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SUMMARY:Forging a More Perfect Union: American Jews and Democracy with Pro
 fessor Lauren Strauss
LOCATION:Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum
DESCRIPTION:Journey through the history of American Jewish political activ
 ism in the 20th and 21st centuries.In this 250th year since American indep
 endence\, Professor Lauren Strauss goes beyond theoretical discussions abo
 ut the nation’s founding to focus on the many ways that Jewish Americans
  have engaged politically. From the streets to the courts to Capitol Hill\
 , Jews in the U.S.—especially in Washington\, DC—have helped to redefi
 ne what it means to live in a democracy.Presented in partnership with Mome
 nt Magazine.ABOUT THE SPEAKERLauren Strauss teaches Jewish history and lit
 erature at American University in Washington\, DC\, and is Director of Und
 ergraduate Studies for AU’s Jewish Studies Program. A scholar of America
 n Jewish political and cultural history\, Strauss is completing her book P
 ainting the Town Red: Jewish Visual Artists\, Yiddish Culture\, and Radica
 l Politics in Interwar New York. Her next book will explore the political 
 activism of DC Jews and the relationship between American Jews and democra
 cy. She lectures widely\, is a commentator at Jewish cultural events and i
 n the press\, and has served as historian for several museum exhibits. She
  is also active in “shared society” groups that focus on Arab-Jewish r
 elations in Israel\, and in Black-Jewish dialogue groups in the DC area.\n
 \nBoletos: https://www.simpletix.com/e/forging-a-more-perfect-union-americ
 an-jews-tickets-291880
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