Thu, Jul 11
04:00PM
Thu, Jul 11
04:00PM

yiddish civilization lecture series

Myth and History in the Russian Jewish Past

The word “pogrom” has come to serve as a sturdy coda for all that transpired to the Jews of Eastern Europe and Russia at the turn of the 20th century. How consistent these assumptions are with history, how they surfaced and with such persistence and resonance and what else transpired in this culturally diverse, singularly fertile community will be the subject of this talk.

Delivered in English.


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yiddish civilization lecture series