Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Carol Lewis
561-297-0245, clewis36@fau.edu
Jewish Cultural Society at FAU
Hosts ‘Two Jews, Three Opinions: The Shtetl Origins
of Modern Jewish Politics’
WHAT:
The Jewish Cultural Society (JCS)
at Florida Atlantic University is sponsoring
“Two Jews, Three Opinions: The Shtetl Origins
of Modern Jewish Politics,” a lecture by Dr.
Henry Abramson.
WHEN:
Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m.
WHERE:
Florida Atlantic University
Wimberly Library
Fifth Floor East
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton
COST:
$10
members, $15 for two family members
and $15 for non-members
CONTACT:
Tickets
will be sold at the door. For more
information on JCS,
contact Dottie Pierce at
561-852-9720 or Sara Landset at 561-297-3921.
Dr. Henry
Abramson, dean of academic affairs and student services at Touro
College South in Miami Beach, will describe the origins of the
political arguments of past generations in Jewish culture, as
well as address the contemporary expressions of today’s
Jewish political movements.
Abramson is largely known for his scholarship in Ukrainian Jewish history and anti-Semitic iconography. He is former assistant professor of history /Jewish studies at FAU, author of three books and has received numerous awards and international recognition for his research.
JCS is a dynamic volunteer organization whose mission is to help preserve Jewish cultural heritage and traditions for future generations through philanthropic endeavors and a variety of social and educational programs.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
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