American Jewish Encounters in World War I

National Archives at Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

On Thursday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m., the National Archives in partnership with the National World War I Museum, will host Dr. Hasia Diner who will lecture on American Jewish Encounters in World War I. This program will take place at the National World War Museum and Memorial, 2 West Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. Reservations are requested for this free program.

World War I affected Jews tremendously in the United States. Jews experienced the war as Americans, Jews in a mostly Christian nation with little exposure to Judaism, and as people with a majority of their friends and family living in Europe's war zone. Diner will explore three dimensions of American Jewish encounters with WWI. This program is sponsored by Bank of Blue Valley/Regnier Family Foundation and is presented in conjunction with the centennial exhibition For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI. It is offered in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and the National World War I Museum and Memorial.