Current and Upcoming Events
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The Legacy Program: A series of conversations. Lenny Neyman: Polina Khentova – The Unknown Amazon of the Jewish Avant-Garde.
The Legacy Program: A series of conversations.
Lenny Neyman: Polina Khentova – The Unknown Amazon of the Jewish Avant-Garde.
When: Monday, December 18, 2023, 7:00 PM
Where: ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86274072823
In Russian
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Above the Abyss: Apocalyptic Visions in Photography
Join us on Wednesday, December 13th at 5PM at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents William Brumfield, Professor of Slavic Studies and Sizeler Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, who discusses the photography of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944), his own photographic project, "Lost America", and the peculiar nature of photography as an art form.
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A Bilingual Poetry Reading by Anna Halberstadt from her new collections
Join us on Wednesday, November 1st, at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents author Anna Halberstadt who will read poetry from her new collections in English and Russian.
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Bridging the Disciplinary Divide KHIDEKEL Art and Jewelry of the Future. NYC Jewelry Week
We are thrilled to introduce to you our unique collection of jewelry art, which not only showcases our creative prowess but also pays homage to the enduring legacy of Lazar Khidekel and the Modernist movement. Our jewelry pieces transcend conventional boundaries, bridging the worlds of art, design, and craftsmanship.
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A reading by Larissa Shmailo from the newly released book
Join us on Wednesday, September 13, at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents author Larissa Shmailo, who will read poetry from her new collection, Dora / Lora. The book is a harrowing account of the Ukrainian Holodomor (mass starvation of the 1930s), and the role of Ukrainian collaborators in the Nazi death camps, seen through the lens of one family's experience.
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2023 Diaspora and Art Film Festival - 5TH PARAGRAPH INVALIDS by Boris Maftsir
In March 2020, filmmaker Boris Maftsir conducted Zoom interviews with 20 Israeli immigrants who left the Soviet Union in 1990/1991 from Moscow, Leningrad, and Kyiv. 2023 Diaspora & Art Film festivals are presented in a variety of formats of public and online events from May 6 to July 8, 2023. The FREE online screening of "5th Paragraph Invalids" will be held from June 25 to July 8, 2023; registration via Eventbite.
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2023 Diaspora and Art Film Festival - UNDERGROUND BALLET by Lina Chaplin
When fans of the football club of Beitar Jerusalem make their way to Teddy Stadium, they hardly ever notice Nadia as she enters and makes her way to a classical ballet studio beneath the bleachers. 2023 Diaspora & Art Film festivals are presented in a variety of formats of public and online events from May 6 to July 8, 2023. The FREE online screening of "Underground Ballet" will be held from June 25 to July 8, 2023; registration via Eventbite.
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2023 Diaspora & Art Film Festival - Meet the director Leon Prudovsky
Meet the director Leon Prudovsky in anticipation of the New York premiere of his feature film My Neighbor Adolf. The screening of two outstanding short films - Dark Night and Welcome and... Our Condolences, followed by a Q&A with Leon Prudovsky, moderated by Regina Khidekel. Special Event co-hosted by Cohen Media Group.
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