The Lights of Old Broadway: Theatre in the Interwar Years

Photos: Peter Waldvogel

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, Elebash Recital Hall. Sponsor: Gotham Center for New York City History and Martin E. Segal Theatre Center.
Scholars discussed various transformations in New York theatre between World Wars One and Two, examining developments in theatre companies, theatre genres, and the lives and works of playwrights. Pictured here are (left to right) Harriet Alonso, Professor of History, City College and the Graduate Center; Claudia Wilsch Case, Assistant Professor of Theater, Lehman College; Jackson Bryer, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Maryland; and Suzanne Wasserman, Director of the Gotham Center for New York City History.

From Rags to Riches: An Evening of Stories from Garment Industry Manufacturers

Photos: Peter Waldvogel

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Elebash Recital Hall. Sponsor: Leon Levy Foundation and the Gotham Center for New York City History.
In a packed hall, a panel of scholars and garment industry manufacturers discussed the garment industry. (Left to right) Mike Wallace, Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College and the Graduate Center and Chair of the Gotham Center's Advisory Board; Jennifer Busch and her father Stuart Busch, owners of I. Buss and Allan Uniforms; Shelby White, Trustee, Leon Levy Foundation; John Pomerantz, President, JJP Advising and Emeritus Chairman, FIT; and Gloria Gelfand, President, Gelfand Marketing Solutions.