Join us for an exclusive four-part series with Professor Stephen M. Berk as we delve into the transformative impact of World War I—The Great War. This seminal event of the 20th century reshaped nations, ideologies, and societies, influencing everything from the rise of Lenin, Mussolini, and Hitler to the global movements for decolonization, women's rights, […]
The Jews of Morocco - A Journey through History, Politics and Culture Please join us for four, Zoom-only, sessions about the Jews of Morocco - taught by Dr. David Mendelsohn from Israel. This is a precursor to the TBS Morocco Adventure but it is open to all TBS members. Register Here: https://t-b-s.me/moroccolearning Sunday, January 12th […]
The Jews of Morocco - A Journey through History, Politics and Culture Please join us for four, Zoom-only, sessions about the Jews of Morocco - taught by Dr. David Mendelsohn from Israel. This is a precursor to the TBS Morocco Adventure but it is open to all TBS members. Register Here: https://t-b-s.me/moroccolearning Sunday, January 12th […]
Most North American Jews identify as Ashkenazim, tracing their family roots to Eastern Europe (today’s Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia). Yet the term Ashkenaz originally referred to a different area altogether—the Rhineland region in Germany. At its heart were the “ShUM Cities” of Speyer, Worms, and Mainz, which for centuries formed the vibrant epicenter […]
Tuesday, January 14, 7:15-8:45pm
Before Israel was born in 1948, many countries weighed in on the possibility of creating a Jewish state. During our session together, will study several of the official documents that made a case for the existence of the State of Israel (e.g., Sykes-Picot Agreement, Balfour Declaration, United Nations Partition Plan November 29, 1947) and how […]
The Jews of Morocco - A Journey through History, Politics and Culture Please join us for four, Zoom-only, sessions about the Jews of Morocco - taught by Dr. David Mendelsohn from Israel. This is a precursor to the TBS Morocco Adventure but it is open to all TBS members. Register Here: t-b-s.me/moroccolearning Sunday, January 12th […]