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Around Myers Hollow
Jewish History Serves as Subject of Wittenberg Series
Acclaimed historian of Jewish history Jonathan D. Sarna helped celebrate the national commemoration of the 350th anniversary of American Jewish history in September. The author and co-author of 20 books on topics ranging from immigration and Zionism to ethnicity and public policy, Sarna discussed “American Judaism: The 350-Year History of an Old Faith in the New World,” Sept. 27, as part of the Wittenberg Series-sponsored William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture in History. One of America’s foremost commentators on American Jewish history, religion and life, Sarna is currently the Joseph H. and Belle Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. His books include The American Jewish Experience, which has become an essential text for scholars and non-scholars alike; People Walk On Their Heads, a volume dealing with Jewish immigrant life in New York, and Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives. Another book co-authored with Ellen Smith, The Jews of Boston, was turned into a television documentary, and his most recent book, American Judaism, traces the history of Jews from colonial days to the 21st century.
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