Latest Past Events
Practicing History Without a License: How I Wrote My Book on World War I
BOLLI 60 Turner Street, WalthamI will talk about: How I got interested in the topic; my decisions about structure and content; my approach to sources; adventures in the archives; how I learned to write; and how I got the book published. This event is not open to the public.
World War I and American Jews
I will speak on the effects of World War I on the American Jewish community. Beginning with the mass influx of Jews in the late 1800s through their service as soldiers in France and their experiences after the war, he will describe the Jews’ transformation from “immigrants” to “Americans” in their own eyes and those […]
World War I and American Jews
Beit Sasson--The Sephardic Congregation of Newton 556 Ward Street, NewtonI will speak on the effects of World War I on the American Jewish community. Beginning with the mass influx of Jews in the late 1800s through their service as soldiers in France and their experiences after the war, he will describe the Jews’ transformation from “immigrants” to “Americans” in their own eyes and those […]