Sundays, Jan. 7 & 21 • 2:00 pm • Zoom

Join Park for a 2-part virtual series on

The Legacy of Early American Jews

Featuring Prof. Michael Hoberman

Learn more about the interesting history of the Jewish community in Colonial America with Prof. Michael Hoberman of Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts in this 2-part series. Attend one or both sessions on Zoom in the comfort of your home.

Sunday, January 7: The Touro Synagogue: Shrine to Religious Freedom

Built and dedicated in 1763, Newport, Rhode Island’s Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in North America, is now a shrine to religious freedom and Jewish belonging the US. Hear about its links between Newport’s earliest Jews and the tradition of religious tolerance promoted by Roger Williams and George Washington. How do we remember the history of the Touro Synagogue, and what does its legacy mean to us today?

Sunday, January 21: Family Stories About Colonial-Era Jews

Hear about interviews that Prof. Hoberman conducted with living descendants of Jews who settled in the US in the 1700’s, including a man whose bar mitzvah in 1976 marked the 8th generation of his family’s existence in North America. How do the present-day descendants of colonial Jews tell their families’ stories and why are their stories important for all of us to hear today?

Free and open to everyone at Park and in the community!

Reservations are required by January 3 to receive the Zoom link. Register through the Park website www.parksynagogue.org, Weekly Wrap or by emailing Ellen Petler.

Please contact Ellen Petler with any questions at epetler@parksyn.org or 216-371-2244 ext. 122.

Sponsored by the Park Senior Adult Group