From Alvin Ailey to Elie Wiesel, 14 standout moments from 150 years of the 92nd Street Y

JL;DR SUMMARY The 92nd Street Y, a Jewish cultural institution in New York, was founded in 1874 as the Young Mens Hebrew Association and has since become a prominent venue for dance, music, lectures, and more. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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