This is tomorrow. I continue to be extremely jealous of NYC. 😆

"An upcoming #educational event in #Manhattan aims to grapple with the foundations of #Jewish #history, following renewed interest after the #Hamas-led terrorist attacks on #Oct7, 2023.

The daylong s#ymposium, titled “The Past, Present and Future of #JewishHistory” and hosted by the Center for Jewish History in #NewYorkCity on Nov. 2, will gather 20 leading #historians to examine some of the field’s most pressing questions. The event, organized by the Center’s Jewish Public History Forum, features five sessions exploring fundamental themes, from the significance of #antisemitism in Jewish history to the relationship between #Israeli and #Diaspora narratives."

https://www.jns.org/ny-event-aims-to-pull-back-curtain-on-how-scholars-think-about-jewish-history/

This is tomorrow. I continue to be extremely jealous of NYC. 😆

"An upcoming #educational event in #Manhattan aims to grapple with the foundations of #Jewish #history, following renewed interest after the #Hamas-led terrorist attacks on #Oct7, 2023.

The daylong s#ymposium, titled “The Past, Present and Future of #JewishHistory” and hosted by the Center for Jewish History in #NewYorkCity on Nov. 2, will gather 20 leading #historians to examine some of the field’s most pressing questions. The event, organized by the Center’s Jewish Public History Forum, features five sessions exploring fundamental themes, from the significance of #antisemitism in Jewish history to the relationship between #Israeli and #Diaspora narratives."

https://www.jns.org/ny-event-aims-to-pull-back-curtain-on-how-scholars-think-about-jewish-history/

"When discussing #Lithuanian emigration today, Norway or the United Kingdom often come to mind. But 150 years ago, #Lithuanians – and particularly Lithuanian #Jews – were looking much farther afield, to #America, #Palestine and even #SouthAfrica.

#Historians say the great migration of the #19thcentury was driven not only by economic need and political pressure but also by the promise of a more liberal life and the growing influence of global transportation networks."

This was a big chunk of my family. Got here in the 1890s.

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2710065/railroads-steamers-and-jewish-migration-from-lithuania

"When discussing #Lithuanian emigration today, Norway or the United Kingdom often come to mind. But 150 years ago, #Lithuanians – and particularly Lithuanian #Jews – were looking much farther afield, to #America, #Palestine and even #SouthAfrica.

#Historians say the great migration of the #19thcentury was driven not only by economic need and political pressure but also by the promise of a more liberal life and the growing influence of global transportation networks."

This was a big chunk of my family. Got here in the 1890s.

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2710065/railroads-steamers-and-jewish-migration-from-lithuania

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