2023 Rothschild Lecture

Date: Thursday, November 9th

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Emory's Mathematics & Science Center, Room E208 (400 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30307)

The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies (TIJS) at Emory University will feature Prof. Rachel Kranson of the University of Pittsburgh as the speaker for this year’s Rothschild Lecture. The lecture, to take place on Thursday, November 9th at 7:00pm, will address the topic: “Religious Misconceptions: American Jews, the First Amendment, and the Politics of Abortion.” This free, on-campus event will be held in Mathematics & Science Center Room E208.

Liberal, religious Jews strongly advocated for legal abortion access between the 1970s and the turn of the twenty-first century. Why did they do so, and on what grounds? Join Dr. Kranson as she shares from her ongoing research. In this talk, Kranson will uncover the history of the American Jewish lawyers and activists who advocated for abortion access to be protected by First Amendment guarantees. Their work has become even more important as the US enters a post-Roe era, and experts are looking for new legal avenues through which to protect reproductive freedom.

Dr. Rachel Kranson is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her current research focuses on American Jews and the politics of abortion.

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