News
From Our Video Archive: Hiroya Tsukamoto
April 16, 2020
Hiroya Tsukamoto performed for us back in March 16, 2018 and filled our gallery with songs that permeate with a sense of peace, tranquility, and hopeful longing. Combining masterful fingerstyle guitar, and soulful songwriting, Hiroya’s intimate performance left listeners’ hearts thumping with impressions of experiences, and emotions conveyed through his music. Please Read More
Sharing Tributes to Perry
April 6, 2020
To celebrate Perry’s life and legacy we invite you to share your memories, stories, and reflections on this Facebook page, and to enjoy those shared by others. Perry Rosenstein: A Life and Times Memorial. (Photo above by Rachel Banai). We’d also like to share some of the other warm words and Read More
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Puffin’s Founder and President Perry Rosenstein
April 3, 2020
Perry Rosenstein, the founder and president of the Puffin Foundation, passed away on 4/3/20 from the COVID-19 virus. Our hearts go out to people all over the world who are struggling with this terrible pandemic. At this time, the physical doors of the Puffin Foundation, the Puffin Cultural Forum, and Read More
Preventable Cancers
March 30, 2020
Eyal Press, A Puffin Writing Fellow at Type Media has written a damning piece in the New Yorker about health care inequities in Alabama (and across the US). Read More
Puffin Offices Closed
March 16, 2020
Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Teaneck to protect both our staff and our patrons we are closing our offices. We will still be available via email at or you can use the contact form on our site. We will keep you updated on any changes in our Read More
New Foundation and Forum Websites Launch
March 12, 2020
We’re excited to announce that we’ve got a new look! Our sites officially launched today, March 12. Over the next week or so we’ll be working out any final bugs so please be patient as we make the site work flawlessly for you! If you happen to catch something we Read More
All Events Postponed
March 11, 2020
Dear Puffin Friends, In light of the developing COVID-19 outbreak and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to cancel all events for the month of March. This includes the Teaneck Community Chorus on March 14th, Violinist Kersten Stevens on March 21st, Exhibition Opening for “Conversations 2020” on Read More
Puerto Rican Activism From NY To San Juan – And Beyond
February 14, 2020
Check out this Puffin-sponsored event at the Museum of the City of New York on February Read More
Foundation’s Partnership With PBS Independent Lens In The News
February 13, 2020
The Puffin Cultural Forum now premiers PBS Independent Lens documentaries. Jeremy Lentz, the Director of the Teaneck International Film Festival explains it all in this Read More
Three New Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellows Announced
February 6, 2020
These young activists will help educate their peers in this important election year. Press release here: https://andrewgoodman.org/news-list/the-andrew-goodman-foundation-announces-the-2020-2021-andrew-goodman-puffin-democracy-fellows/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=7ebed474-4d6b-4121-8409-b6dd21c8eadd Upper Saddle River, NJ (December 11, 2019)—The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is pleased to announce it has accepted three emerging civic leaders to the second cohort of Andrew Goodman Puffin Democracy Fellows. The 2020-2021 Read More