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at The 92nd Street Y, New York. Supported by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
Oct 14, 2004
In celebration of the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the first 23 Jews in New Amsterdam, Professor Wiesel embarks upon an exploration of American Jewish history and historiosophy. Professor Wiesel questions whether America is the Land of Promise for Jews. He balances diagnoses and statistics of assimilation against the growth of Talmudic schools and flourishing of Jewish life in the arts and sciences. Also the sixtieth anniversary of the extermination of Hungarian Jewry, he laments that America, the Allies and even Jewish leaders did not do more to save the Jews in Europe, especially Hungarian Jewry, the last victim of Nazi Germany. Ultimately, however, he regards America and the Jew in America with faith and hope. Professor Wiesel draws lessons from the forerunners who settled here 350 years ago: the principal obligation of the Jew in society is to remain Jewish, a Jew’s priorities should always be Jewish yet universal and that Jewish solidarity is an essential trait of Jewish destiny.
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