ONLINE

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8, 2024 | 2:00 P.M. ET

Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories is a deeply researched dive into the history of the conspiracy industry around the Rothschild family —from the “pamphlet wars” of Paris in the 1840s to the dankest pits of the internet today. Journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild, who isn’t related to the family, sorts out myth from reality to find the truth about these conspiracy theories and their spreaders.

Mike Rothschild is a journalist who has spent the last decade writing about the rise and spread of conspiracy theories, hoaxes, scams, and moral panics. He'll be in conversation about his book with Britt P. Tevis, the Phyllis Backer Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies in the Department of History at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Co-presented with the Museum of Jewish Heritage

IN-PERSON

SUNDAY, SEPT. 15, 2024 | 11:00 A.M. CT

MERCAZ | CONGREGATION RODFEI ZEDEK | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Navigating a Season of Judgment and Reckoning

This discussion will help us find clarity and vision as we stand on the doorstep of the High Holidays and election season. Our panelists will guide us as we grapple with this season of judgment, reckoning, and uncertainty — the uncertainty we feel as Jews and as Americans. This discussion is being convened to inspire dialogue while challenging each of us to expand our perspective by listening. We hope that this discussion will serve as a spiritual buoy during this tumultuous season.

IN-PERSON

THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 2024 | 7:00 P.M. ET

WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS | MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY

Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life

Journalist Joshua Leifer joins the Forward's editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren for a conversation about his new book, Tablets Shattered, his lively and personal history of the fractured American Jewish present. Beginning with the history of Jewish immigrants in America and traversing today’s Jewish landscape, Tablets Shattered charts the universal quest to build enduring communities amid historical and political rupture.

IN-PERSON & ONLINE

MONDAY, OCT. 7, 2024 | 7:00 P.M. ET/ 4:00 P.M. PT

SIXTH & I | NEW YORK, NY

10/7: 100 Human Stories

10/7: 100 Human Stories, by Haaretz investigative reporter Lee Yaron, is the definitive account of the day Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist assault on Israel, told through the stories of its victims and the communities they called home. Crashing through the border, attacking from the sea and air, militants indiscriminately massacred civilians in what became the most lethal day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

The result of in-depth interviews with survivors, the bereaved, and first responders, 10/7 profiles victims from every massacre site—depicting the fullness of their lives, not just their final moments. The victims range from left-wing kibbutzniks to radical right-wingers, from Bedouins and Israeli Arabs to Thai and Nepalese guest workers, from Holocaust survivors to babies. Also a work of political critique, 10/7 interweaves history with broader political analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Co-presented with Sixth & I

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