BRONFMAN ARTIST SHABBAT! with BERNICE LEWIS!!

Get ready for a fantastic evening of terrific food, conversation, wine, and musical performance. On DECEMBER 5th, 2008, the Bronfman Center will welcome singer/songwriter BERNICE LEWIS for a unique Shabbat experience!!!

Part I: A Dinner for Artists at the Bronfman Center.
This FREE special dinner will happen on the 5th floor of Bronfman, separate from the usual Shabbat Dinner at 7pm. It will feature yummy food, wine, and a discussion with the artist about how she views her singing Jewishly. And of course this will also be a chance to network with other people interested in the Arts at NYU, because face it----Artists know how to party.

RSVP is required for the dinner. Please email erica.frankel@nyu.edu to reserve your spot(s)! This is open to anyone, please feel free to invite your friends!

Part II: A CONCERT!!!
This concert is open to the NYC community, but we are eager to have students in the seats. So head up to the 5th Floor of the Bronfman Center at 8pm (or stay and hang out after the dinner) to hear Bernice Lewis play. She is an inspiring songstress and guitarist with a lot to say. Encourage your friends (Jews, non-Jews, artists, non-artists) to join in. After all, a free concert in NYC? No cover charge or 2 drink mininum? You're so there.

HILLEL AT THE BRONFMAN CENTER AND ARTS @ BRONFMAN ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT:

BELONGING EVERYWHERE

This Sunday, November 23^rd, 5:30PM at the Bronfman Center

Please join us for a reception for the artists on Thursday, November 13th at 7pm. Refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the public. Meet Project FOCUS, listen to jazz music, nosh and sip on cheese and wine, and welcome the Bronfman Gallery's newest exhibit!

For more information, please contact Erica Frankel, Avoda Arts Coordinator, at erica.frankel@nyu.edu.

Hope, Not Fear:

A Conversation with Irshad Manji and Edgar M. Bronfman

Two visionary leaders, one Muslim and the other Jewish, will meet for a provocative discussion about moral courage on Wednesday, October 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7^th Street, New York, NY. [Subways: #6 to Astor, N and R to 8^th Street and Broadway].

The discussion will feature Edgar M. Bronfman, author of the new book ?Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance? and the Chairman of Hillel?s International Board of Governors, and Irshad Manji, author of the international best-seller ?The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim?s Call for Reform in Her Faith? and Director of the Moral Courage Project, based at New York University?s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

In his book, Bronfman challenges North American Jews to transcend victimhood, welcome intermarriage, and embrace the creativity of outsiders. His passionate appeal for openness applies to religious, cultural, and ethnic groups everywhere. President of the World Jewish Congress for twenty-six years and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1999, Bronfman was crucial in securing the safe emigration rights of Soviet Jewry and in fighting for the compensation of Holocaust survivors and their heirs. Manji, in her book, calls on fellow Muslims to embrace human rights and proposes ideas for a fresh U.S. foreign policy that can empower Muslim reformers. Named by the American Society for Muslim Advancement as a ?Muslim leader of tomorrow,? she also created the Emmy-nominated PBS film ?Faith Without Fear,? which follows her world journey to reconcile Islam and freedom. A winner of Oprah Winfrey?s first annual Chutzpah award for ?audacity, boldness and conviction,? Manji teaches moral courage at NYU Wagner.

This event is presented by the Moral Courage Project and co-sponsored by The Bronfman Center Selma Ruben Distinguished Lecturer Series and the Research Center for Leadership in Action, both at New York University. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The discussion begins at 7:00 p.m. Book signings begin at 8:00 p.m. To RSVP, visit http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/leadership-10-29-2008.

The Bronfman Center Gallery is re-opened for the year with A Piece Offering opening last Thursday, September 18th. The show exhibits the work of the 2008 Bronfman Jewish Student Artist Fellows, whose work includes photography, video installation, multimedia, poetry, dance, performance art, comics, and woodcut prints.
The opening was a great success and well attended! There was a lovely reception of wine and cheese, jazz music by Steinhardt guitarist Dimitry Ekshtut, and a chance for attendees to meet and mingle with the student artists. Special thanks to gallery intern Erica Dobin, who made the night possible with her vast gallery knowledge and suave wine-pouring skillsmanship!
The Gallery opening was also pleased and proud to have the support of the Bronfman Center Alumni, who were well-represented at Thursday?s reception. As alum Jill Goldstein left for the evening, she stopped to leave a message in the guest comment book outside of the Gallery, describing the show as ?so well put together, really draws you in physically and emotionally!?
A Piece Offering will run through November 6, 2008, with gallery hours Mon-Thurs 8am-10pm, Friday 8am-4pm, and Sunday 9am-9pm. The gallery is closed on Saturdays.
For more information check out the website: HYPERLINK "http://www.nyu.edu/bronfman/gallery" www.nyu.edu/bronfman/gallery?or email Erica Frankel, Avoda Arts Coordinator, at HYPERLINK "mailto:Erica.frankel@nyu.edu" Erica.frankel@nyu.edu

Don't miss this opportunity to see the President of the State of Israel speak to the NYU community about the "Globalization of Peace." Limited Space available, sign up here

The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU is proud to present:

A Piece Offering

An exhibition of the 2008 Bronfman Jewish Student Artist Fellows

Ariel Abrahams
Mariyam Astaneha
Steven Benathan
Samuel Holleran
Eli Kaplan-Wildmann
Max Orenstein
Ramona Pringle
Anat Vovnoboy
Leia Weil

Opening Reception September 18^th, 2008 at 7pm. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.

Exhibition runs September 18- November 6, 2008.

The Bronfman Center Gallery
7 E. 10^th Street NY, NY 10003
Gallery Hours:
Monday- Thursday 8am- 10pm
Friday 8am-4pm, Sunday 9am- 9pm
Closed Saturday.

For more information contact:
Erica Frankel, Avoda Arts Coordinator
erica.frankel@nyu.edu www.nyu.edu/bronfman/gallery

09/10/2008

The Bronfman Center is pleased to announce that with the generous support of the Jewish National Fund and the Jim Joseph Foundation, we will be launching our first ever Jewish Environmental Fellowship this fall semester. The Fellowship will run from mid-September through the rest of the academic year and will include seminars, site visits, volunteering, Jewish and secular learning, and second semester action projects as well as a trip to Israel during spring break with the JNF.

Please join us on Thursday, September 23rd at 5:30PM at the Bronfman Center for an information session and delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Interested students should email bronfmangreen@gmail.com for information and an application.

Registration for Bronfman Center Welcome Week events is now open. To register for specific events, go to the Bronfman Center Calendar and click on the link below each event. If there is no link, the event does not require pre-registration.

Take a look at the Bronfman Center Calendar to see all of the amazing programs, activities, and events during welcome week. Don't miss it! Email david.rittberg@nyu.edu with any questions. Coming soon........information about Welcome Week registration.