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UCLA Professor David N. Myers Presented All Jewish History in One Hour…Really! at TBA
On September 6 at Temple B'nai Abraham , Professor David N. Myers, of UCLA presented Jewish History in just one hour!
On Wednesday, September 6 at Temple B'nai Abraham , Professor David N. Myers, President of the Center for Jewish History and UCLA Professor of History, — a favorite and frequent TBA speaker— confirmed that status as he presented a lively discussion of his just published Jewish History, part of the prestigious Oxford University Press “A Very Short Introduction” series.
A scant hundred pages, Myers’ thought provoking book, in the words of one reviewer, accomplishes “a concise but rich distillation of the Jewish historical past from its beginnings to the present.” In one hour, Myers did the same in lecture form to the delight of an overflow audience of over 200 attendees, (of members of the temple and community, as well as the general public), taking us on a speedy but substantial journey, allowing us to perceive our history as one, distinct, organic whole!
photos courtesy, TBA members Jeff Klein and Ruth Ross
