UPDATE: We’re happy to say that we’ve rescheduled this program for SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, AT 11:00 AM EASTERN TIME. If you’ve already registered once, thank you: You’re still registered! Otherwise, please click on the link below to register and receive the Zoom link.
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Jonathan Porath, author of the new memoir Here We Are All Jews: 175 Russian Jewish Journeys in which he tells the stories of his first-hand experiences with Soviet and post-Soviet Jews from the 1960s until today, through the lens of 175 journeys as an activist and leader of Jewish student missions and later as a senior staff member of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).
The Exodus of Soviet Jewry as been called “the most successful human rights campaign in history”, and Jonathan Porath had a front-row seat to all its drama. He’ll be sharing with us his personal adventures and extraordinary stories—as well as why knowing this history is more important than ever. An excerpt of Here We Are All Jews was published here in the Jerusalem Post. Here are some testimonials about the new book:
“A moving message of Jewish connection and an important perspective on a chapter in Jewish history worthy of being told.” —Natan Sharansky, former Prisoner of Zion
“Offers one of the most vivid accounts I know of the modern exodus. This book belongs on the very short list of essential books on Soviet Jewry.” —Yossi Klein Halevi, Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute
“Filled with unforgettable vignettes, the volume serves both as a primary historical source…and as a monument.” —Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University
Join us for a conversation on this important and extraordinary chapter in modern Jewish history with a fabulous teacher who himself was part of the amazing story:
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