Educational Events in New York, NY

Strangers in a Strange War: German Soldiers in the American Revolution

What role did Germans play in the American Revolutionary War? Author and historian Dr. Friederike Baer shares her groundbreaking insights. What role did Germans play in the American Revolutionary War? Author and historian Dr. Friederike Baer shares her groundbreaking insights into Britain's war against American independence, told from the perspective of the thousands of German soldiers that were hired by Britain in its war against the American rebels. Collectively known as Hessians, the men and accompanying civilians, including hundreds of women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the north and West Florida in the south. In this presentation, Friederike Baer highlights key experiences of these individuals drawn into a war on a distant continent against a people who had done them no harm, and she examines how their presence and actions left a lasting imprint on the story of America, an influence still felt 250 years later. This event is presented by the German Consulate General New York together with the Goethe-Institut New York. Please note that seating for the event is on a first come, first served basis. About the Speaker: Friederike Baer is an award-winning author and Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. Originally from Germany, she holds a Ph.D. in early American history from Brown University. She is the author of The Trial of Frederick Eberle: Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia’s German Community, 1790-1830, which was awarded the St. Paul, Biglerville Prize in American Lutheran History, and Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, which was honored with the American Roundtable of Philadelphia Annual Book Award, Inaugural American Battlefield Trust Prize for History Honorable Mention, and Society of the Cincinnati Prize. Dr. Baer served as a historical advisor and interviewee for The American Revolution, a documentary film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.

Thursday, 30, 18.30 - Thursday, 30, 20.30 New York, NY _$25

Calligraphy, Music & Mandarin Meetup – Your Monthly Cultural Escape

Calligraphy, Music & Mandarin Meetup – Your Monthly Cultural Escape Step into a beautiful evening where art, music, and language come alive. Each month, experience captivating live performances featuring some of China’s most iconic instruments — from the graceful guqin (古琴) to the ethereal, harp-like konghou (箜篌) and the lush, harmonizing sheng (笙)— performed by talented musicians who bring these ancient sounds to life. As music fills the room, slow down and immerse yourself in the serene practice of Chinese calligraphy, guided by a master calligrapher. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, you’ll receive hands-on guidance — all materials (ink, paper, brushes) are provided. Want to practice Mandarin? Join our Mandarin Language Table during intermission for a fun, relaxed conversation with support from our language instructors. Enjoy tea and light refreshments, meet fellow culture lovers, and experience a unique night of art and connection in the heart of NYC! No experience is needed — just bring your curiosity! We can’t wait to share this inspiring evening with you.

Friday, 17, 18.00 - Friday, 17, 20.00 New York, NY _$25

18th National Black Writers Conference

Expanding Conversations on Environmental Justice, Popular Culture, Resilience, and Peace. A community gathering for the writer and reader. Black writers have long transformed lived struggle into powerful art—illuminating truth, inspiring action, and imagining new futures. The 18th National Black Writers Conference brings together voices from across the African diaspora whose words challenge boundaries and empower change. Their stories, poems, scholarship, screenplays, and plays explore the struggle for civil and human rights, confronting injustice while inspiring hope, strength, and transformation. Join us as we celebrate the writers who use literature to spark dialogue, deepen understanding, and sustain us through challenging times.

Wednesday, 25, 18.00 - Saturday, 28, 20.00 Brooklyn, NY _$25

Hands On History: Read Black History

Welcome back to King Manor! We kick off 2026 with a collaboration to celebrate Black History Month. Stop by to learn more about Black figures in American history and revolutions around the world. This event will have reading circles, access to our learning library, and create art inspired by the work of Alma Thomas. Admission is free for all ages! Tickets are not required but lets our staff prepare for your arrival! Part of King Manor's Hands On History series This program is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Saturday, 07, 19.56 - Saturday, 07, 19.56 Jamaica, NY _$25

Hands On History: Read Black History

Welcome back to King Manor! We kick off 2026 with a collaboration to celebrate Black History Month. Stop by to learn more about Black figures in American history and revolutions around the world. This event will have reading circles, access to our learning library, and create art inspired by the work of Alma Thomas. Admission is free for all ages! Tickets are not required but lets our staff prepare for your arrival! Part of King Manor's Hands On History series This program is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Saturday, 07, 19.56 - Saturday, 07, 19.56 Jamaica, NY _$25

Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence, and Surveillance

This Black History Month, please join us on February 5th for an event on Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence, and Surveillance. Brittany Friedman will present on a critical new text Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons. Aaron G. Fountain will discuss High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America, connecting struggles over policing and education. Joshua Clark Davis will share research from Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, expanding our understanding of repression beyond COINTELPRO. Finally, LaShawn Harris will teach about the life of Eleanor Bumpurs, which she powerfully illuminates in Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City. This will be an in-person event at the Schomburg Center and live-streamed on youtube. Teachers can earn 2 CTLE credits. ABOUT CONVERSATIONS IN BLACK FREEDOM STUDIES The founding curators of this series, Professors Jeanne Theoharis (Brooklyn College/CUNY) and Komozi Woodard (Sarah Lawrence College), introduced a new paradigm that challenged the older geography, leadership, ideology, culture and chronology of Civil Rights historiography. Jeanne Theoharis continues in her role and is joined by Robyn C. Spencer-Antoine (Wayne State University) ) as co-curator. Komozi Woodard continues to advise the series from an emeritus position. Discussions take place on the first Thursday of each month. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY | Live captioning is available for streaming programs. ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing [email protected]. PRESS | Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at [email protected]. Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent. Conversations in Black Freedom Studies is supported by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Additional support provided by Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation.

Thursday, 05, 18.30 - Thursday, 05, 20.00 New York, NY _$25

The First Jews of Auschwitz

Eighty-one years ago, Red Army troops marched through the gates of Auschwitz and confronted the vestiges of the horrific industrial killing factory: the corpses, bones and ashes of more than 1.1 million people slaughtered there and the 7,000 skeletal prisoners who’d proven too ill or weak to be sent off on death marches by Nazis attempting to hide their crimes. To commemorate that day in January 1945, we take you back to the first days of the concentration camp with an interactive event built around the screening of an award-winning documentary film about the first official Jewish transport sent to it, 999: The Forgotten Girls. The young unmarried Slovakian Jewish women on that transport were rounded up by their government with the promise of a few months of paid factory work in Germany, sorely needed income for families whose businesses had been seized and jobs had been taken away. They found neither factory work nor wages: just the agony of slave labor, brutality and starvation at Auschwitz. Weaving together first-person testimony and archival materials, the film tells the long-ignored story of the Slovakian government’s fervor to rid the country of Jews and the young women who managed to survive three years of living hell.

Tuesday, 27, 18.00 - Tuesday, 27, 20.00 New York, NY _$25

Unsilenced: The Women of Genesis

In the run-up to The Israeli Opera’s performance of Mothers on April 30, we invite you to deepen your understanding of the matriarchs whose stories have been ignored. Join us for an evening of thoughtful conversation with distinguished rabbis and scholars exploring the lives, legacies and lasting influence of the often-overlooked – frequently nameless – women who shaped Jewish history, tradition and biblical narrative.

Wednesday, 29, 18.30 - Wednesday, 29, 19.45 New York, NY _$25

Dr. Ronnie Perelis: Crisis and Creativity

Jews thrived within the multicultural society of medieval Spain, creating a rich and dynamic culture of Torah scholarship, poetic and artistic creativity and cutting-edge science and philosophy. But the vital, if uneasy, relationship with their Christian and Muslim neighbors suffered a devastating blow in the summer of 1391, when anti-Jewish riots raged across the peninsula and left thousands of forced converts in their aftermath. The tensions between the newly converted Jews, the conversos, and their Christian neighbors led to the rise of the Inquisition and the eventual expulsion of all Jews in 1492. This lecture will explore how the vibrant Jewish community faced the challenges of religious violence, inquisitorial persecution and expulsion. Ronnie Perelis’s research explores connections between the Jewish and wider Iberian communities with an emphasis on the dynamics of religious transformation within the context of crypto-Jewish life. Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies and director of the International Affairs Program at Yeshiva University, he is author of Blood and Faith.

Tuesday, 19, 19.00 - Tuesday, 19, 20.15 New York, NY _$25

Dr. Jerrilynn D. Dodds: Beyond Tolerance

Medieval Spain has long been seen through warring lenses: as an idyllic, tolerant society where Christians, Jews and Muslims coexisted in harmony — or as a world of unceasing antagonism based on religious animosity. Recently, however, scholars have limned a more complex picture that reflects the diverse political and social contexts in which Jews lived and interacted with Christians and Muslims over seven centuries. That complexity is revealed in the art of and about Spanish Jews. This evening we will explore how it is manifested in the decorative carpet pages of Hebrew Bibles, remarkable Haggadot — some with figural paintings, in the grand synagogues of Toledo and Cordoba, as well as in newly discovered and excavated synagogue buildings. Jerrilynn D. Dodds is a scholar focused on how religious groups form their identities through art and architecture. Former dean and chief academic officer of Sarah Lawrence College, she now teaches art history there and has curated exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Alhambra.

Tuesday, 14, 19.00 - Tuesday, 14, 20.15 New York, NY _$25

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