Quarantine in the Prague Ghetto: Jews, Christians, and the Plague in Early Modern Europe

For Current Fellows
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Katz Center
420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Contact:
Marci Seder
RSVP REQUIRED

At the weekly Ruth Meltzer Seminars, Katz Center fellows share their research in an intellectually rigorous workshop setting. Seminars are limited to fellows and invited guests only.

Featuring

Joshua Teplitsky

University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Teplitsky is the Joseph Meyerhoff Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History and the Ruth Meltzer Director of the Jewish Studies Program at Penn. His research focuses on the history of Jewish life in early modern Central Europe within the wider context of Jewish/Christian interaction and minority experience. He is also a codirector of the digital humanities project, “Footprints: Jewish Books through Time and Place.” This ongoing collaborative project traces the movement of Jewish books between 1450 and 1800.

Teplitsky received his Ph.D. in Hebrew and Judaic studies from NYU in 2012.

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