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The Body Politic: Boston Jews, Disability, and US Immigration Policy

Join the JHC and our Historian in Residence, Dr. Hannah Zaves-Greene, as she explores the experiences of Boston’s turn-of-the-century immigrants through materials and stories from collections in the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center archives. Learn how the U.S. government’s harsh public charge laws targeted immigrants with disabilities, and discover how Jewish advocates, attorneys, and social workers fought these discriminatory policies.

American Inspiration Author Series
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The Power of Learning Your Family History – A Panel Discussion Featuring Authors Lee Hawkins and Martha S. Jones

Family history can be a double-edged sword. In this unique program, our two author-panelists, Lee Hawkins and Martha Jones, will reveal how gaining knowledge of their family’s past and Black history in America became, first, a necessity and, finally, a powerful and productive force in their lives. Don’t miss hearing about their family history research, its impact on their lives, and how they and their families move forward.  

 

Moderated by Thavolia Glymph
American Inspiration Author Series
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"After Lives: On Biography and Mysteries of the Human Heart" with Megan Marshall

Special for Women’s History Month: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women Margaret Fuller, the Peabody Sisters, and Elizabeth Bishop, presents her own life and work. Don’t miss hearing from Megan Marshall, the "gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times), her presentation and conversation with fellow biographer Janice Nimura.

 

Moderated by Janice Nimura