Adult Education: Oy, Oy, Oy, and a Bottle of Rum

Oy, Oy, Oy, and A Bottle of Rum: Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean — a special program presented by Rabbi Lance Sussman, Ph.D., Rabbi of Reform Congregation of Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Gratz College.

A long history of Jewish involvement in maritime navigation and cartography, and anti-Spanish sentiments, a sense of adventure, and even royal British support spawned 17th and 18th Century Jewish pirates and corsairs in the Western Hemisphere and Africa’s Barbary Coast.  Who were these Jewish swashbucklers, how successful were they, and what washer ultimate fate?  What is their place in the history of modern piracy?  Rabbi Lance Sussman takes us on a Jewish adventure across the sea, blending identity, prosperity and criminality as well as a look at the general romance with pirates and tier brutal reality.  Avast ye….join Temple Beth Shalom for this engaging and informative presentation. 

Though this event is free and open to the community, if you plan to join us, you must register by Sunday, November 15, at 11:00 AM by using this Google form:
https://bit.ly/34dfBEO

After you register for the event, you will receive a form acknowledgment.  You will then receive the invitation link (prior to Sunday morning) to attend the program that begins at 12:30 p.m.  

If it is easier for you, you may also register by Friday, November 14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. by contacting the Office at office@seashul.org or via phone at (609) 266-0403 so that we can plan our preparations accordingly, including sending you the Zoom invitation.

More about Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.: 

Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., a native of Baltimore, Maryland,  has served as the Senior Rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, PA since 2001. Previously, he was the Rabbi of Temple Concord of Binghamton, NY and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Binghamton University, SUNY. Rabbi Sussman has also taught at Princeton, Hunter College and Rutgers. Currently, he is Chair-Elect of the Board of Governors at Gratz College in Melrose Park, PA. and an Honorary Trustee of Delaware Valley University.  Rabbi Sussman is a specialist in the field of American Jewish history, has written several books and numerous articles on the American Jewish experience. Currently, he is working on a television documentary on the history of the Philadelphia Jewish community with History Making Productions. He is also editing a collection of his sermons and essays, “Portrait of an American Rabbi.” Rabbi Sussman and his wife of 42 years Liz Zeller Sussman, Director of the KI Preschool,  have five children and two grandchildren.