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1997 January 5, 1997 Hebron Simona Sharoni of American University ; Michel Warshawsky of the Alternative Information Center ; plus Isabel Ganz of the musical group Alhambra January 12 Jews and the Environment Marc Jacobs, director of Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life; Naomi Steinberg, one of the “Redwood Rabbis” organizing against cutting of old-growth Redwood forest in Northern California; Shamu Fenyvesi, an environmental educator with the Teva Learning Center January 19 James McBride & Jewish Film Festival James McBride, author of The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother ; and Dinai Elon and Pierre Chenet, director of Never Again Forever , a documentary film about the Jewish Defense League showing at the Jewish Film Festival January 26 Affirmative Action & Jewish Film Festival Harriet Tanzman, co-host, taped interview with Arthur Kinoy; a candidate for office in New Jersey; and Gregg Bordowitz, director of The Suicide , screening at the Jewish Film Festival February 2 Marathon Show (Arthur Waskow and Marcia Falk) Arthur Waskow on God Wrestling Round 2 and Down-to-Earth Judaism , and Marcia Falk on The Book of Blessings February 9 preempted
February 16 preempted February 23 preempted March 2 Immigration Politics in France and the U.S. Roger Cohen, New York Times Paris Bureau; Phyllis Berman, Director of the Riverside Language Program; plus Jaye Fox , JFREJ member, on the Citarella boycott March 9 International Women's Day 2-hour special: Women and Orthodoxy Co-host Deborah Nussbaum-Cohen, religion writer for the Jewish Telegraph Agency; Blu Greenberg, author of On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition ; Batsheva Marcus, chair of the International Women's Tefila Network; Nina Bruder executive director of the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education; and D'vora Steinmetz, founder of Beit Raban, a Jewish day school; also, interview with Gila Swersky of Beit Shalom in Jerusalem on the new Harhomah settlement March 16 Jews and Gypsies Yale Strom, director of Carpati: 50 Miles; 50 Years , and Ian Hancock, president of the International Roma Federation March 23 Hidden Jews Christopher Hitchens of the Nation on the Madeleine Albright story; Roderick Young, rabbinic intern at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah; Mark Robinson; and Otto Maduro of Drew University
March 30 Davka & Response David Adler, editor of Response ; Aaron Taub , poet and contributor to Response ; Elizabeth Cohen, poet and contributor to Response ; Eve Sicular contributor to Davka ; and Alan Kaufman, editor of Davka April 6 Jerusalem and the Peace Process Phyllis Bennis, of the Institute for Policy Studies; Nathan Kristol, formerly of the Alternative Information Center; Rashid Khalidi of the University of Chicago; and Ingrid Gassner-Jaradot of the Alternative Information Center April 13 Jews in Post-War Europe Co-host Rachel Rosenbloom; Mikael Levin, on his exhibit War Story at the ICP; Daniel Singer on the Swiss gold furor; and interview by Mark Laiosa with Jonathan Kaufman, author of A Hole in the Heart of the World ; also, Judith Sloan on her new performance piece April 20 Klezmatics Show Co-hosts Laura Wernick and Jenny Romaine; Alicia Svigals of the Klezmatics, and Circus Amok director Jennifer Miller, who was performing with them at the Knitting Factory April 27 Race and Sports Co-host Andrew Hsiao; John Hoberman, author of Darwin's Athletes ; Peter Levine, author of Ellis Island to Ebbet's Field ; and Lester Rodney, sports editor of the Daily Worker , taped speech from the Jackie Robinson conference at Long Island University May 4 Paul Krasner Co-host Jonathan Cohen (Mellish); with Paul Krasner, author of The Winner of the Slow Bike Race May 11 State Welfare Initiatives Bic Ha Pham of the Hunger Action Network of New York State; Gary Rubin, public affairs director at the New York Association for New Americans; and Hon. Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly May 18 Rent Control Brad Lander, director of the Fifth Avenue Committee; Larry Wood of Goddard Riverside; Marc Greenberg of Interfaith Coalition on Homelessness and Housing; and Julie Lobbia, Village Voice staff writer May 25 Jews and Sweatshops Rabbi Camille Angel of Rodeph Sholom; Gail Malmgreen of the Wagner Labor Archives at Tamiment Library, NYU; and Ying Ng of Chinese Staff and Workers' Association, translated by Kwong Hui; plus Mark Laosis interview with Hillel Levine, author of Searching for Sugihara June 1 preempted June 8 preempted June 15 Israel Eitan Felner, executive director of Bet T'selem; Yfat Suskind, former staff member of the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem; Alegra Paceca, attorney with the Palestinian Commission on Human Rights and the Environment; and Marty Rosenbluth, director, Jerusalem: An Occupation Set in Stone . June 22 Gay Pride Show Jonathan Berger, high school student and activist with his school's Gay-Straight Alliance; Miriam Kabakov and Marc Jacobs of Jewish Activist Gays and Lesbians; and Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz , speaker at the first international lesbian conference in Israel June 29 Jewish Underground in WWII Berlin; the Jewish Press Gad Beck, gay member of the Jewish underground resistance in Berlin during World War II; discussion of the Jewish press with JJ Goldberg of the Jerusalem Report and Debra Nussbaum Cohen of the Jewish Telegraph Agency; report from the Kensington Welfare Rights Union march from with Laura Wernick July 6 Adrienne Rich Adrienne Rich reading at JFREJ's May benefit at the New York Society for Ethical Culture July 13 Jews and Rock n' Roll Show Co-host Jonathon Cohen (Melish) and Laura Wernick and lots of music July 20 Oren Rudofsky, director of A World Apart , a documentary about Hasidic communities in America; and Bruce Kayton, leader of Radical Walking Tours, interviewed by Jonathan Cohen July 27 Interviews with Joyce Antler, author of The Journey Home , a history of American Jewish women, and Naomi Seidman, author of A Marriage Made in Heaven: The Hebrew Yiddish Language Wars August 3 Miranda Bergman, west coast politicsl muralist, interviewed by Penny Rosenwasser; Grace Paley, reading at JFREJ's May event; and Avi Lyon of the Jewish Labor Committee with written reply from Adam Lansky, about the labor conflict over construction at the Yiddish Book Center. August 10 preempted August 17 City Council Primary Margarita Lopez, candidate for the Lower East Side City Council seat and Gabriel Kahn, city editor of The Forward , about her race with Judy Rapfogel. August 24 Borsht Belt Show Co-host Karen Yager; Irwin Richmond, author of Borsht Belt Bungalows ; "Cissie" Blu mberg, author of Remember the Catskills ; and audio clips from Borsht Belt performers—including Mickey Katz--courtesy of YIVO (arranged by sound archivist Jenny Romaine) August 31 preempted September 7 Primary Election Show: Police Brutality and Public Ed ucation Co-host Andrea Bernstein, with Gerald LeMelle of Amnesty International, author of their report on NYPD brutality; and Kathleen Berger, vice-president of Community School Board 2 and president of SBEAC, an association of progressive school board members
September 14 Report on Israel/Palestine and Mordechai Vanunu Co-host, Yifat Susskind, formerly of the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem; with Imad Sabi, recently released Administrative Detainee currently studying in Holland; and Gideon Spiro of The Committee to Free Mordechai Vanunu September 21 no show September 28 High Holy Day Show Gail Twersky Reimer, editor, Beginning Anew: and contributors Nessa Rappaport and Arlene Argus. October 5 100th Anniversary of the Bund Jack Jacobs, John Jay College-CUNY, Dr. Benjamin Nadel, Secretary of the Bund, and Aaron Taub , archivist, YIVO October 12 Pre-empted October 19 Marathon Special (3 hours) Mollie Katzen author of the The Moosewood Cookbook , and most recently Vegetable Heaven , Alicia Svigals, violinist with the Klezmatics ( Possessed) and her own debut CD ( Fidl ) with "surprise call-ins" from Tony Kushner and David Adler ( Response ). October 26New York City 's Museum of Jewish Heritage: Holocaust Memorial. Co-host Rachel Rosenbloom ( Executive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice ) with Rochelle Saidel, author of Never Too Late to Remember: The Politics Behind New York City's Holocaust Museum (Homes and Meier), John Ranz (The Generation After: Holocaust Survivors Association), Glen Mones (JAGL). Also the Columbia Staff Workers' Strike with Professor Eric Foner. November 2 Election Show Journalists Jesse Drucker ( The New York Observer ) and Wayne Barrett ( The Village Voice ). November 9 Global Jewish Music Co-host, David Adler. Guest include Matt Darieau, musician with the Klezmatics and the Paradox Trio talking about and playing the wooden flute; Jewlia Eisenberg, musical director of Charming Hostess, featuring her group's CD Eat ; and Michael Steinberg (co-editor of Response) . Interview with Lauren Sklamberg of the Klezmatics about the Global Jewish Music program they are co-sponsoring with Response and the club, SOBs, the second Wednesday of every month. November 16 A Dybbuk Interviews conducted by Alisa Solomon, staff writer of The Village Voice , with Tony Kushner, whose adaptation of The Dybbuk is playing at The Public Theater and with the director of the production, Brian Kulik. Also, excerpts about the production with Alicia Svigels of the Klezmatics, who composed the music for and are playing in the show. November 23 The Cagan Famiy: Three Generations of Social Activitism Jesse Cagan, Leslie Cagan and Joanna Cagan. November 30 Model Minorities Andy Hsiao (Sr. Editor, The Village Voice ), Nancy Ordover (PhD Berkeley ), Howard Jordan (WBAI) December 7 The Diary of Anne Frank Lawrence Graver (author of An Obsession with Anne Frank: Meyer Levin and The Diary ). Also Metropolitan Klezmer with Eve Sicular and Debra Karpal and Bic Ha Pham (Hunger Action Network) on a new report on WEP-Workers and the Dec. 10 Jobs with Justice National Day of Action. December 14 Religious Pluralism in Israel & the American Jewish Community Anat Hofmann (member of the Jerusalem City Council and Women of the Kotel) and Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center of the Reform movement, Washington, DC) December 21 Co-host Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz . Taped interviews with Elana Dykewomon (author of Beyond the Pale , conducted by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz ) and Eva Hoffman (author of Shtetl , conducted by Marilyn Kleinberg Nei mark ), and guest Irena Klepfiscz December 28 Hannukah Show. Co-host Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz . Great Small Works perform The Day that Santa Klos Fainted (with Jennie Romaine, Mark Sussman and Trudie Cohen), and Rabbi Arthur Waskow.
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