In Roaring Twenties New York City, when the nightclubs closed down, the in-crowd didn’t go home. Everyone went to Polly’s place, the “speakeasy with a harem” run by “The Female Al Capone,” as the newspapers dubbed her. Polly “Pearl” Adler was a diminutive dynamo whose Manhattan brothels were more than oases of illicit sex; they […]
Join Izzi Abrams for an informative and stimulating course that examines Hollywood’s portrayal of the American Jewish experience through films with Jewish themes and characters such as Gentleman’s Agreement, Goodbye, Columbus, Crossing Delancey, The Chosen and Annie Hall. Four Classes on Thursdays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16Drop-in: $20 per class Members, $25 per class […]
We will be discussing The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
7:35pm-9:00pm
Join Izzi Abrams for an informative and stimulating course that examines Hollywood’s portrayal of the American Jewish experience through films with Jewish themes and characters such as Gentleman’s Agreement, Goodbye, Columbus, Crossing Delancey, The Chosen and Annie Hall. Four Classes on Thursdays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16Drop-in: $20 per class Members, $25 per class […]
A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the sole survivor of an undercover operation meant to infiltrate the Nazi stronghold of Tobruk, trading on the soldiers’ perfect fluency in German. However, this man is not British-born, […]
