Jeffrey Shandler, Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, will discuss his new book, Homes of the Past: A Lost Jewish Museum (Indiana University Press, 2024). Shandler tells the powerful story of how immigrant Jewish scholars in 1940s New York sought to build a museum to commemorate the Jewish cultures of Eastern Europe destroyed […]
The Eagleton Institute’s Center for Youth Political Participation will host a panel of young adult activists and public servants as they share their stories of civic engagement with the hopes of inspiring others to create a ‘more perfect union’. Panelists include: Mayor Jason Cilento, Dunellen, New Jersey Solcrye Burga Granda, Reporter, Time Magazine Chloe Desir, […]