This Week in History
Henrietta Szold sends nurses Rose Kaplan and Rachel Landy to Palestine to begin the work of Hadassah.
Los Angeles’ Woman’s Building remembered
In 1973, artist Judy Chicago, graphic designer Sheila Levant de Bretteville, and art historian
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This Week: January 14 - January 20
NY Times hails Carnegie Hall performance by Rosina and Josef Lhévinne
Master teacher and pianist Rosina Lhévinne performed in a two-piano recital with her husband, to mark the 40th anniversary of both their marriage and their professional collaboration.
Department store pioneer Beatrice Auerbach receives Tobe Award
Department store pioneer Beatrice Auerbach, longtime proprietor at G. Fox & Co. in Hartford, CT, received the Tobe Award for outstanding contributions to public service in the retail field.
Birth of iconoclast intellectual Susan Sontag
Birth of iconoclast intellectual Susan Sontag
Melissa Hayden premieres role of Titania in Balanchine ballet
Dancer Melissa Hayden premiered the role of Titania in Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a part created especially for her.
Henrietta Szold sends nurses Rose Kaplan and Rachel Landy to Palestine to begin the work of Hadassah.
Cynthia Ozick receives first Strauss Award
Acclaimed author Cynthia Ozick received one of the first Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Awards bestowed by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
83-year-old Rosina Lhevinne performs with the New York Philharmonic
Rosina Bessie Lhevinne debuted at age 15 at the Moscow Conservatory, playing Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor.” At age 83, after a lifetime of war, migration and inspired teaching, she performed it again with the New York Philharmonic.
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