Racially Disciminative Laws Through History
This event was held in conjunction with the exhibit “Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Panelists examined the persecution of and cooperation between blacks and Jews in a program “Racial Laws: Nuremberg and Jim Crow.” They discussed… read more
Panelists examined the persecution of and cooperation between blacks and Jews in a program “Racial Laws: Nuremberg and Jim Crow.” They discussed whether a shared suffering under anti-minority legislation was a motivating factor in the alliance between American Jews and blacks from World War II through the Civil Rights era. Robert Burt moderated.
This event was held in conjunction with the exhibit “Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. close
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