This coming Thursday, November 7, starting at noon, City Tech’s Jewish Faculty and Staff Association will host at the College’s Atrium Amphitheater, at 300 Jay Street, “From Kristallnacht to Pittsburgh and Beyond.” On the night of November 9-10, 1938 rampaging mobs throughout Germany and the newly acquired territories of Austria and Sudetenland freely attacked Jews […]
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Kristallnacht Remembered at City Tech Wednesday
On the night of November 9-10, 1938 Nazi-inspired gangs rampaged through German, Austrian, and German occupied Czech cities and towns, trashing Jewish owned businesses, synagogues, and houses, and murdering many Jews. This became known as Kristallnacht (“the night of broken glass”) and could be considered the first manifestation of the Holocaust. The 79th anniversary of […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Smorgasburg is back this Sunday, April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Pier 5 uplands, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will continue each Sunday through November 2. This (Friday, March 4) evening, starting at 7:00, Bargemusic has an interesting “Bargemix” concert featuring works by Hindemith, Yoed Nir, Jimi Hendrix, and Rachmaninov, performed by […]
Marty’s Letter to Cuomo Urges Reinstatement of BQE Study
Borough President Marty Markowitz has written a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to rescind the decision by the State Department of Transportation to terminate environmental studies for the rehabilitation of the Gowanus and Brooklyn Heights portions of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which would have the effect of postponing any major reconstruction or replacement of […]
Colson Whitehead to Read at City Tech Today
City Tech’s 28th Annual Literary Festival will feature novelist Colson Whitehead, whom Esquire magazine has called “the coolest writer in America”, reading from his works today at 5:00 P.M., at the Klitgord Auditorium, 285 Jay Street. Along with Mr. Whitehead, the event will also feature the sounds of Zozo Afrobeat. Admission is free, and all […]
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