***VIRTUAL*** Jews and Racism in the United States with Marc Dollinger

To register and receive access to this event go to https://forms.gle/sTNg8ZqxQxC2et9J6 With protests gripping the nation, so many American Jews are reflecting on systemic racism and ways they may be able to help. Professor Marc Dollinger will lead us on a candid, and probably difficult, journey through American Jewish history as we explore historical documents about Jews and racism. We will examine what it means to “become American,” as well as the ways American Jews have been complicit with racism, benefitted from racism, or have themselves exhibited racist behavior. Dr. Marc Dollinger holds the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility at San Francisco State University. He is the author of four scholarly books in American Jewish history, most recently "Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing The Alliance in the 1960s." Dollinger’s next project traces his own experience fighting campus antisemitism at both right-leaning and left-leaning universities. He sits on the California advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, was named Volunteer of the Year by the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation, and was awarded the JCRC’s Courageous Leader award. Just for fun, Professor Dollinger helped actress Helen Hunt learn about her Jewish roots on the prime-time NBC show "Who Do You Think You Are?" Co-presented by HAMAQOM, the Place.