Baruch-Lev’s Tuesday Series | “A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe”

TUESDAY NIGHT SERIES

A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe

Led by Baruch-Lev Kelman

Tuesdays (November 11, 18, 25, & December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) | At Shearith Israel
After 6:30 pm Evening Services

The Haskala promised a route to emancipation, acceptance, and prosperity— a vision derailed by the entrenched anti-semitism of Eastern Europe. Out of this “snub,” maskilim turned inward, resolving to seek out avenues of renewal. Some turned to Zion, others to Socialism, some to the idol of history. A powder keg is lit, and the Tsar ducks for cover.

Who will rue the day, and who will endure it all?