4:00 pm
Natan Meir–Stepchildren of the Shtetl: The Destitute, Disabled, and Demented of Jewish Eastern Europe
Stepchildren of the Shtetl: The Destitute, Disabled, and Demented of Jewish Eastern Europe A talk by Natan Meir In this talk, Natan Meir presents an analysis of Jewish society in 19th- and early 20th-century eastern Europe based on the experiences of and attitudes towards beggars, vagrants, disabled people, and the mentally ill and offers a new lens through which […]
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