
Join the Boston Workmen's Circle to explore the theme of culture and civilization in 20th century Western Jewish thought. Our aim will be to create a rich conversation about the meaning and importance of having a civilization to live within. We will study the different nationalist perspectives of Chaim Zhitlovsky, Martin Buber, and Mordecai Kaplan and will conclude the course with a study of novels by Philip Roth (The Human Stain) and Richard Wright (Native Son). Throughout the course, we will ask: "What are the merits and dangers of building 'Judaism as a civilization' within America?"
Six Sundays: January 23 and 30; February 6 and 13; March 6 and 27; 10:45am – 12:15pm
1550 Beacon St. (Hebrew Senior Life)
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Registration required.