Historian Mark Albertson discusses the life of First Lady and human rights crusader Eleanor Roosevelt, who had a profound impact on American political history human rights throughout the world. From the Sisterhood of Temple Beth El in Stamford, CT.
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Steven Bayme, National Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the AJC, describes the history of The Balfour Declaration and the international forces that were at play. From the AJC Westchester/Fairfield at Temple Beth El in Stamford, CT.
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Daniel Gordis discusses the significance of the Balfour Declaration and its impact on Israel’s Declaration of Independence. The Dr. Marcia Robins-Wilf Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, Center for Jewish History.
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Biographer Jeffrey Rosen discusses the significance of Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court and a major Zionist leader of the 20th Century. At the Center for Judaic and Middle Eastern Studies at the U. of Connecticut Stamford.
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Former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Rabbi David Saperstein, discusses religious freedom at home and abroad, and the current international refugee crisis. From AJC Westchester/Fairfield at Larchmont Temple, New York.
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Historians Michah Gottlieb and David Sorkin discuss the relevance of German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn for Jews of today. With Abraham Socher from the Leo Back Institute at the CJH in NYC.
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On the 100th anniversary of World War I , historians and authors Deborah Dash Moore and Ronit Y. Stahl discuss how the Jews of New York City responded to the war. By The American Jewish Historical Society from the Center for Jewish History in NYC.
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David Sorkin, Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University, discusses Jewish political advocacy in Europe during the19th Century. The Edith Samers-Ed Smith Lecture from the Center for Judaic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Connecticut in Stamford, Ct.
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Alan Dershowitz, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School and a leading defender of the State of Israel author , visits Columbia University for a forum with the pro-Israel Students Supporting Israel.
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Susannah Heschel, Prof. of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel, discusses her father’s relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a philosophy of Jewish political action. From Center for Jewish History, NYC.
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