Talks
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ON ISRAEL Historian Shlomo Ben-Ami, who served as foreign minister of Israel from 2000 to 2001, discusses the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1948 to the present. He is the author of “Scars of War, Wounds of Peace” (Oxford University Press). Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Cooper Union, Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. at Third Avenue, 212-353-4195, free.
UNIVERSAL APPEAL Writer Mary Baumann joins the news director of the Hubble Space Telscope, Ray Villard,to discuss images of space and the technical challenges of bringing them “down to Earth.”They also explain some of the other techniques astronomers use to see objects not visible to the naked eye. Ms. Baumann is the author of “What’s Out There: Images From Here to the Edge of the Universe” (Duncan Baird Publishers). Tonight, 7 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, Kaufmann Theater, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-534-1672 ext. 1672, $15 general, $12 members.
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD Fergus Bordewich discusses his book “Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America” (Amistad). It includes the stories of whites such as Levi Coffin and Gerrit Smith, who helped hundreds of slaves reach safety, and blacks such as the Reverend Josiah Henson, a slave who carried his two children on his back across Kentucky and into Ohio. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-485-9205, $12 general, $6 seniors, teachers, students, and members.
LIVES IN JAZZ The discussion series Harlem Speaks continues with a conversation with tuba player Howard Johnson. Up next: Paul Robeson Jr., who will discuss his father’s legacy as a singer, actor, and activist (February 23). Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., Jazz Museum in Harlem, 104 E. 126th St., between Park and Lexington avenues, 212-348-8300, free.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY In a lecture presented by Aperture magazine, writer and critic Deborah Willis discusses the transformation of the black image in photography and how African Americans used the medium to change their self-image. The lecture coincides with the release of the spring issue of Aperture magazine, which features an article by Ms. Willis with photographs by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, who will join Ms. Willis to talk about their work. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Aperture Gallery, 547 W. 27th St., between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, fourth floor, 212-505-5555, free.
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