American Jews in World War I with Michael Neiberg

National Archives at Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

On Monday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m., the National Archives in partnership with the World War I Museum and Memorial, will host Michael Neiberg for a lecture on American Jews in WWI. This event will take place at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. Reservations are requested for this free program.

When the First World War began in 1914, most American Jews supported the Central Powers, both because of the relative openness of Austrian society and their hatred of the anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. As the war developed, however, American Jews came to support the British and French, due to their American and Jewish identities. Neiberg, a WWI scholar, will trace the evolution of American Jewish thought from 1914 to 1917 and shows how events in both Europe and the U.S. led American Jews to support America’s entry into the war. This program is presented in conjunction with the For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI exhibit and is offered in partnership with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and Truman Library Institute and National World War I Museum and Memorial.

The For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI exhibition is open to the public through November 11, 2018, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. This traveling exhibit examines the American Jewish battlefield and home front participation through a series of stories and objects.