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SUMMARY:GWCJL SPEAKER SERIES: "How Jews Transformed American Culture after 
 WWII\," Prof. Deborah D Moore
DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;\n\nThe post-war years saw an extraordinary boom in Jewi
 sh cultural creativity\, from\nBroadway to literature to film\, which pave
 d the way for a more inclusive vision of\nAmerican life.&nbsp\; The events
  of 1939-1945 had transformed American Jews’ sense of\nidentity\, raised
  the stakes incalculably\, and primed them to fight for a defining role in
 \nAmerican culture. The events of 1939-1945 had transformed American Jews
 ’ sense\nof identity\, raised the stakes incalculably\, and primed them 
 to fight for a defining role\nin American culture.&nbsp\; Over half a mill
 ion Jews returned from WWII ready to fight for Civil Rights and to\ncraft 
 an inclusive version of American culture in music\, art and theatre and th
 e movies they helped to\nshape a postwar world filled with promise.\n\nDeb
 orah Dash Moore is an American historian\, the Jonathan Freedman distingui
 shed University\nProfessor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies at t
 he University of Michigan.&nbsp\;She and historian\nJeffry Gurock chronicl
 ed in their book “Jewish New York”: The Remarkable Story of a City and
  a\nPeople\,” and in her award-winning book\, “GI Jews”: How WWII Ch
 anged a Generation.”&nbsp\; She is also\nEditor in Chief of the Posen Li
 brary of Jewish Culture and Civilization.\n\nSure to be another fascinatin
 g session\, join us!\n\nWith gratitude to the generous support of the Rene
  Bloch Foundation.\n\n[gravityform id="3" title="true" description="true"]
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