Talks
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ON CRUDE CARTOONS The publisher and editorial director of the Nation, Victor Navasky, joins political cartoonist David Levine for a discussion on ethics in political cartooning. A caricature of Henry Kissinger drawn by Mr. Levine for the Nation caused an outcry when it was published in 1984. Mr. Navasky’s new book “A Matter of Opinion” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) is an account of the political magazine’s ups and downs during his 25-year tenure. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., the Strand, 828 Broadway at 12th Street, 212-473-1452, free.
LOOKING BACK The Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina host a panel discussion titled “Genocide and Aftermath: Rationalizing the Process of Truth and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” The keynote speaker is Charles Ingrao, the director of the Scholars’ Initiative at Purdue University, which was founded in order to study the divisions among ethnic groups in the former Yugoslavia. Panelists include the ambassador and permanent United Nations representative of Jordan, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein, and the director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation, Elazar Barkan. Tomorrow, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Museum of Jewish Heritage, Safra Hall, 36 Battery Place, near Little West Street, 646-437-4202, free, donation requested, reservations recommended.
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