Beyond the Levys: Jewish History at Monticello with Olivia Brown

Name: Beyond the Levys: Jewish History at Monticello with Olivia Brown
Start: 2024-08-15T18:00:00-04:00
Location: The Center at Belvedere

Schedule

Thu Aug 15 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Center at Belvedere | Charlottesville, VA

Explore Charlottesville's rich Jewish history through the lens of one of its most prominent landmarks. Olivia Brown, ACHS Board Member and former Research Fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies, investigates the ties between Charlottesville's Jewish community and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, both with Jefferson himself and through the enslaved community. This lecture will discuss Jefferson's views on Judaism, Jewish families like the Isaacs and Levys, and enslaved families like the Hemingses and Fossetts.
This is a free program, but you must register to attend at: https://thecentercville.org/calendar/event/120149/3/