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President’s Welcome
By David Myers, President/CEO of the Center for Jewish History
The final song of the smash Broadway hit Hamilton asks with great poignancy: “Who will tell
your story?” The line is a telling
reminder that those who lack power or fail to live long enough, such as
Alexander Hamilton, often don’t get to leave…
All images: Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
Shana Tova!
The start of this year marks a new beginning for us here at the Center for a Jewish History. We’re opening the new David Berg Rare Book Room to showcase treasures from the collections of our five partners, launching a program season packed with everything from concerts to symposia, and embarking on an exploration of…
Tonight: A Special Evening Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Murder of Leon Klinghoffer Aboard the Achille Lauro
An Evening of Conversation & Stories
On
October 8, 1985, terrorists representing the Palestinian Liberation
Organization stormed the Achille Lauro cruise ship, murdering Leon
Klinghoffer, who was vacationing with his wife and friends. His tragic
death became a rallying cry in the fight against terrorism. In the
ensuing years the story was co-opted and retold through the…