For many people, anti-Jewish and antisemitic violence is crystallized in the Holocaust, but they do not know how it fits within the larger narrative of Jews’ centuries-long endeavor to become citizens with equal rights. In this talk/workshop, Dr. Meola will introduce the struggle for Jewish emancipation alongside a different view of Jewish history, one that looks to show Jewish life and contributions to society and how they fought for equality.

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Presentation Resources

The Fight for Jewish Equality Before the Holocaust
PowerPoint by Dr. David Meola

From Paul Mendes-Flohr and Jehuda Reinharz, eds., The Jew in the Modern World, Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. 2011
Reasons for Naturalizing the Jews in Great Britain and Ireland (1714)

Dr. David Meola is the Bert & Fanny Meisler Assistant Professor of History & Jewish Studies at the University of South Alabama and the Director of USA’s Jewish & Holocaust Studies program.