Marni Davis, associate professor of history at Georgia State University, presents her book Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition. The book discusses the involvement of Jews in the trafficking of alcohol during Prohibition and how this involvement enflamed anti-Semitism and brought to the surface tensions within the Jewish community over Jewish identity and the interest in full integration into American culture. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A public reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public, but please register. Registration opens soon. Parking is available for a fee in the West Broad Street, West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, or to register offline, please call the VCU Libraries Events Office at (804) 393-2951 prior to March 26.
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Sponsor(s)
VCU Libraries
World Studies: Judaic Studies
The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
Speaker(s)
Marni Davis
Audience
All ( Open to the public )