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    A Note From Our Preschool: Singing For Freedom and Justice

    Dear Families, Whenever I can, I slip into a classroom to catch one of Mariano’s music sessions. My favorite part comes when the children are given instruments and noisemakers and encouraged to play along. What’s remarkable about this exercise is not the joyous cacophony, but the moments of synchrony—when the group falls…...

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    Meet Jessica Olah & Hilary Lorenz: Our Newest Art School Instructors

    The Educational Alliance Art School has been around since 1905 and we’ve been lucky to have some pretty incredible students and teachers walk through our studios: Chaim Gross, Mark Rothko and Louise Nevelson just to name a few. This semester, we welcome two new teachers to the fold, Jessica Olah and…...

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    MCC Member Reflection: Home Away From Home

    A Home Away from Home: a member’s personal reflection on our Chaim Gross exhibition Since September 2015, Educational Alliance’s Manny Cantor Center has been my home away from home.  I started coming on a regular basis to drop off my son at pre-school, and then I found myself sticking around,…...

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    EA Art School: Introducing Winter 2017 Workshops

    We are so pleased to introduce our brand new series of Winter 2017 Workshops, a perfect way to fill dreary cold winter evenings. Whether you are an accomplished artist or just starting out, these short workshops will help you try something new.   In a busy city like New York,…...

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    Moving Stories: A Senior Led Walking Tour

    “One time I had a pocket book stolen in Pathmark. I got it back in the US mail, missing my ipod with a note that said ‘do not be a pain and complain too much.’” (From Moving Stories: The Pathmark) See the Lower East Side through the eyes of people…...

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