Welcome to Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA)
PRESERVING CZECH AND SLOVAK CULTURE IN NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1891
PRESERVING CZECH AND SLOVAK CULTURE IN NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1891
BBLA member organizations host some of the best events in the city—concerts, festivals, lectures, and film screenings—at Manhattan’s Bohemian National Hall.
Historian Hillel Kieval will discuss the cultural background to the Golem story, its traces in traditional Jewish literature, its resonances in Czech culture and memory, and the surprisingly modern settings of the tale’s narration as we have come to know it today.
Staged reading of a Czech play – a darkly satirical reimagining of Hamlet’s world, focusing particularly on sexual indiscretions and their political/familial repercussions.
Celebrate spring by learning spring songs, playing spring games, and making spring-themed crafts in this monthly Czech program for children 3-7 years old.