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When:
February 22, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2019-02-22T14:00:00-05:00
2019-02-22T15:30:00-05:00
Where:
256 Old Horticulture
Old Horticulture
East Lansing, MI 48824
USA
Old Horticulture
East Lansing, MI 48824
USA
In New York City in the 20th Century, Jews officially changed their names at a much higher rate than other groups. Antisemitism and Jewish desires for upward mobility combined to help propel this phenomenon. But by the 21st Century, name changing had become a very different phenomenon, one that affected poor people of color disproportionately and — while racism was still a factor — for very different reasons as well. Research will be presented by Dr. Kirsten Fermaglich (Associate Professor, History and Jewish Studies).