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Lecture: Susannah Heschel

When Jews came to the United States from Europe in the 19th century, they spoke of their arrival as an exodus – behind laid tyranny, and before lay freedom. The exalted view of the United States and its democracy led many Jews to view injustices present in American society as outrageous, a violation of American exceptionalism, and a corruption of biblical proportions against which they spoke out with fervor. If America was the promised land, Jews were its prophets.

This lecture by Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College, will examine Jewish understandings of diaspora versus exile and the internalization of exile as an existential experience.











When: Thu., Mar. 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Ave.
212-423-3200
Price: $18 General; $15 Students and Seniors; $12 Members
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When Jews came to the United States from Europe in the 19th century, they spoke of their arrival as an exodus – behind laid tyranny, and before lay freedom. The exalted view of the United States and its democracy led many Jews to view injustices present in American society as outrageous, a violation of American exceptionalism, and a corruption of biblical proportions against which they spoke out with fervor. If America was the promised land, Jews were its prophets.

This lecture by Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College, will examine Jewish understandings of diaspora versus exile and the internalization of exile as an existential experience.

Buy tickets/get more info now