By CJ Gossage
Assistant Editor
Join Hebrew Union College and the Klau Library via Zoom on Tuesday, March 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a thrilling lecture by Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D. about Purim play.
Dr. Eleff traces the origin of Purim play to Eastern European yeshivas in the 19th century. These satires were intended to convey students’ negative feelings toward yeshiva. Purim play served the same function after arriving to the United States but naturally absorbed an American flavor.
Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D. is the President and Professor of American Jewish History at Gratz College. He has authored or edited 14 books and more than 120 scholarly articles in Jewish Studies and American Religion. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship.
Register for this Zoom-only lecture by visiting the Klau Library website on Hebrew Union College’s website.
Register for Klau’s other slated lectures as well including:
• Dr. David Aaron’s “The Moral Dilemma Created by a Religious Canon: Reflections on How to Read, How to Teach, How to Live” on April 29 at 12:30 p.m. on Zoom and in person.
• Dr. Bill Arnold’s “Were the Ancient Israelites Monotheistic?” on May 7 at 12:00 p.m. on Zoom and in person.
• Robert Adler Peckerar’s “Feld Lecture: The Wild Within: Exploring Landscape and Memory in Yiddish Literature” on June 9 at 5:00 p.m. on Zoom and in person.
