Judith Malina and The Living Theatre have been icons of political theatre for over six decades. What few realize is that she originally studied under another giant of 20th century culture, Edwin Piscator, in his Dramatic Workshop at The New School in New York. Piscator founded t…
Judith Malina and The Living Theatre have been icons of political theatre for over six decades. What few realize is that she originally studied under another giant of 20th century culture, Edwin Piscator, in his Dramatic Workshop at The New School in New York. Piscator founded t…
The New School was a center for adult education established in 1918 in New York and was always open to and supported by Jews. Ch. 5 (pp. 84-106) describes the creation of a graduate faculty in 1933 by president Alvin Johnson. He brought twelve leading Jewish scholars from German…
The New School was a center for adult education established in 1918 in New York and was always open to and supported by Jews. Ch. 5 (pp. 84-106) describes the creation of a graduate faculty in 1933 by president Alvin Johnson. He brought twelve leading Jewish scholars from German…
In the 1930s, with the rise of the Third Reich, thousands of European intellectuals sought refuge in the United States. Through the tireless efforts of Alvin Johnson, director of the New School for Social Research, nearly two hundred of these scholars came to be affiliated with …
In the 1930s, with the rise of the Third Reich, thousands of European intellectuals sought refuge in the United States. Through the tireless efforts of Alvin Johnson, director of the New School for Social Research, nearly two hundred of these scholars came to be affiliated with …
In the 1930s, with the rise of the Third Reich, thousands of European intellectuals sought refuge in the United States. Through the tireless efforts of Alvin Johnson, director of the New School for Social Research, nearly two hundred of these scholars came to be affiliated with …
"Founded in 1919 in the name of academic freedom, the New School for Social Research quickly became a pioneer in adult education ... what its first president, Alvin Johnson, called "the continuing education of the educated." During the 1920s, the New School became the place to g…
Founded in 1919 in the name of academic freedom, the New School for Social Research quickly became a pioneer in adult education--what its first president, Alvin Johnson, called "the continuing education of the educated." During the 1920s, the New School became the place to go to…