Julie Salamon, New York Times best-selling author, sits down with author and journalist Margalit Fox. Fox’s most recent book, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, is a delightful (and true) tour de force about America’s first organized crime boss–who happened to be a Jewish mother of four, respected member of her synagogue. Considered one of the foremost […]
Julie Salamon, New York Times best-selling author, sits down with Broadway conductor and musical director Joshua Zecher-Ross. Currently, the music director and conductor of Operation Mincemeat, now playing at The Golden Theatre and the score supervisor for The Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre. Previous Broadway credits include Water for Elephants, Be More Chill, […]
Costume designer Ruth Morley was behind the iconic looks of several characters now considered legendary in cinema history. A Kindertransport child refugee from Vienna, in the 1950’s she studied under German-American painter Hans Hofmann and went on to design costumes for opera and ballet before moving into theater, film and television. Her work can be […]
Julie Salamon, New York Times best-selling author, sits down with Beth Oppenheim, CEO of HIAS. Dr. Beth Oppenheim has 23 years of experience working in refugee resettlement and international development. She is an expert on issues of displacement and sustainable systems change with a focus on work in Africa, having lived in and supported organizations […]
Winnie Holzman is the writer (with renowned composer/ lyricist Stephen Schwartz) of the hit musical Wicked, which has been running for over 20 years on Broadway, and has been produced all over the world. She also co-wrote both screenplays for the movie adaptations of Wicked. After graduating from Princeton University, Winnie went to New York City where […]
Michael Kimmel, distinguished professor emeritus of sociology, acclaimed author and great grandnephew of Ideal Toy Corporation’s founder, reveals the illuminating story behind the creation of the American toy industry in his new book, PLAYMAKERS: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created The Toy Industry In America. This fascinating and entertaining new book uncovers how a group of […]