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Tracing the History of Boston Jews, Disability, and US Immigration Policy

Exploring the Jewish Response to American Medical Discrimination Through the Archive 
Lecture
Online
April 7, 2025 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
This event will be recorded. All registrants will be notified when the recording is available.
Free
Dr. Hannah Zaves-Greene
Rachel C. King

Join the JHC for the first webinar in our three-part-series, as Historian in Residence Dr. Hannah Zaves-Greene explores the experiences of Boston’s turn-of-the-century immigrants through materials and harrowing stories from collections in the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center archives. Learn how the U.S. government’s harsh public-charge laws targeted immigrants with disabilities, and discover how Jewish advocates, attorneys, and social workers fought these discriminatory policies.

Hannah Zaves-Greene
Dr. Hannah Zaves-Greene is the 2024-2025 Historian in Residence at the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center.