HOFSTRA CULTURAL
and the STUART AND NANCY RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE present
JEWISH WOMEN FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN with DR. RAANAN REIN
This presentation explores the trajectories of women from the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine who participated in the Spanish Civil War. We will focus on their life histories and political commitments; their trajectories illustrate not only international women's participation in the Spanish War, but also the diverse motives for volunteering in the Iberian conflict.
Dr. Raanan Rein is the Elias Sourasky Professor of Latin American and Spanish History and former Vice President of Tel Aviv University; Jews in the Americas, Visiting Scholar, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University.
OrganizedbyProfessorsSantiagoSlabodskyandBrendaElsey,HofstraUniversity,andco-sponsoredbythe DepartmentofReligion,DepartmentofHistory,JewishStudiesProgram,LatinAmericanandCaribbean StudiesProgram,andtheIssuesinJudaismLectureSeriesFund for the Hofstra Cultural Center.
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 9:40-10:35 a.m.
The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus
This event is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To RSVP , visit events.hofstra edu For more information, call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/culture.