Identity and Voting
in American History

Identity and Voting in American History

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Yoni Kadden (Read Bio)
Dates: 3 Tuesdays, Winter 2025: 1/14, 1/21 & 1/28
Time:  7-8:30 p.m. EST
Course fee: $120, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

Course description:

When Jews began arriving in America at the turn of the 20th century they began voting with distinct and discernable patterns that lasted for the course of the next century. What were those patterns and how might we explain them? And since Black people were enfranchised in the years after the Civil War, they too have voted with distinct and discernable patterns. What were those patterns, how might we explain them? How have these patterns changed and how have they remained the same over the past century and a half? In what ways are the historical voting patterns of Jews like – and in what ways are they different from – Black people? This three-session course will examine these questions and will explore what lessons we might glean to help our understanding of how people have been voting in our most recent elections.

For more information or questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team