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RWU Fall 2013 Film/Speaker Series on the Jewish Experience

Associate professor of English and Folklore at Fitchburg State University
Michael Hoberman will speak about his book, “NewIsrael/New England: Jews and Puritans in Early America” whichtells
the story of the Sephardic merchants who traded and sojourned in Boston
and Newport between the mid-seventeenth century and the American
Revolution. Following the lecture will be
a film screening of “The Lady in Number 6,” shortlisted for an Academy Award for Documentary, this inspirational film depicts
109-year old Alice Herz Sommer, the world's oldest
pianist and Holocaust survivor, sharing her story on how to achieve a
long and happy life.

The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
This event is a collaboration of the FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Helene and Bertram Bernhardt Foundation,
and Roger Williams University.


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