Regaining Jerusalem: Eschatology and Slavery in Jewish Colonization in 17th-Century Suriname
Eighteenth Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture
For the Public
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
5:00 PM
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion
Kislak Center, 6th Floor
Van Pelt Library
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
This lecture will focus on eschatology and slavery on the New World plantations of Christian and Jewish settlers in seventeenth-century Suriname.
Featuring
Natalie Zemon Davis
University of Toronto
Professor Natalie Zemon Davis is the author of The Return of Martin Guerre, recipient of a 2012 National Humanities Medal, former president of the American Historical Association, and the Katz Center’s inaugural David B. Ruderman Distinguished Scholar.
Cosponsors
History Department, Jewish Studies Program
