Prof. Natan Meir explains the Ukraine crisis
Prof. Natan Meir explains the Ukraine crisis
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Portland State University Judaic Studies Program
Explaining Russia's War on Ukraine

We invite you to learn more about the crisis in Ukraine

Explaining Russia's War on Ukraine

We are now hearing 24-7 news reports about the unfolding situation in Ukraine, but what does it all mean? In this "explainer session" organized and hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, Dr. Natan Meir will provide historical and geopolitical context for Russia's attack on Ukraine. He'll discuss the complex historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the ethnic and linguistic makeup of Ukrainian society, and Ukraine's Jewish community.
Wednesday, March 2
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Natan M. Meir is the Lorry I. Lokey Professor of Judaic Studies in the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. A scholar of the social, cultural, and religious history of East European Jewry, he is the author of Kiev, Jewish Metropolis: A History, 1859-1914 (2010) and Stepchildren of the Shtetl: The Destitute, Disabled, and Mad of Jewish Eastern Europe, 1800-1939 (2020). He has lived in both Ukraine and Russia. He also serves as a museum consultant and leads study tours of Eastern Europe with Ayelet Tours. 

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