The ceremony took place at Young Israel Beth El, a synagogue in Borough Park. Among the prominent speakers who were part of the 1.5-hour-long program were Councilman David Greenfield, Congressman Robert Turner as well as Mr. Peter Rebenwurzel, Chairman…
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Raoul Wallenberg Award
Posted on 14 May 2012.
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Day of Remembrance
Posted on 14 May 2012.
The ceremony took place at Young Israel Beth El, a synagogue in Borough Park. Among the prominent speakers who were part of the 1.5-hour-long program were Councilman David Greenfield, Congressman Robert Turner as well as Mr. Peter Rebenwurzel, Chairman…
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Christer Strömholm at ICP
Posted on 05 May 2012.
Photographer Christer Strömholm (1908-2002) arrived in Paris in the late 1950s where he moved in to the red-light district Place Blanche. He befriended and documented young transgender males who were struggling to live as women and trying to raise mon…
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Midsummer Festival
Posted on 04 May 2012.
Food stands will offer delicacies from some of New York’s finest Swedish restaurants and food purveyors.
Swedish Midsummer FestivalFriday, June 22, 5-8 pmRobert F. Wagner ParkBattery Park City in lower ManhattanRain or shine
> Directions at the BPC …
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Photo Exhibit at Fika
Posted on 02 May 2012.
Erik Sellgren has contributed with photos to travel and food catalogs, a wide array of blogs and the Copenhagen Post in Denmark. He also shoots promotional photos for bands as well as weddings. At FIKA, a variety of photos mainly from his travels in As…
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Dance + Film by Pontus Lidberg
Posted on 29 April 2012.
Pontus Lidberg is most recognized for his award-winning dance film The Rain (2007). As a choreographer for the stage, Pontus Lidberg has been described in the Swedish press as “one of our great choreographic talents” and has created over 30 works for m…
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Nathalie Djurberg
Posted on 29 April 2012.
The Parade was originally organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and has now been adapted to New Museum’s Studio 231 art space. Visitors can view the installation from May 2 until August 26, 2012.
Nathalie Djurberg was born in Lysekil in Swe…
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Ane Brun at Bowery Ballroom
Posted on 25 April 2012.
Ane Brun started her own independent record label, DetErMine Records in 2003. Her debut album Spending Time With Morgan, which was released the same year in eleven European countries, received great reviews. It was also nominated in the Swedish Indepen…
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Swedish Film in NYC
Posted on 21 April 2012.
The Involuntary at Disappearing ActBetween April 11-22, the fourth annual edition of the Disappearing Act European Film Festival is taking place in New York. The Swedish contribution at this year’s festival is The Involuntary (De ofrivilliga) by dire…
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Wallenberg Anniversary
Posted on 20 April 2012.
Olle Wästberg, former Consul General of Sweden in New York and coordinator for the Swedish Government’s Raoul Wallenberg Centennial delivered a brief address.Present at the ceremony were Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Per Westerberg, the eight Par…
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