A Glimpse Into 20th Century Jewish History
Four different sessions presented by Michael Feldstein
All classes are 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. at the Stamford JCC
April 25
3) Girls Just Wanna Be Frum: How the Orthodox Learned to Embrace the Bat Mitzvah Ritual
Mordechai Kaplan’s daughter was the first young woman to celebrate her bat mitzvah in America. The Orthodox community shunned the ceremony for decades. Eventually it became an important life cycle event for observant young women. What brought about this important change, and how did the bat mitzvah ritual develop into mainstream Orthodox Jewish life?
May 2
4) Fritz Haber: The German Jewish Chemist Who Was Responsible for Inventing Zyklon B
Fritz Haber was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize – and was the individual who invented Zyklon B, which was used to exterminate millions of Jews in the death camps. The tragic story of a brilliant scientist who was exiled from his country … and lived a sad and heartbreaking life.
Michael Feldstein has taught Torah classes locally at the Young Israel of Stamford, Congregation Agudath Sholom, the UJF of Stamford Tapestry program, and the UJA Federation of Greenwich Lunch 'n Learn program.