, and John Carney in Conversation with Josh Horowitz

Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, and director John Carney (Once) join us for a conversation with Josh Horowitz about their acclaimed new musical comedy, Power Ballad, followed...

Books, In Person, Science/Tech/Health, Virtual

Theo Baker in Conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin: How to Rule the World

Join investigative reporter Theo Baker — the youngest-ever recipient of the prestigious George Polk Award and a Stanford University senior graduating this June — for...

In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Like a Good Neighbor

He's here to help! Exploring friendship, bullying and the concept of the clothing chair. Jake tells the story of trying to save a stray cat...

In Person, Performing Arts/Film

In the Shadows of her past selves

In the Shadows of her past selves uses shadow puppets to take the audience through a woman’s different possibilities of being- from childhood dreams and...

In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Artist Talk and Screening: Yael Bartana

Join a screening and discussion with collection artist Yael Bartana whose films, installations, and performances investigate subjects such as national identity, trauma, and displacement. She will...

Books, History/NYC, In Person

Author Talk: A Force for Good with Anita Wyzanski Robboy

Learn more about Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, and the Warburg family who used to call the Jewish Museum’s historic mansion home, in this author talk with Anita...

Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics

CBH Talk | Separate: NYC Public Schools 72 Years After Brown v. Board, An Intergenerational Discussion

Each year on May 17, the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education invites reflection on the promise and limits of school integration. To mark 72 years...