Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through The Twentieth Century
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Date:
Aug 11, 2020
Time:
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Organizer:
Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Address:
36 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280
New York, NY 10280
Phone:
(646) 437-4202
Fee:
Suggested Donation: $10
Description:
For centuries, the Greek port city of Salonica was home to the sprawling Levy family – leading publishers and editors who helped chronicle modernity as it was experienced by Sephardic Jews across the Ottoman Empire. As the wars of the twentieth century redrew borders around them, the Levys were gradually transformed from Ottomans to Greeks. Family members soon moved across boundaries and hemispheres, stretching the familial diaspora from Greece to Western Europe, Israel, Brazil, and India. In time, the Holocaust nearly eviscerated the clan, eradicating whole branches of the family tree.
In Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century, prizewinning Sephardic historian Sarah Abrevaya Stein uses the Levy family’s correspondence to tell the story of their sprawling journey. Join us for a conversation with the author and Columbia University Professor of Israel and Jewish Studies Clémence Boulouque for a discussion of the book and Sephardic experiences during the Holocaust.
Location Info

36 Battery Place
Battery Park City
New York, NY 10280
Battery Park City
New York, NY 10280