with Yale Professor of History Dr. David Sorkin.
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Presentation will focus on how modernization affected the lives and choices of the early nineteenth century Jews of Prussia. This event is scheduled in anticipation of the November 7 staged reading of Ben Engel’s new play, “Havdalah”, which addresses similar subject matter in dramatic form.
*This is an in-person program that will also be streamed for those who aren’t able to attend in person. A list of suggested reading materials for deeper study will be provided with your registration link.
This event is FREE, but registration is required. CLICK HERE
Co-sponsored by:
The Emanuel Synagogue Adult Education Committee, the University of Connecticut Department of Jewish Studies, the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies of the University of Hartford, and Rabbi Gerald B. Zelermyer Lecture Fund
