Tenement Talks---Free New York Events

February 11 at 4:30 PM

The Puzzle King with Betsy Carter in conversation with her editor, Elisabeth Scharlatt

*****POSTPONED*****
In the tradition of Suite Française or Amy Bloom's Away, this is the story of Jewish immigrants who find wealth and become obsessed with rescuing loved ones they left behind in Europe.

an evening series of lectures, readings, panel discussions and programming that provides perspective on New York City�s rich culture.

Free & held at 108 Orchard unless otherwise noted.

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February. 11 at 4:30 PM

The Puzzle King with Betsy Carter in conversation with her editor, Elisabeth Scharlatt

February. 18 at 6:30 PM

The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread with Maria Balinksa

From 17^th century Poland to the recent Yiddish-speaking communities of Eastern Europe, the story of the bagel moves to the bakeries of the Lower East Side, the creation of the Bagel Bakers Local 388 Union, and the bread’s latter-day revival as an ubiquitous American snack food.

February. 23 at 6:30 PM

Waiting For Lefty: A Staged Reading with Theater 808, directed by Simon McLean

Based on a 1934 strike of unionized New York cabdrivers, Clifford Odet’s first play hit theaters at the height of the depression and was an instant critical and public sensation. Now the actors of Theater 808 recreate scenes.

LES Stores: Holidays in the City (Part 3), December 17, 2009

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LES Stores: Holidays in the City (Part 2), December 17, 2009

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LES Stores: Holidays in the City (Part 1), December 17, 2009

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Alix Dobkin, My Red Life, December 10, 2009 (Part 2)

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Alix Dobkin, My Red Life, December 10, 2009 (Part 1)

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Ilan Stavans and Pete Hamill, Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing, December 3, 2009

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LES Stories: Apartment Tales (Part 2), November 12, 2009

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LES Stories: Apartment Tales (Part 1), November 12, 2009

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LES Stories: Chinatown (Part 2), October 29, 2009

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LES Stories: Chinatown (Part 1), October 29, 2009

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James T. Fisher, On the Irish Waterfront, October 22, 2009

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Rich Cohen, Israel Is Real, October 15, 2009

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Anthony Flint, Wrestling With Moses, October 8, 2009

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Michael Greenberg and Edmund White, October 7, 2009

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Michelle & James Nevius, Inside The Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City (excerpt), October 5, 2009

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Joyce Mendelsohn, The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History Guide to a Legendary New York Neighborhood, September 23, 2009

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Eric Sanderson, Robert Sullivan & Douglas Hunter, Mannahatta & Half Moon (Part 2), Sept 17, 2009

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Eric Sanderson, Robert Sullivan & Douglas Hunter, Mannahatta & Half Moon (Part 1), Sept 17, 2009

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Russell Shorto, Island at the Center of the World, September 8, 2009

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Joan Nathan, Jewish Cooking, September 10, 2009

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Kat Long, Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex and Sin in NYC (Part 2), April 2, 2009

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Kat Long, Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex and Sin in NYC (Part 1), April 2, 2009

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Carl Capotorto, Twisted Head, January 27, 2009

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Mort Zachter, Dough, January 27, 2009

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Jeffrey Shandler & Barry Trachtenberg, Yiddish: A Vanishing Language, December 9, 2008

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Erin Einhorn, This American Life (The Pages In Between), November 17, 2008

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Richard Roper, Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War (Part 1), November 12, 2008

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Richard Roper, Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War (Part 2), November 12, 2008

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Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name (Vanzetti's Garden), May 13, 2008

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Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name (A Polish American Vintner and a Japanese American Berry Farmer), May 13, 2008

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Richard Price, Lush Life, April 15, 2008

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Colm Toibin, St Patricks Day Readings (Brooklyn), March 17, 2008

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Colum McCann, St Patricks Day Readings (This Side of Brightness), March 17, 2008

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Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Introduction), April 5, 2007

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Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Banks), April 5, 2007

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Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Public Housing), April 5, 2007

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