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“Serviceable to People in all Religions”: Benjamin Franklin’s Art of Virtue, American Religious Liberty & Judaism

Touro Synagogue 85 Touro St, Newport, RI, United States

Shai Afsai will discuss his Rhode Council of the Humanities-supported work about founding father Benjamin Franklin's influence on Jewish religious thought and practice. As a young man, Benjamin Franklin resolved to perfect his character, devising a self-improvement method to aid him in the challenging task of becoming virtuous, and intending to complete a book on […]

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Encounters with the “Holy Land”: Place, Past and Future in American Jewish Culture

Touro Synagogue 85 Touro St, Newport, RI, United States

Dr. Beth Wenger, Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania, will examine American tourism and travel to pre-state Israel and the representation of the holy land in exhibitions and world fairs, as well as the symbols and the public culture of American Zionism. A reception following the lecture will include an inter-faith […]

Hungering for America: Italian, Irish and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration

Touro Synagogue 85 Touro St, Newport, RI, United States

Dr. Hasia Diner, Paul and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History, New York University, will discuss the significance of food in cementing ethnic identity and community. A reception following the lecture will include samples of food from each of the three cultures. All of the food served will be kosher. Reservations required: (401) 847-4794 […]