A Lifelong Learning Class

Join Rabbi Bailey Romano for a virtual six-session deep dive into Medieval and Modern Jewish History in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. December 4, 8, & 11 and January 15, 22, & 29 from 12:00-1:30pm on Zoom.

The following themes and historical periods will be covered:

Session 1 (12/4): Crossing Continents: Early Jewish Diaspora Communities in Europe, Asia, and North Africa

Session 2 (12/11): A Golden Age? 10th-12th Centuries 

Session 3 (12/18): Rabbis, Plagues, and Crusades in Western Europe 10th-13th Centuries 

Session 4 (1/15): Expulsion and Reinvention 1492-1700

Session 5 (1/22): East and West: Jewish Emancipation and the Rise of Reform 1700-1880

Session 6 (1/29): Making Sense of the Jew in the “Modern” World: 1880-1948

This course is open to both BHS members and the greater community.