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1996 January 7, 1996 Israel Post-Rabin Interviews taped in Israel with Michel Warshawsky, Alternative Information Center ; and Tamar Mayer, chair of Dept of Geography at Middlebury College January 14 The Jewish Film Festival Taped interview with Jack Salzman, director of the festival; excerpts from Dealers Among Dealers and a live interview with director Gaylen Ross; live interview with film critic and festival curator J. Hoberman January 21 preempted January 28 Downtown Jewish Music Scene John Zorn, Anthony Coleman, Zeena Parkins February 4 preempted February 11 Impact of Rabin Assassination on Israeli Politics Tamara Meyer, scholar, and Michel Warshawsky of Alternative Information Center February 18 Ethiopian Jews and the Israeli Blood Scandal Avram Negosi, South Wing to Zion
February 25 Culture of Militarism in Israel Irit Umanit, Haifa Women's Center, and Simona Sharoni, American University March 3 Women Writers Sarah Schulman, on Rat Bohemia , and Marina Bhutos, on House of Waiting March 8 Women's Day Ella Shohat live, Mira Rima Eliezer and Noga Dagan from Hila, Mizrachi housing and community development organization (taped) March 10 Purim Ella Shohat, Robert Stam, Jenny Romaine, tape from Ansche Chesed Purim celebration March 17 Pat Buchanan Francis Fox Piven, Sumner Rosen March 24 State Budget Liz Krueger, Franz Leichter, Michelle Billies
March 31 Passover Show Amy Beth, Andrea Bernstein, Arthur Waskow, E. M. Broner, Tamara Cohen April 7 Blood Libel Sandor Gilman and David Biale April 14 Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Memorials Vicki Petraka, Bowling Green U. ; Elizabeth Friedman April 21 "Too Jewish?" at the Jewish Museum & Lincoln Brigade show at Puffin Judith Sloan co-host; Norman Kleeblatt, curator of “Too Jewish” show at the Jewish Museum; and taped interviews with...Lincoln Brigadistas at the Puffin Room show. April 28 Sweat Shops: Then and Now Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College ; Bertha Morales from Unite; Roberta Pincus from National Council of Jewish Women May 5 Jews and Jazz David Adler co-hosts, with Dan Morgenstern, Institute for Jazz Studies; and Loren Schoenberg, The New School May 12 & 19 preempted
May 2 Race Demonization:Understanding the Attacks on Welfare, Affirmative Action, and Immigrants Rights Taped Martin Luther King Day forum at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue sponsored by JFREJ, with Father Lawrence Lucas, Rikers' Island Correctional Facility; Liz Krueger, Community Food Resource Center ; Patricia Williams, Columbia U. law professor; Gary Rubin, executive director of Peace Now; moderator Marilyn Kleinberg Nei mark June 2 Israeli Elections Michael Feinberg and Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz co-host; Simona Sharoni, American University professor specializing in peace studies; Michel Warshawsky of the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem; Tamar Mayer, Chair, Geography Dept.,Middlebury College. June 9 CUNY:New Union Efforts and the Retrenchment Plan Barbara Bowen, chapter chair with the New Caucus at Queens College; Richard Boris, executive vice-president of the Professional Staff Congress; Sherry Gorelick, author of City College and the Jewish Poor ; LaDonne? Student welfare activist? June 16 & 23 & 30 preempted July 7 Arthur Waskow Interview about Arthur Waskow's new books, Down-to-Earth Judaism and God Wrestling Round 2 July 14 Conversion Campaigns The new Jews for Jesus conversion campaign in New York and the Southern Baptist convention resolution; Craig Miller, former Jew for Jesus, now working at the JCRC; journalist Liz Galst ; and another guest July 21 Jews and Sports Robert Lipsyte, New York Times columnist; John Hoberman, Nation Magazine writer; Mary Morrison, director of public relations, US Holocaust Museum July 28 Sex Work Juliett Widoff, former sex worker; Joyce Wallace, who runs a mobile health outreach project for street prostitutes; and Dana Greene, a topless dancer August 4 Breast Cancer Harriet Tanzman co-host; Jay Gould; and Rhoda Schaefer of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Network. August 11 Jewish Studies Dialogue between Jonathan Boyarin, author of Thinking in Jewish , and Daniel Boyarin, author of Unheroic Conduct , on Jewish Studies; Alisa Solomon, Village Voice staff writer, interviews August 18 The Living Theater Discussion with Judith Malina and Hanan Resnikoff, co-directors of the Living Theater, which celebrates its 50 th anniversary this year August 25 Jews and Rock and Roll Co-host Jonathan Cohen; with Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo; Richard Hell; and Zeena Parkins; plus lots of music September 1 Leslie Feinberg, author of Transgender Warriors ; Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz reading from poems September 8 Interfaith Relationships Julianna Bronstein, psychologist and leader of workshops at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun for interfaith partners; and Joan Hawxhurst, editor of Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies, Samples and Sources , from Dovetail Press September 15 preempted September 22 Yom Kippur Rabbi Rolando Matalon, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun; Tamara Cohen, May'an; and Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice reflect on the idea of atonement; plus talmudic scholar Dr. Morris Silver on the question of matrilineal descent September 29 Sweatshop Conferences and Deb Margolin Roberta Pincus, National Council of Jewish Women; Trin Duong, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops campaign of Chinese Staff and Workers' Association; and Deb Margolin, performer of O Wholly Night and Other Solecisms , interview with performance excerpts October 6 & 13 preempted October 20 Welfare Congressman Jerrold Nadler; Dr. Alan Sisskind, executive vice-president of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services; Mimi Abramovitz, Professor of social work at Hunter College School of Social Work; Cameron Levin and Joyce Dorsey of the Urban Justice Center and WEP Workers Together! October 27 In Gerangl Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz , author of The Issue Is Power ; Marla Brettschneider, author of Cornerstones of Peace ; Jon Nalley , Community School Board 2 member, all conference organizers and moderators at “In Gerangl—In Struggle” Jewish radical history and organizing conference, sponsored by JFREJ November 3 Election Show Co-host Andrea Bernstein, J.J. Goldberg, author of Jews and Power ; Larry Makinson, Center for Responsive Politics November 10 Prop 209 in California ; DES documentary Judith Helfand, director of Healthy Baby Girl, a documentary on DES side-effect; and Nancy Ordover , of Jewish Students for Affirmative Action, which fought Prop 209, the “California Civil Rights Initiative” that outlawed affirmative action there
November 17 Marcia Falk Interview with Marcia Falk, author of The Book of Blessings , and translator of The Song of Songs November 24 Jews and Multiculturalism Linda Tarry, the Black Doll Project; Sherry Gorelick, author of City College and the Jewish Poor ; Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz , author The Issue Is Power ; Marla Brettschneider, editor of The Narrow Bridge: Jewish Views on Multiculturalism
December 1 Biracial Jews Roundtable Marina Tamar Bhudos, author The House of Waiting ; Sarah Midori Zimmerman, journalist; and Tanya Bowers, aide to Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, and leader of a discussion group for biracial people December 8 Hanukah CD Show Cohost Jonathan Cohen; with Bob Duskis of Six Degrees Records (co-producer of Festival of Light CD), Peter Himmelman, musician, plus lots of music and special guest, Israeli Singer David Broza December 15 COJO investigation &JTS Tenants' Struggle Larry Cohler, Jewish Week ; and (tenants' committee rep.) December 22 Jews and Christmas Show Lisa Geduldig, comic, organizer of Kung Pao Kosher comedy evenings in Bay Area Kao Pao Dinners; Aviva Weintraub, folklorist, collector of artifacts; Debra Olin, window designer and artist; Readings from Shylock (Philip Roth) and The Education of Hyman Kaplan (Leonard Ross/ Leo Rosten) December 29 Court Jews exhibit at Jewish Museum & Folkbeine Production of The Maiden of Ludmir Vivian Mann, curator, Jewish Museum; Robert Kalfin, director and Miriam Hoffman, playwright and lyricist, taped interview with Zypora Spaisman
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