Where:
Skillman Library, Gendebien Room (followed by reception & book signing)
Presenter:
Professors Robert Weiner and Richard Sharpless
Robert Weiner, Jones Professor of History, and Richard Sharpless, professor emeritus of history, will discuss their new book, which tells the story of the small Jewish community of Dijon, France with commentary on many aspects of French, Jewish, and European history, Jewish culture (including art, film, and literature), Holocaust testimonies (including tales of Righteous Gentiles), experiences of anti- Semitism and philo-Semitism, attitudes toward Zionism and Israel, Franco-Israeli relations, and attitudes toward the United States and American Judaism.