Now that they are serving a global audience, they felt it was imperative to reintroduce themselves to the world while also cementing their relationship with the city. Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023. Im super excited about it, Ingber said in an interview Wednesday, adding that leaders of the Upper East Side institution appear to be very open and excited to bring innovation and creativity to the 92nd Street Y.. A rendering of the renovated May Center lobby. One way or another, just as were an institution that could only exist in a city like New York, were also an institution that could only have been founded by a people like the Jewish people. I had a background teaching pilates and gyrotonics and all these kinds of body things, he said. WEVE FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING FACED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY, BY IMMIGRANTS OF VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS, BY LATINOS, BY ASIANS, AGAIN, THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS THAT THE LIST IS VERY LONG. "I had about a month and a half where I felt like it was gonna be a very easy job, where the place basically just ran itself, and then the world collapsed around us," Pinsky, former head of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, said. "Subscription Events for Members: Season 19541955", p. 2, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Art History Lecture Courses: 19571958" season program, p. 3, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accessed August 13, 2017, "Dr. William Kolodney Dies at 76; Brought Arts to the 92d St. 'Y'", "Classical View; Lessons for the Future May Lurk in the Past", "Martha Graham Wrought Emotion Into Dance; Her Role at the 'Y'", "About New York: Echoes From a Venerable but Lively Auditorium", "Poetic Echoes in the Temple; 60 Years of 'Y' and Whither", "Did You Know? And being online allows us to do that at an even greater scale than we could when we were solely in person. During the next ten years she performed there as a solo recitalist or with her group. NOLAN: For me, what I was looking for in "Interstellar" was this immediate connection for the audience of poetic language but very clear meaning - the idea of the dying of the light. How a 'spiritual entrepreneur' plans to boost Jewish life at 92nd Street Y We were founded on this idea of creating space to build community some might say a sacred space to build community where people could learn, explore their Jewish identity, learn about American culture and arts, especially as new immigrants. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/exploring-hate/2022/03/04/92nd-street-y-spotlight-on-antisemitism/, MetroFocus: 92ND STREET Y: SPOTLIGHT ON ANTISEMITISM, Seth Pinsky of the 92Y discusses their new series, "Spotlight on Antisemitism.". Starting this week, The 92nd Street Y is officially being rechristened as The 92nd Street Y, New York or 92NY, for short. Joui Hessel: We were created by Jewish people who came to New York and wanted a place for the community and specifically for those newer immigrants coming from other countries who really didnt have the connections to community or family that other people were lucky to have. : As we expanded internationally, we came into contact with lots of people who had never heard of the 92nd Street Y and we had to figure out a way quickly to communicate something important about ourselves. The poem is especially poignant this year, says former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins. Ingber, who lives on the Upper West Side, is no stranger to the 92NY neighborhood. They hope it will help form partnerships with other major cultural institutions worldwide. WELL, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO ALLOW IT TO BECOME BACKGROUND NOISE. Ingber doesnt see a wide divide between his congregants on the West Side and Brooklyn and 92NYs clientele, although he acknowledges people have different expectations from a synagogue than they do for a Jewish community center. "The idea is that we could use this platform and plug in content from other cultural and educational institutions, aggregate that content, distribute to an even wider audience," he said. Old age should burn and rave at close of day. There has been a disturbing uptick in antisemitic hate crimes across the country recently, including here in New York. (I love leading prayer, I love leading ritual, I love preaching, and I love teaching the things that I want, Ingber explained.) Messaging highlights the reasoning behind the change: New York has always been part of us.. And today, we're going to look at one of the most recognizable poems in the English language. Her lastest collection of short stories is about to be released in paperback. Its also investing some. The program spotlighted American lyricists and composers like Alan Jay Lerner, Stephen Sondheim, and Dorothy Fields. She loves the poem's music but doesn't agree with its lyrics. Ingber's hire comes soon after a major rebranding in May that saw the "92nd Street Y" become "The 92nd Street Y, New York" a city-centric makeover reflected in a new logo reading . His view was ecumenical; the person was always submerged in the artist. Sign up for JTA's Daily Briefing. What were fundamentally about is enriching lives and connecting people. Comedian David Cross and actors Nate Odenkirk and Bob Odenkirk discuss the Audible podcast Summer In Argyle at The 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, May 11, 2022. VITALE: Marie Howe is a former New York state poet laureate. The rebrand coincides with a $200 million revitalization of its historic building on the corner of East 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. He said the board at Romemu has been incredibly supportive of this move. The day-to-day operations will be handled by Romemus clergy and professional team. Seth was referring to a recent initiative that I luckily inherited upon my arrival. How a rebranded 92nd Street Y sees its Jewish future WHY DO YOU THINK THATS HAPPENING, PARTICULARLY HERE IN THE CITY, WHERE WHICH IS A PLACE WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF JEWISH PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL? William Kolodney - Wikipedia Id like to ask about the Ys Jewish past and future. And so in addition to focusing on the community that weve always served, we are going to be particularly focusing on that part of the community. The annual event celebrating Colombia's independence from Spain steps off Sunday in Jackson Heights. Art historian Leo Steinberg launched the program with 10 lectures on "Change and Permanence in Western Art". To develop the identity, the Pentagram team first looked at how the institution presented itself to the world. This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies. I REMEMBER GROWING UP IN MINNESOTA, I USED TO HAVE A HABIT OF WRITING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN THE NEWSPAPER AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I WOULD HAVE A LETTER PUBLISHED AND I WOULD RECEIVE THEN ANONYMOUS LETTER FROM SOMEONE THAT MADE REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS JEWISH, EVEN IF THE SUBJECT OF MY LETTER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH JUDAISM. (For comparison, it previously welcomed about 300,000 people per year through its doors for all of its programming.) VITALE: One year after recording "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" at the 92nd Street Y, Dylan Thomas died in New York of pneumonia following a night of heavy drinking. The pandemic was incredibly painful for us as an institution. WEVE BEEN PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THAT AND FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT THIS INCREASE AND TO TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE AS A COUNTRY COULD COME TOGETHER TO TRY TO ADDRESS HATRED. And this is a very intense deathbed scene. WHAT WERE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THEM? The 92nd Street Y in New York is a one-of-a-kind center for the arts and humanities that serves a community that extends from its local Manhattan neighborhood to all over the world. I GUESS YOU HAVENT HAD ABOUT ADVANCE GLIMPSE OF HIS REMARKS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. HOW DID THE IDEA FOR THE SERIES COME ABOUT AND WHAT TOPICS HAVE YOU ALREADY COVERED OR ARE PLANNING TO COVER, ASIDE FROM ANTI-SEMITISM? March 4, 2022. Review: Getting Into the Tap Family Spirit With Two Stars as Hosts "I'd like to believe that this kind of re-imagination of an institution like the 92nd Street Y is something that's happening all across New York, which will allow all of us to emerge from this pandemic in a better place than we were before," said Pinsky. WHEN I LOOK AROUND AT THE CURRENT CONVERSATION, VIS A VIS HATE AND DISCRIMINATION, IT SEEMS TO ME, AT LEAST, THAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS NOT IN A PRIMARY PLACE ON THE LIST OF DISCRIMINATION, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION THAT PEOPLE ARE FOCUSING ON AND IS FARTHER DOWN THE LIST, ALMOST AS IF THE FACT THAT ITS RISING IS NOT BEING NOTICED. I remember talking to Seth a few months ago, and saying, One of these discussion groups on Israel could get pretty loud. Although its pillars include the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, with Jewish study for adults, an after-school program for kids and a leadership fellowship for rabbinical students, the Y was never just a Jewish community center. Panelists from Broadway discuss the rise of antisemitism and Broadways response. It competes with the citys major secular venues by presenting classical music, modern dance, the American songbook and speakers and programs far afield from Jewish life to the degree that, in 2014, when it appointed a new executive director who wasnt Jewish (Henry Timms, Pinskys predecessor), some worried it had lost its way as a Jewish institution. Poems by Ricardo Alberto Maldonado Morning Is Morning Poems by This Poet Morning Is Morning 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' Remains An Iconic Poem - NPR 92NY quickly moved its programming online during the lockdown in 2020, and has since amassed nearly 80 million streaming views for its on-demand archives, from all 50 states and more than 200 countries. And as an organization that straddles the line between religion and culture, with a history of being welcoming and nonjudgmental of people regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs, we are particularly well-placed to build bridges to the cohort that is unaffiliated and disconnected from Jewish life. But it wasn't so for Seth Pinsky, who took over as CEO of The 92nd Street Y in the ill-fated month of January 2020. If youre a cultural institution and you have the word New York in your name, it adds a certain cachet. Ingber will also become the centers senior director, while Rabbi Joui Hessel, currently the interim director of the Bronfman Center, will be promoted to director. Israel is absolutely a core piece of Jewish identity, he said. It will ideally be done in small pieces so they don't have to close their doors entirely to the public along the way. Ian McEwan, winner of the Booker Prize for Atonement, reads from and discusses his new novel, Lessons, a powerful meditation on history and humanity told through the prism of one mans lifetime. Not so badly that she couldn't manage a beautiful soft. Pinsky: Theyre definitely here to stay and theyre unquestionably a net positive for us. A confirmation email has been sent. "[7], Kolodney created The Poetry Center at the "Y" in 1939 "to meet the needs of the very few persons in New York to whom poetry offers the theological, ethical and esthetic equivalents of traditional religion". And so in addition to focusing on the community that weve always served, we are going to be particularly focusing on that part of the community. And so, coming out of this, we decided that we were going to work to continue to hold true to the values and mission that have always animated the 92nd Street Y, but in a distinctly 21st-century manner. It's about people who entertain and challenge, inform and educate. AND WEVE HAD, ACTUALLY, A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF KEEPING OUR AUDIENCES AND OUR PATRON BASE MORE GENERALLY SAFE AND SECURE THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. [12], When he retired from the 92nd Street Y after 35 years in 1969, a New York Times editorial noted that he had made the "Y" "the source of some of the most varied and stimulating artistic fare in the nation. This revealed the confusion behind the previous name and logo, which had also been designed by Pentagram: How exactly do you say it? I remember talking to Seth a few months ago, and saying, One of these discussion groups on Israel could get pretty loud. Later he studied both at Yeshiva University and New York University, and was ordained by Schachter-Shalomi in 2004. Without William Kolodney, there simply was no place to go. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Much of our programming touches on Israel in one way or another, whether its discussing relevant, current topics about Israel, or exploring elements of Israeli culture. Ingber was ordained by, Ingber will continue to lead services, among other duties, at Romemu, even after the new job starts on Jan. 15. In "An Evening of Hope" on Thursday at the Kaufmann Concert Hall of the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan (where Ailey's "Revelations" had its premiere 61 years ago), the sound of Boykin's candid,. 92NY's New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns. Pinsky: One of the things that we learned during the pandemic was, as we transitioned our program from in-person to online, is that we had a global audience, and that our messaging, our values, the things that weve always viewed to be important, resonated all across the United States and then over 200 countries. AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THATS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US IS TO CALL IT OUT AND TO SHINE A LIGHT ON IT. Canasta Intensive for Beginners [Class in NYC] @ 92nd Street Y But what was interesting for us was that at a certain moment, we made the decision that we were going to have to view the challenges that were facing also as opportunities. The Met had recently renovated the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium to feature arts programs. Like every business and nonprofit, the 92nd Street Y, one of New York City's cultural landmarks, was staggered by the shutdowns brought on by COVID. It's a desperate cry in a way because death will win in the end. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO WHEN WE CLOSED OUR DOORS IN MARCH OF 2020 WAS TO PIVOT VERY QUICKLY TO AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT. [6] In 1974, Agnes de Mille said "No other institution in the United States has done more for American dance. Copyright 2021 NPR. (btw Broadway and Amsterdam) The principal ones are sphalerite, boulangerite, bournonite, calcite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, and . 92nd Street Y | Academy of American Poets HOWE: I don't know that it's the dying of a light that we have to rage about. 92nd Street Y: Spotlight on Antisemitism | Exploring Hate | PBS
