Tragedy in the East River: The Passenger Steamboat the General Slocum
The General Slocum was a side-wheel passenger boat taking over 1,300 people, mainly from the Lower East Side, on a day's outing to Oyster Bay on June 15, 1904. Soon […]
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New York’s Street Music: From Doo Wop to Hip Hop with Michael Shamosh
The streets of New York have always been the source of new musical ideas. In this high energy lecture, music historian Michael Shamosh will examine two vocal music revolutions- doo […]
Beyond Google: Genealogical Methods to Finding People Online with Ron Arons
Want to reconnect with an old friend? Want to find a good doctor or attorney? Learn the methods genealogists such as Ron Arons use to track down or simply discover […]
Evan Weiner presents Jewish Comics
In 1978, it was estimated that 80 percent of American stand-up comics were Jewish. Acts such as the Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, and Fanny Brice filled the early comic world […]
From Preschool to Pickleball: The History of the JCC in Westchester
Ever wonder how the Shames JCC came to be? Drawing on written and photographic archives, local historian Walter Schwartz will take us from the 1920s, when the Jews of Yonkers […]
