On Becoming an American Jewish Historian
On Becoming an American Jewish Historian
How did the study of the Jews and Judaism in the United States rise from being a small, unknown field to a popular and burgeoning discipline today? Sixteen scholars answer that question in Dr. Jeffrey Gurock’s new compendium, Conversations with Colleagues: On Becoming an American Jewish Historian.
Three of these scholars, including Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History at JTS, will join Dr. Gurock for a candid conversation on why this field captivated their interest and how they and their colleagues have moved their discipline into the academic mainstream.
May 15, 2018, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
International Learning Center
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Reception and book signing immediately following
About the Speakers
Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University
Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History, JTS
Dr. Gary P. Zola, Executive Director, the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, and Ackerman Professor of American Jewish History and Reform Judaism, Hebrew Union College
Please RSVP to Sue Boyce at sboyce@huc.edu or (513) 487-3000
