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American Jewish Life On The Edge (of the continent): Jewish History and Identity in California and the West
This course is no longer offered.
The discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas inspired a massive immigration to California and an exciting new chapter in American Jewish history. Unlike cities to the east, San Francisco offered its Jewish residents unprecedented opportunities in business, education and social life. It also created high levels of assimilation and huge Jewish communal challenges. This talk will explore contrarian ways of thinking about San Francisco Jews, Zionism, intermarriage, the counterculture of the 1960s, Black Power and the gay rights movement.
Schedule
# Sessions
1
Date & time
Tuesday, October 12
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location
Tuition
Free
| Session | Time | Days | Location | Instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Tue | BJE Jewish Community Library | Marc Dollinger |
Location
Instructors
Marc Dollinger
Marc Dollinger is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility at San Francisco State University. His books include Quest for Inclusion: Jews and Liberalism in Modern America, and California Jews (co-edited with Ava F. Kahn). He serves on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the board of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, and is academic vice president of Lehrhaus Judaica.