Events
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Upcoming:
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Nov
12
“Let’s All Sing!”: Discovering Community Through Yiddish Song
Time: 7:00pmProfessor Zeke Levine talks about how Yiddish song has been a fundamental aspect of cultural life within a variety of communities in the United States, from early 20th century urban immigrant enclaves to Yiddish schools and summer camps.
The tradition continues today with contemporary klezmer festivals and workshops. This talk introduces audiences to both the history and repertoire of Yiddish song in America and the communities who have fostered Yiddish music from the 1900s until the present day. “Let’s All Sing” was the title of a 1956 songbook, Lomir Ale Zingen. -
Feb
3
“Never Alone” Film Screening
Time: 7:00pmNEVER ALONE tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII.
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Mar
5
A Credit to the Nation: European Jewish Immigrant Bankers and American Finance – A Talk with Prof. Rebecca Kobrin
Time: 7:00pmWhat happens when we place commerce at the center of American Jewish immigration history?
Past Events:
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Apr
8
The Rescue of History: Uncovering Help for Jews in the Holocaust
Time: 6:30pmWe rightly celebrate altruistic individuals who rescued Jews in the Holocaust. But for Jews to survive, it took so much more than one person’s heroism. It is only now that historians are beginning to unearth the true history of rescue – one no less miraculous but far more complicated than the tales we are used to.
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Feb
4
Jewish - Christian Dialogue in Modern Times - A Talk with Dr. Malka Simkovich
Time: 7:00pmIn 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. In the aftermath, leaders of the Church committed themselves to establishing good relations with the Jewish people and to disseminating the Council’s teachings. This lecture will explore how this work has become increasingly complex in recent years, and will consider the future of Catholic-Jewish relations, and Christian-Jewish relations more broadly, in a post October 7th world.
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Mar
19
No Return: Jews, Christians Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe - A Book Talk with Dr. Rowan Dorin
Time: 7:00pmDr. Rowan Dorin is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Stanford University, as well as core faculty of the Taube Center for Jewish Studies. His research and teaching focus on the history of premodern Europe and the Mediterranean, in particular Jewish-Christian relations, religious law, and digital humanities. His recent book, No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe (Princeton UP, 2023), received the 2024 Salo Baron Prize from the American Academy for Jewish Research, awarded annually for the best first book in Jewish Studies.
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Nov
19
“Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Family” a book talk with Prof. Laura Arnold Leibman
Time: 7:00pmOnce We Were Slaves provides a rare historical portrait of life as a Jewish American of color with Professor Laura Arnold Leibman.
