Click Here to Read: Reflections on Freud, the first “wild analyst” by Todd Dufrense on the OUP blog on May 6, 2021..
Sigmund Freud Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Category: History
The Franklin Prophecy
Click Here to Read: The Franklin Prophecy: America’s most virulent antisemitic forgery is all about the Benjamins, baby by Scott D. Seligman on the Tablet August 4, 2021. IBenjamin Franklin Memorial mage: Photo by Michael Parker (Michael H. Parker). James Earle Fraser, sculptor Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Uncovering My Confederate Roots
Click Here to Read: Uncovering My Confederate Roots: Learning the truth about my great-great-grandfather made me commit to writing about African American history and battling racism by Amy Cohen on the Tablet website on July 27, 2021. Cemetery for Hebrew Confederate Soldiers at Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. Image: Bohemian Baltimore. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Are Syrian Jews Arabs?
Click Here to Read: Are Syrian Jews Arabs? Our History Detective columnist traces the story of Syrian Jews, and Jews from Syria BY Dan Shapira on the Tablet Website on July 28, 2021.
|Chief Rabbi Jacob Saul Dwek, Hakham Bashi of Aleppo, Syria, 1908. Photographed by Reverend J.Segall. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
After 49 years, Israeli victims of 1972 Olympic massacre honored at Tokyo opener
Click Here to Read: After 49 years, Israeli victims of 1972 Olympic massacre honored at Tokyo opener For first time, moment of silence held at start of Games for 11 Israeli athletes slain by Palestinian terrorists; victims’ widows: ‘This is the moment we’ve waited for’ By Toi Sfaff and AgenciesS23 on the Time of Israel website on July 2021.
A monument on Yud Alef square in Tel Aviv by Eli Ilan after it was unveiled during the memorial ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes slain in Munich. Image: This is available from National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography dept. Goverment Press Office (link), under the digital ID D148-064. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
China Resources
Free resources – not groups, but can be helpful in terms of conceptualizing someone’s experiences around ethnic identity as a Chinese:
- China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/china-humanities-individual-chinese-culture?delta=1
- ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/chinax-book-club-five-authors-five-books-five-views-china?delta=1
- https://staging.gsd.harvard.edu/project/critical-chinese-copying/`
Image: NuclearVacuum
How a Yiddish theater mecca became ‘the church of rock ‘n’ roll’
Click Here to Read: How a Yiddish theater mecca became ‘the church of rock ‘n’ roll’ by Henry Sapoznik on the Forward website on July 21, 2021. Originally a Yiddish theatre, then a movie house, Bill Graham opened the Fillmore East in this building on Second Avenue near 6th Street in the East Village in 1968 and closed it in 1971. It later became The Saint, a gay disco. The Emigrant Bank branch seen here occupies the theatre’s old entrance lobby, the theatre inside was gutted and converted to apartments, Hudson East at 225 East 6th Street.Image: Beyond My Ken. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
