American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Berkshire Jewish Community Calendar
https://jewishberkshires.org/jewish-federation-of-the-berkshires-calendar/american-maccabee-theodore-roosevelt-and-the-jews

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Join Professor Andrew Porwancher as he uncovers the close-knit and often surprising relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and the Jewish community.

A scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of impoverished Jewish newcomers who crowded the docks at Ellis Island. Yet from his earliest years he forged ties with Jews never before witnessed in a president. American Maccabee traces Roosevelt’s deep connection with ...
