Hillel at Michigan 1926/7 - 1945: Struggles of Jewish Identity in a Pivotal Era
Hillel at Michigan 1926/7 - 1945: Struggles of Jewish Identity in a Pivotal Era
Professor Markovits will speak about his recent book, which provides the very first in-depth analysis of the founding decades of a major Hillel (campus Jewish studies association) in the United States. All major aspects of Jewish life, from assimilation to Zionism; from communism to religiosity, appear prolifically in the story. Most of these activities occurred at a time when anti-Semitism was rife in the United States, particularly in the larger Detroit area, home to Henry Ford and Father Charles Edward Coughlin.
Andrei S. Markovits is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan. He has published many books and articles on topics ranging from European labor, social democracy and new social movements; to sports in Europe and the United States. In particular, he has also authored a number of works dealing with German-Jewish relations and anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism in Europe. His latest work is part of a large study of Jews at the University of Michigan.