Prof. STEPHEN BERK
SCHENECTADY–“Great Moments in History” is the topic Prof. Stephen Berk will cover during his scholar-in-residence series at Congregation Agudat Achim on four consecutive Thursdays in September. This is an in-person event at 2117 Union St., Schenectady. Lectures start at 7:30 p.m.; cost is $54 for the series or $18 per lecture.
Berk will discuss:
Thursday, Sept. 5 “After the Torah: The Destruction of the Temples, Babylonia and Yavneh”
Thursday, Sept. 12: “The Modern Miracle: The First Congress, 1948, and the Six-Day War.”
Thursday, Sept. 19: “The Golden Age of American Jewry: Hollywood, Spielberg, Uris, and Wiesel Changed Our View of Jewish Life.”
Thursday, Sept. 26: “Important Dates in November: The Balfour Declaration, Kristallnacht, the United Nations Partition Plan, and the American Upcoming Election.”
Berk is the Henry and Sally Schaffer Professor of Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Union College. He has lectured extensively about a variety of Jewish topics throughout the United States and abroad. Last October, he was a featured speaker at a community rally hosted by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks by Hamas.
Registration may be obtained at 518-393-9211 or on the congregation’s website at https://www.agudatachim.com.
