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Author Corinne Copnick

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Rab­bi Corinne Cop­nick has enjoyed an inno­v­a­tive pro­fes­sion­al life steeped in the arts: radio actress, art gallery own­er, award-win­ning writer, and moth­er of 4. An ordained rab­bi, at 79 she cruised the world as Guest Staff. Now 88, a for­mer rab­binic court Gov­er­nor, she still lec­tures, writes, and pod­casts on vital topics. Title: Mir­a­cles Are What You Make of Them Description: Mir­a­cles Are What You Make of Them is an oasis of hope in our chaot­ic world. An inspi­ra­tional take on con­tem­po­rary life intend­ed for every­one, this 2023 book describes the ​“Will to Con­tin­ue” and the ​“Will to Hope” as inter­twined — along with the impe­tus to act on them — at any age. In a time of increas­ing soci­etal and polit­i­cal pres­sures, ground­break­ing tech­no­log­i­cal advances, height­ened glob­al ten­sions, and a loom­ing cli­mate cri­sis, what val­ues sus­tain us? What gives our lives pur­pose? Who shares our mem­o­ries? How can we cre­ate our future? Writ­ten from the per­spec­tive of a vin­tage orig­i­nal (an elder, learned Jew­ish woman), Mir­a­cles Are What You Make of Them res­onates with Bib­li­cal and Tal­mu­dic insights high­light­ed by real-life sto­ries that reflect over­com­ing cir­cum­stances. The author’s deeply-felt words (and lyri­cal poems) become an eth­i­cal will for trans­for­ma­tive liv­ing. “…we are nev­er too old to teach younger gen­er­a­tions how to be hope­ful too.” CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Author Rick Falkowski

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site 641 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, United States

Rick Falkowski has been involved in all aspects of WNY entertainment during the past 55 years. He is the founder of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame and Buffalo Music Awards, former publisher of Buffalo Backstage Magazine, entertainment coordinator of Tonawanda's Gateway Harbor Concerts, former representative of the American Society of Authors Composers & Publishers (ASCAP) and a Time Warner retiree. He presents classes on the History of Buffalo Music & Entertainment and Buffalo History at libraries, community centers, schools, senior living centers and for various organizations. In addition, Rick is the author of History of Buffalo Music & Entertainment (2017) and Profiles Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY – the 1800s (2019). His latest book, Profiles Volume II: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo and WNY – the Early 1900s, was published in November 2021. Book: Profiles Volume II: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY – the Early 1900s profiles 75 people that contributed to industry, business, politics, law, communications, sports, entertainment, and culture in Western New York during the early 1900s (1900 to 1950). The book differs from Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s as […]

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.

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Author Marina Gerner

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center | Gaylord Cary Conference Hall 665 Elm Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

Mari­na Gern­er is an award-win­ning finan­cial jour­nal­ist and Adjunct Pro­fes­sor of Cul­ture and Com­merce at NYU Stern School of Busi­ness. Her work has been pub­lished in The Economist’s 1843, The Wall Street Jour­nal, The Guardian, Finan­cial Times, Wired, The Times Lit­er­ary Sup­ple­ment, and Jew­ish Chron­i­cle. She has received a book grant from the pres­ti­gious Alfred P. Sloan Foun­da­tion for this book. Title: The Vagi­na Busi­ness: The Inno­v­a­tive Break­throughs that Could Change Every­thing in Wom­en’s Health Description: A crit­i­cal explo­ration into why male investors are afraid of the v‑word, what that means for women’s health and sex­u­al well­ness, and how we can over­come it. Women make over 80% of health­care deci­sions in the U.S. yet have been exclud­ed from design­ing the health sys­tem. It was only 1993 when women and POC were includ­ed in clin­i­cal tri­als. Heart attacks are the num­ber-one killer of women, but women are 50% more like­ly to be giv­en a wrong diag­no­sis. Only 4% of all health­care research is focused on women’s health issues. From peri­ods and child­birth to menopause, female pain has been nor­mal­ized, as soci­ety shrugs and says ​“Wel­come to being a woman” instead of com­ing up with bet­ter solu­tions. In The Vagi­na Busi­ness, award-win­ning jour­nal­ist Mari­na Gern­er Ph.D. takes an eye-open­ing — and often times shock­ing — look at the inequities when it comes to sci­en­tif­ic research and the […]

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.

The Wanderers

Jewish Community Center – Maxine and Robert Seller Theater 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY, United States

by Anna Ziegler Directed by JRT Artistic Director Saul Elkin Running February 6 - March 2, 2025 In this Off-Broadway hit, two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they've created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. From the playwright of JRT's hit production, Photograph 51, comes this funny, moving, and thoughtful play that asks if following one's truth is worth it, no matter the cost. Featuring an all-star cast including Arin Lee Dandes, Jordan Levin, Aleks Malejs, Alex Watts and Adam Yellen.