Intersecting Streams: Jews in Emma Lazarus’ New York Museum of Jewish Heritage New York City Manhattan - United States History: archeology Sun 8 Jan 2012
History: archeology
Sun 8 Jan 2012
2012
January 2012
Sunday 8 January 2012
Sun 8 Jan, 2:30 pm. 36 Battery Park City, New York, 10280. Jamie Bowers-DeFino, 646-437-4200. Museum of Jewish Heritage - [email][events]
Discussion Sunday, January 8, 2:30 P.M. Prof. Hasia Diner, NYU, and Prof. Aviva Ben-Ur, UMass, Amherst Emma Lazarus’ lifetime was a period of change and challenge in the American Jewish world. Diner and Ben-Ur assess what the Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish communities in late 19th-century New York shared and where they diverged. $10, $7 students/seniors, $5 members Co-sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society Presented in conjunction with Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles. Tour the exhibition at 1:30 P.M. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 646.437.4202 .