Alexandra (Sasha) Zborovsky Lectures on Jewish Refugees in the Age of the Jewish Nation: Soviet Jews as “Cold War Refugees” or “Israeli Repatriates,” 1972-1991
In this lecture, delivered on July 10, 2025, Alexandra (Sasha Zborovsky) explores how, by the 1970s, the growing emigration of Jewish residents from the Soviet Union compelled Jewish philanthropic agencies, European states, and major world leaders to once again...
Johannes Glack Lectures on Global Perspectives on JDC’s Assistance to Jewish DPs with Health-Related Challenges, 1945-1963
In his April 28, 2025, lecture, Johannes Glack draws on case studies from Austria, Israel, and Shanghai to examine the challenges Holocaust survivors with chronic illnesses, disabilities, and handicaps encountered in Europe and Asia after 1945 and how the JDC provided...
Maria Mădălina Irimia Lectures on Wilhelm Filderman: JDC’s Representative in Romania (1920-1947)
In this lecture, delivered on October 10, 2024, Maria Mădălina Irimia, recipient of the 2023 Max and Cecil (Steuer) Chesin/JDC Archives Fellowship explores Wilhelm Filderman’s role as the JDC’s representative in Romania from 1920 to 1947. The talk addresses the...
Rebecca Kobrin Lectures on JDC and the Power of Female Diplomacy: The Life and Leadership of Laura Margolis and Olga Feinberg, 1939-1949
In this lecture, Rebecca Kobrin, a recipient of the 2022 Fred and Ellen Lewis/JDC Archives Fellowship, examines the experiences of Laura Margolis and Olga Feinberg during the pivotal decade between 1939-1949 to demonstrate how the power of female diplomacy helped the...