The Art Spy: A Conversation with Author Michelle Young Featured February 5 at 7:00 pm In The Art Spy, Michelle Young tells the thrilling, true story of Rose Valland, a World War II French resistance hero. When the Germans occupied Paris in 1940, they made the Jeu de Paume museum their headquarters for processing the art they plundered in France, mostly from Jews. The Germans allowed Valland, a museum employee, ...
Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews and the Civil War Featured March 16 at 7:00 pm Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States In 1860, there were 150,000 Jews living in the United States. How did this small minority, mostly recent immigrants, react to the fierce national debate over slavery? During his virtual visit, Richard Kreitner, author of Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery, will introduce noteworthy Jewish individuals who ...
