Michal Ben Ya’akov Lectures on Images of Moroccan Jews and Perceptions of American Jews, 1942-1954
Dr. Michal Ben Ya’akov, recipient of the 2019 Fred and Ellen Lewis/JDC Archives Fellowship, gave her public lecture, which explores the attitudes of American Jews in general, and JDC leaders and workers in particular, regarding Moroccan Jews and the impact of their...
Emily Bengels Lectures on Interagency Efforts for Child Rescue and Immigration to the US: 1939-1942
Emily Bengels, recipient of the 2019 Sorrell and Lorraine Chesin/JDC Archives Fellowship, gave her public lecture, which examines child psychologist Ernst Papanek’s claim that during philanthropic organizations did not respond with enough urgency in rescuing children...
JDC Archives Fellowship Lectures Available Online
Learn more about JDC history from the comfort of your home Do you find yourself with a little extra time on your hands? Want to learn something new from scholars in the field? Then the JDC Archives fellowship lectures are for you! Since 2012, the JDC Archives has...
Rachel Blumenthal Lectures on Survivors, Locals, and Welfare Agencies in the Austrian Alps
Dr. Rachel Blumenthal, recipient of the Fred and Ellen Lewis/JDC Archives Fellowship, gave her public lecture, which examines Survivors, Locals and Welfare Agencies in the Austrian Alps. Rachel Blumenthal received her Ph.D. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in...