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Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 7:00 pmAuthor's evening with Beth HolmgrenAuthor of: STARRING MADAME MODJESKA: ON TOUR IN POLAND AND AMERICA This cultural biography of Helena Modjeska (1840-1909) tells the story of how a 19th-century actress, born illegitimate in Poland, first conquered the Warsaw stage in the 1860s and early 1870s as a star and an impresario, and then departed for America in 1876, where she learned English and won renown as the greatest "American" Shakespearean actress of her day. MORE INFORMATION >> |
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 7:00 pmIn the Name of their Mothers The Story of Irena SendlerThis documentary tells the remarkable story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who organized the rescue of thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. 60 minutes. Presented in cooperation with Temple Emanu-el, NYC Director, Mary Skinner present. Reception afterwards. MORE INFORMATION >> |
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Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 3:00 pmSlavic Arts EnsembleSlavic Arts Ensemble presenting music of Fryderyk Chopin. MORE INFORMATION >> |
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 12:30 pmLe Grande LuncheonHonoring Juliana Fazio, Debutante Patroness and introducing the 2012 KF Debutantes. MORE INFORMATION >> |
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 7:00 pm77th Annual Dinner and BallSpecial Honoree: Nobel Laureate, and one of the world's most eminent theoretical physicists: Professor Frank Wilczek. MORE INFORMATION >> |