NEW FOUR WEEK MINI-COURSE WITH PROFESSOR SAMUEL KASSOW SPRING 2020

Discover the Legacy of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe

The legacy of Jewish civilization in Eastern Europe is enormous: from Hasidism to the Jewish Enlightenment, to Yiddish Literature, Modern Hebrew Literature, Zionism, and more.

NEW MINI-COURSE: Vilna - The Jerusalem of Lithuania, Warsaw - The Jewish Metropolis and Lodz - The Jewish Chicago. In this spring course we will explore the diversity, vitality and contributions of three cities that were significant centers of pre-WWII Jewish culture and history.

Cost is $80/person for the course (fee is non-refundable):
Register by visiting www.jhsgh.org/kassow-2020

Class size is limited. Please register early.

Dr. Samuel Kassow is the Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity College. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and lectures locally and nationally. Currently Dr. Kassow is a consultant to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. He has lectured and taught in Russia, Poland, Israel, Lithuania, and Mexi-co. Dr. Kassow is the author of numerous publications including Who Will Write Our History – Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto.

For questions contact Lynn Newman at lnewman@jewishhartford.org or Pamela Weathers at pamela.weathers@uconn.edu.

Sponsored by the Jewish Hartford European Roots Project and the Jewish Historical Sociaty of Greater Hartford.