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Far From the Tree: An Evening with Andrew Solomon An intimate conversation in which National Book Award-winner Solomon discussed the stories of parents who not only learn to handle and help their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. |
Apr 24, 2013 |  |
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A 21st Century Education with Sal Khan Sal Khan the Founder and Executive Director of Khan Academy talks about education in the 21st Century. |
Apr 9, 2013 | |
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Enacting The Dream: A Conversation On Immigration Reform Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, Dream Activist Roy Naim and Rachel Tiven, the Executive Director of Immigration Equality talk frankly about immigration reform efforts and why it's important to our community. |
Apr 3, 2013 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: The Heavy - A Conversation with Dara-Lynn Weiss Dara-Lynn Weiss, author of The Heavy, talks frankly about the sometimes unpopular choices parents make in order to do what they think is best for their children. |
Mar 13, 2013 | |
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More Than Money: The Price of Inequality Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about the state of the U.S. economy and his most recent book focusing on the growing inequality in American society. |
Feb 27, 2013 | |
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Learning Matters: Are Our Boys In Crisis? Richard Whitmire and Dr. Perri Klass discuss the problems boys face and what schools and parents can do to ensure their happiness and success. |
Feb 20, 2013 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: Meeting Malcolm One of the most incisive, innovative writers and thinkers of our time, Malcolm Gladwell, discusses his upcoming book, David and Goliath, and how he created such a singular journalistic niche. |
Jan 16, 2013 | |
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When We Were Free To Be: A Special 40th Anniversary Celebration Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Free to Be… You and Me with original celebrity reflections, a performance by the PS22 chorus, and more special guests and surprises. |
Dec 10, 2012 | |
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The Israel Forum: Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. The American-Israeli relationship runs deep and is full of both passions and pitfalls. There is no one better to lay the landscape than Michael Oren, ambassador, academic, and author. |
Dec 5, 2012 | |
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Learning Matters: Teaching Character with Paul Tough, Dominic Randolph & Dave Levin Can we teach our kids grit? Listen to Paul Tough, Dave Levin and Dominic Randolph discuss this question and more in their conversation on teaching character moderated by John Merrow. |
Dec 5, 2012 | |
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Cook Fight: A Night with NY Times Food Reporters Julia Moskin & Kim Severson Popular NY Times reporters Julia Moskin and Kim Severson go head-to-head in a battle for kitchen dominance. Listen in as Abigail Pogrebin interviews them about their one-of-a-kind cookbook, Cook Fight. |
Nov 28, 2012 | |
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Learning Matters: Life in Education's Hot Seat Dr. Merryl Tisch, the Chancellor of the state's Board of Regents, talks with John Merrow about the state's struggles, victories, and plans for the future. |
Oct 24, 2012 | |
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A Mindful Nation: A Conversation with Congressman Tim Ryan & Dr. Saki Santorelli Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan and Dr. Saki Santorelli discuss the positive impact of mindfulness across a broad range of industries. |
Oct 10, 2012 | |
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More Than Money: Politics & the Economy with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of The Nation, talks politics and the economy with Myron Kandel. |
Sep 24, 2012 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: Judy Collins—A Troubadour's Story Judy Collins, whose music is fixed into the American landscape, talks about her revealing memoir, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes, and a career that's spanned five decades. |
May 23, 2012 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: Softball with Chris Matthews The master of acerbic political commentary discusses his career, the election, and his newest bestseller, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero. |
May 14, 2012 | |
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Learning Matters: A Conversation with Joel Klein A discussion with former Chancellor of the NYC DOE, Joel Klein. The former Assistant US Attorney and publishing executive talks about his toughest battles during his eight year tenure as Chancellor. |
May 7, 2012 | |
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Homesick and Happy: A Parenting Conversation and Book Signing Michael Thompson, Ph.D., renowned author and psychologist, and Skip Vichness, immediate past chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camping, discuss Thompson's newest book. This event was graciously sponsored by www.MaineCampExperience.com. |
May 6, 2012 | |
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Learning To Breathe with Meredith Vieira and Priscilla Warner Former Today host Meredith Vieira joins friend and author Priscilla Warner (The Faith Club) for a night of reflection as they discuss their personal quests to living peaceful, meaningful lives. |
Apr 15, 2012 | |
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More Than Money: Maria Bartiromo Talks Business CNBC luminary and Wall Street Journal Report anchor Maria Bartiromo discusses her career in business journalism and current market happenings. |
Apr 4, 2012 | |
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Combating Islamophobia Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Muhammad Shamsi Ali discuss their efforts to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, promoting understanding and reconciliation through face-to-face Muslim-Jewish dialogue. Moderated by Chelsea Clinton. |
Mar 14, 2012 | |
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Beyond The Sling: A Parenting Conversation and Book Signing with Actress and Neuroscientist Mayim Bialik Mayim Bialik in conversation with Deborah Kolben of kveller.com for an insightful, practical and personal talk about attachment parenting. |
Mar 5, 2012 | |
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Learning Matters: Unions & the Future of Our Schools Labor lawyer, former President of United Teachers Federation and current President of American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten discusses the challenging terrain of our public education system. |
Dec 14, 2011 | |
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More Than Money: Inside the U.S. Economy Two distinguished author/journalists, Sylvia Nasar and Jeffrey R. Madrick, will tell us how our economy really works and take us behind the scenes of the current economic crisis. |
Dec 7, 2011 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: Prince of the Table - Danny Meyer What do Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park and Shake Shack have in common? Danny Meyer. |
Nov 9, 2011 | |
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Conversation with Garry Kasparov Kasparov, Chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist speaks on Innovation at the Source: New Thinking about Early Education for the New Century. |
Nov 1, 2011 | |
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Sharon: The Life of a Leader The life of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is discussed by his youngest son, Gilad Sharon. Interviewed by Gary Rosenblatt, Editor of The Jewish Week. |
Oct 26, 2011 | |
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Moment Magazine & Karma Foundation Short Fiction Awards A special literary evening featuring contest judge Nicole Krauss, author of Great House and The History of Love, plus awardees reading from their winning entries. |
Oct 10, 2011 | |
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More than Money: The Business of Media The Deans of Journalism - Nicholas Lemann, Dean of Columbia Journalism School, and Stephen B. Shepard, Dean of Journalism, CUNY - trace the transforming changes in the news industry. |
Oct 5, 2011 | |
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Learning Matters: Charter Schools - The Change Our System Needs? Eva Moskowitz, founder and CEO of Harlem Success Academy, and Dave Levin, superintendent and co-founder, KIPP NYC, join John Merrow for a discussion about the charter school movement. |
Sep 21, 2011 | |
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9/11: Ten Years Later Author Jennifer Gardner Trulson and Howard Lutnick, CEO and Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, reflect on their devastating losses at the World Trade Center. |
Sep 14, 2011 | |
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Learning Matters: The Future of Teaching Two of today's most incisive voices in education—Wendy Kopp, Teach For America founder, and John Merrow, PBS/NPR education correspondent—discuss the teaching profession, charter schools and education reform. |
Jun 13, 2011 | |
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More Than Money: Inside the Madoff Scandal Discussing the world's biggest securities fraud with Diana Henriques, reporter for The New York Times and author of The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust. |
May 11, 2011 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: A Conversation with Alexandra Styron Alexandra Styron, daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning author William Styron, discusses her stunning new memoir, Reading My Father, and the hurdles she faced pulling together this amazing story. |
Apr 27, 2011 | |
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More than Money: Inside the Business of Dining with Tim & Nina Zagat The founders of the Zagat Survey talk about how they left the practice of law and revolutionized the global restaurant scene. |
Apr 13, 2011 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: You've Got Nora Listen as Nora Ephron talks about writing, directing, and her newest bestseller, I Remember Nothing. |
Feb 16, 2011 | |
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Literacy and Lunch with Dani Shapiro Listen to bestselling author Dani Shapiro discuss her newest memoir, Devotion, as well as her experience and inspirations in writing. Shapiro is interviewed by author and former 60 Minutes producer, Abigail Pogrebin. |
Feb 7, 2011 | |
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More than Money: The Secrets Behind the Crash—Inside Wall Street with Chrystia Freeland and Joe Nocera Myron Kandel interviews Chrystia Freeland, the Global Editor-at-Large of Thomson Reuters, and Joe Nocera, co-author of the new book, All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. |
Feb 2, 2011 | |
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Haiti One Year Later: Seeking Lessons in the Rubble Listen as a group of prominent Jewish leaders share first-hand accounts and the lessons they learned from their visit to destroyed Port-au-Prince and the surrounding camps. |
Jan 24, 2011 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: Spicing It Up Listen as Amanda Hesser, author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook and founder of food52.com, and Mario Batali, celebrity chef, author of the new cookbook Molto Gusto, discuss all things food-related. |
Jan 12, 2011 | |
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Debbie Friedman Memorial Service The JCC in Manhattan joins Jews across the globe in mourning the loss of Debbie Friedman, the singer and songwriter who has been credited with revitalizing the music and spirituality of North American synagogues. |
Jan 9, 2011 | |
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What Is This Thing Called Love: A Night with Gene Wilder Legendary actor, comedian and writer Gene Wilder is interviewed by his wife Karen Webb Wilder about his book What Is This Thing Called Love? Co-sponsored by the Center for Hearing and Communication. |
Dec 15, 2010 | |
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Literacy and Lunch with Anna Quindlen In the first intimate Literacy and Lunch discussion, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anna Quindlen discusses with Rabbi Joy Levitt her newest novel, Every Last One, and her experiences and inspirations in writing it. |
Nov 16, 2010 | |
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More Than Money: A Conversation with Paul Krugman Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize winning economist, New York Times columnist, Professor at Princeton University and has authored over 20 books. Hear Krugman and Kandel discuss the economy, challenges facing the Obama Administration and breaking international headlines. |
Nov 10, 2010 | |
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Radical Judaism Rabbi Joy Levitt, JCC Executive Director, with Arthur Green (Director, Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, Boston), Arnold Eisen (Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary) and David Ellenson (President, Hebrew Union College), discusses Green's new book, Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition. |
Nov 8, 2010 | |
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What Everyone's Talking About: The Obama Experts Abigail Pogrebin invites journalism heavyweights Jonathan Alter of Newsweek and David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, to sit down for the first time together to talk about their books on Barack Obama. |
Oct 13, 2010 | |
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