Behind the Laughter: How the Purim Shpiel Came to America

With Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 11
12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. Israel
Online Event

Learn about the origins of the modern Purim play in Eastern European yeshivas of the early nineteenth century and how they developed in American institutions of Jewish learning across the Jewish spectrum, including here at Hebrew Union College. This event is cosponsored by the American Jewish Archives.