november, 2017
19nov7:30 pmJewish Benevolence in the Jim Crow South
Event Details, Contact Person & Link
This talk addresses the complex intersection of benevolence and self-preservation that produced Jewish orphan homes in the Jim Crow South. Whether native or foreign-born, rich or poor, Jewish southerners could
Event Details, Contact Person & Link
This talk addresses the complex intersection of benevolence and self-preservation that produced Jewish orphan homes in the Jim Crow South. Whether native or foreign-born, rich or poor, Jewish southerners could not ignore the rigidly defined color line, or the regime of racial terror that reinforced it. Those with the means to do so invested substantial time, energy, and money in an effort to “take care of their own” while transforming the poorest Jewish orphans into exemplars of southern citizenship. Co-Sponsored by Department of History, University of Minnesota.
Time
(Sunday) 7:30 pm