Jews have been “on the road” for centuries, selling goods from packs on their backs and from wagons. Starting at the end of the eighteenth century, peddling provided the occupational engine that drove Jewish migrations out of Europe and the Ottoman Empire and to a series of “new worlds,” from the British Isles to Australia and South Carolina. Professor Diner will share how this very particular mundane occupation transformed and shaped Jewish history and the histories of all these places.
Event Location: Temple Reyim
1860 Washington St, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466
1860 Washington St
Newton, MA 02466