Paul Robeson, "Negro-Jewish" Unity, and the "Jewish People’s Movement" in the 1940s: Challenges and Legacy

The Rutgers Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and the departments of Jewish studies and history invite you to explore the lives of the individuals who were central to Paul Robeson's "Negro-Jewish" activism, including members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, Itzik Feffer and Shlomo Mikhoels. This panel discussion's over-arching theme will emphasize Robeson’s commitment to black-Jewish relations as a model for contemporary cross-ethnic alliances and inter-racial unity. Panelists will include: Professor Tony Michels, University of Wisconsin; public historian, Dr. Jennifer Young; and Professor David Greenberg, Rutgers.