Black Power, Jewish Politics – Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s
Marc Dollinger, the author of Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s, will be in Omaha on September 4, 2024, to discuss the re-release of his book. The event will focus on the complex history of the Black-Jewish alliance during the civil rights era and its evolution. Dollinger, a respected scholar in Jewish Studies, offers a fresh perspective on this topic, challenging many established narratives about the relationship between these communities during the 1950s and 1960s. This event in the ongoing Community Conversations series and is part of a larger initiative, the Capstone project from the inaugural cohort of the Rekindle program, which is organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). This program focuses on fostering dialogue and understanding between Black and Jewish communities through structured conversations and collaborations.
Admission to the September 4 event at 7:00 PM at the Staenberg Omaha JCC is free, but reservations are required. Register via email: pmonsky@jewishomaha.org.
Community Conversations are also made possible thanks to the generous support from the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Foundation, Anything Grants from the Staenberg Family Foundation, Harris Center for Judaic Studies at UNL, and the Special Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. JCRC Community Conversations – Black Power, Jewish Politics
