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The Jewish American West

The Jewish American West, Nov. 14
November 14, 2018
All Day
Creekside at the Village, 2200 Welcome Place, Columbus, OH 43209

 

Monica Hamblet, PhD candidate,

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures


(image: Joshua Norton, Emperor of San Francisco, 1870)

 

 

 

Many associate Jewish America and its history with New York, but how and when did Jews end up West of the Mississippi?  What did they do in the American West?  How did westward travel and homesteading change the way Jews, especially women, engaged with their faith?  There may be more "Old World" in the "Old West" than you'd expect!

The program is free, seating is limited.

Supported by the Diane Cummins Community Education Fund. Co-sponsored by the Melton Center for Jewish Studies and Creekside at the Village, Wexner Heritage Village