Winston Churchill’s Lifelong Association with the Jews ($48 temple members/$60 nonmembers)

Thursdays, February 3, 10, 17 and 24 (10:30 a.m.-noon)

Course Summary: Learn about Winston Churchill and his philosophy and actions towards Jews, Anti-Semitism and Zionism.

Explore the origins, implications and results of his commitment to Jews and Zionism; his support of the right of Jews to immigrate to Palestine; his thoughts prior to and during World War II along with his approval of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine and the opposition to his commitment.

Facilitator: Harry A. Ezratty is a graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School, with a specialty in Maritime Law. As an Admiralty Lawyer, he had a successful practice in Puerto Rico for 35 years. He is the author of three books on American Jewry, as well as four novels and a book on Baltimore’s Pratt Street Riot during the Civil War. He has lectured at universities, colleges, high schools, and Jewish institutions throughout the United States and the Caribbean. His research into Sephardic Jewry has led him to become a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Study of Crypto Judaism. A resident of Baltimore, Harry’s been teaching with CCBC for the past 5 or 6 years… and he’s glad to be with SPICE once again.

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