Launched in the Spring of 2023, the Jewish Public History Forum sponsors major public symposia on historical topics of contemporary relevance. The Forum seeks to be a big tent that brings scholars from different social, political, and cultural backgrounds into conversation about the past’s relationship to the present. The Forum is committed to sustaining the Center for Jewish History’s reputation for academic excellence and integrity while bringing scholarly insights to the broader public. The Forum brings the Center’s five partners – the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research – together in conceptualizing, developing, and coordinating projects of collective interest. By fostering intra-organizational work, the Forum helps the Center for Jewish History realize its original vision to be a collaborative institution for Jewish historical research and education.
The symposium is presented in partnership with the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization. It is the sixth installment in a larger series of public symposia sponsored by the Center for Jewish History’s Jewish Public History Forum.
This symposium is generously supported by the Selz Foundation and the David Berg Foundation.
This symposium is presented in partnership with Indiana University’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) and has received generous support from the Achelis & Bodman Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), the American Jewish Committee’s Edward M. Chase Educational Fund, Robert S. Rifkind, the Moise Y Safra Foundation, and the Office of the President, Fairfield University.
This symposium is co-sponsored by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
This symposium was generously supported by Leonard Milberg and the Achelis & Bodman Foundation.
This symposium was generously supported by the David Berg Foundation.
The Jewish Public History Forum is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. These programs is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.