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As the Jewish Heritage Center continues to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking book, The Jews of Boston, and looks ahead to the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we are hosting the book's co-editor, historian Ellen Smith, for a webinar about Boston's earliest Jewish history.

Join us for an illustrated tour of the Gilded Age, seen through the experiences and artistry of two of its celebrated artists: architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Author Henry Wiencek and moderator Curt DiCamillo will take us behind the scenes to show how these two cultural trendsetters transcended scandal to enrich their times.

Moderated by Curt DiCamillo

For Queen Victoria, the personal and the political were closely intertwined, and this affected her relations with her ten prime ministers. Join Anne Somerset, author of Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers, as she shares a fascinating new perspective on Victoria’s reign through the bitter clashes—sometimes comic, sometimes shocking—and affectionate interactions she had with her prime ministers.