Lapidus Family Fund Conference in American Jewish Studies
7:30 pm Keynote: “American Jewish storytelling: King David, Grace Paley, Philip Roth and Me”
Francine Prose, author of My American Life
Presenters:
- Jonathan Freedman, Frankel Institute for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
- Eric Goldstein, History and Jewish Studies; editor of American Jewish History, Emory University
- Jonathan Karp, American Jewish Historical Society
- Josh Lambert, academic director, The Yiddish Book Center
- Tony Michels, Department of History, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Alana Newhouse, Editor-in-Chief, Tablet Magazine
- Rachel Rubenstein, American Literature and Jewish Studies, Hampshire College
- Jeffrey Shandler, Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
Conference organizer:
Esther Schor, associate chair, Department of English; chair, Committee on American Jewish Studies