The Jews of Paradise and the Shaping of Downtown Northampton (and beyond)
A Zoom Presentation by Penina Glazer
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Date:
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 7 pm
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Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts
Photograph by Harvey Finison |
A casual walk down Northampton's Main Street during the 1940s and 50s would have included Federal Hardware, Ziff Package Store, Ann August shops, and David’s Bootery. All of these Main Street shops--and several other businesses nearby--were owned and operated by a small group of Jewish families who settled in Northampton around the turn of the 20th century. Who were these people and why did they choose Northampton? How did they fare here? And how did subsequent generations develop? Historian and Northampton resident Penina Glazer will address these questions and more as she explores the history of Northampton's Jewish community and compares it to other Jewish communities in New England. She will also offer some valuable historical comparisons as the U.S. faces a new set of immigration issues today.
Register for the Zoom link. Admission: Sliding scale: $5-25. In partnership with Congregation B'Nai Israel. |