Speaker
Affiliation
Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
Presentation
“The Democratization of American Judaism”
Details
Event Description
Jonathan Sarna has written, edited or co-edited more than twenty books, including the acclaimed American Judaism: A History. Winner of the Jewish Book Council's Jewish Book of the Year Award in 2004, it has been praised as being “the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil.” If you are unable to attend his public lecture at 4:30 p.m., attend the workshop he will be offering at noon on “The Mystical World of Colonial American Jews.”
Sponsors
- Program in American Studies
- Program in Judaic Studies