Talking about Bad Guys of the Lower East Side
Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of New York City’s Lower East Side
With Eric Ferrara
Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30PM
Ferrara walks us through the seamy underbelly of lower Manhattan, revealing fascinating, surprising, and just plain grisly history of the criminals and oddballs who lived in this neighborhood. At this illustrated talk, trace the steps of gangster legends like “Lucky” Luciano, Meyer Lansky and “Bugsy” Siegel — who earned their criminal stripes on these streets — and explore the violence and tragedies which affected those living in the chaotic swirl of the slums. Buy a copy of Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos in advance.
Ferrara is the founder of the Lower East Side History Project and the executive director of the East Village Visitors Center, as well as being a fourth-generation New Yorker. Read more about the book here.
Louis D. Brandeis: A Life
With Professor Melvin Urofsky
Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30PM
As of Tuesday, you can buy a stamp designed in his honor – Louis D. Brandeis, an outspoken and distinguished Supreme Court Justice, who sat on the Court during an electrifying time in US history (1916-1939). His biographer reveals not only Brandeis the reformer, lawyer, and jurist but also the man in all of his complexity, passion, and wit. Read Professor Urofsky’s guest blog at tenement-museum.blogspot.com and buy a copy of Louis D. Brandeis: A Life in advance.
“An authoritative, impressive assessment of a man whose legal reasoning continues to influence our republic.”
–Kirkus Reviews (starred)
” ‘No justice of the 20th century had a greater impact on American constitutional jurisprudence,’ Mr. Urofsky writes. That is a large statement but probably correct, and Urofsky makes a vigorous case for it.”
— New York Times (click to read full review)
Events take place at 108 Orchard Street, SE corner of Delancey. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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