UCSC Night at the Museum - Radical Jewish Politics

As we mark the centennial of the Russian Revolution and the stunning electoral success of Bernie Sanders, the revival of interest in socialism inspires this discussion of the history of radical Jewish politics.

RSVP has closed – Due to an overwhelming response, we are no longer accepting registrations to this event. However you are welcome to come to the Museum the night of the event and we will do our best to accommodate you if a sufficient number of people who have already RSVP’d are not in attendance.

6:00pm: Doors open

6:30pm: Public Conversation with TONY MICHELS Professor of American Jewish History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of A Fire in Their Hearts: Yiddish Socialists in New York and editor of Jewish Radicals: A Documentary History and ALMA RACHEL HECKMAN, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at UC Santa Cruz whose research crosses Jewish history, North Africa, French empire, and the history of social movements.