Presented by David Epstein
Jewish Educator
For the past 250 years, Jews have been defined, sometimes as individuals, as a collective, or not mentioned but fitted into an overall definition. The presentation will consider the consequences of each definition, then and now.
Included will be texts by Napoleon, George Washington, Ulysses.S. Grant, Theodore Herzl and deliberate antisemitic tracts.
Join us to consider these questions, among many others… How do adversaries seek to define Jews? How do Jews seek to be defined? When and why does it matter ?
Register to receive the Zoom link to join us online. Barring technical issues, this session will be posted in our Program Archive.
David Epstein’s professional career includes as an Assistant United States Attorney, law practice, arbitrator, and adjunct law professor at Georgetown Law School. Epstein served on the first Board of Directors of the Foundation for Jewish Studies (currently the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies) and originated the Institute’s Learning On Wheels program.
He co-authored “Torah With Love: A Guide to Strengthening Jewish Values Within the Family,” with a foreword by Elie Wiesel. Reviewers included Jerusalem Post, “This is one of those books which can change lives.”
David remains proud of having placed third in the nation in an American history contest for high schoolers and believes that the best resume is the quality of his next presentation!
We extend a special thank you to Andrew R. Ammerman for sponsoring our Fall 2025 program lineup. He dedicates the our learning in loving memory of Josephine and H. Max Ammerman and Stephen C. Ammerman.