Class starts: Tuesday October 15, 11:30 am Sandler Family Campus
How does your family’s history fit into the broader sweep of modern Jewish history? Were they recent immigrants or part of a long line of Jewish families? This fall, explore those connections in the new course “From the Shtetl to the South,” offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.
Led by historian Rabbi Michael Panitz, the course will link participants’ personal stories to the greater Jewish experience of recent centuries. In fact, Rabbi Panitz will tailor the course to reflect the class participants’ families’ journeys, based on surveys they will complete after registering. Whether ancestors fled Soviet oppression, Nazi persecution, or other struggles, this class will connect those personal histories to the Jewish narrative.
Registration is $72 for JCC members and $90 for non-members, with scholarships available. Register at JewishVA.org/KCL or contact Sierra Lautman at SLautman@ujft.org.