• Scholars in Session: Jews of Color: One Term, Many Communities with Samira Mehta

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

    Jews of color are much in the news, but who are they and where do they come from? This talk explores the many ways that Jews of color come to and understand their Jewish identities, dispelling common misperceptions and answering questions about the experience of Jews of color in the United States. _Sponsored by EMU ...

  • Scholars in Session: Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries with Amy Simon, Serling Institute MSU

    The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

    Associate Professor Amy Simon uses an empathic reading of Yiddish diarists’ feeling, evaluations, and assessments about persecutors in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna ghettos to present an emotional history of persecution in the Nazi ghettos. _SAJE programming is endowed by a generous gift from Cis Maisel and supported by Carol & Ronald P. Fogel, Sheri ...