Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies invites you to its next and final lecture of the 2022-2023 WIJS season on Wednesday, May 17 at 8:30 p.m. via Zoom, with a presentation by Dr. Marion Kaplan, Skirball professor emerita of modern Jewish history at NYU. Dr. Kaplan will speak on the topic of her newest book, Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal, 1940-1945.
Dr. Kaplan’s lecture will describe the experiences and feelings of Jewish refugees, mostly from Germany and Austria, as they escaped from Hitler to live in limbo in Portugal.
For more information, to be added to the WIJS email list or for Zoom information, please call 914-636-2215 or email [email protected]. Individuals on the WIJS mailing list will automatically receive the Zoom information.
