Events

Join historian Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham as she explores the remarkable story of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet, and her little-known efforts to help Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany find refuge in the United States. Based on Dr. Graham’s acclaimed book Dear Miss Perkins, this program examines leadership, […]

Presented in partnership with the Bristol Holocaust and Genocide Center Join award-winning historian Dr. Anna Hájková for the Baxt Lecture. Based on her National Jewish Book Award-winning book, People Without History Are Dust, Dr. Hájková explores the overlooked history of queer Jews during the Holocaust and demonstrates how recovering these stories broadens our understanding of […]