It was a little over a year ago that I told you about Nextbook‘s one-day seminar on Jesus. This Sunday, the Jewish cultural website’s “Festival of Ideas” focuses on “Jews and Power,” specifically, according to the press release, “how Jews negotiate their relationship with power in both the political and cultural arena.” (You will note that the event roughly coincides with the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel.)
Among the highlights of the all-day event: Paul Berman will discuss U.S.-Israeli relations with Aaron David Miller and Warren Bass; Shalom Auslander and Rebecca Goldstein will discuss “oppression from within” with Nextbook editor Sara Ivry; Ruth Wisse, who actually wrote the book on Jews and Power, talks politics with Cynthia Ozick and Bret Stephens. These and the other discussions will be conducted at the TimesCenter on West 41st Street, next to the NYT headquarters, an all-day pass will cost $20. (You could also try to get stand-by tickets for tonight’s “Partisan Revue” comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, but good luck!)