Virtual Conversation: THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVY, First Jewish Citizen of NY
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THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVY
First Jewish Citizen of New York
Join Us for a Virtual Discussion with
Daniela Weil
Author of new book "THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVY"
and
Noah L. Gelfand, Ph. D.
Historian
About This Event
Daniela Weil will discuss her recent book which introduces middle-grade readers to the real-life figure of Asser Levy, the first permanent Jewish resident of Manhattan. Levy fled persecution in Recife, Brazil, arriving in New Amsterdam in 1654, where he led the fight for religious and civil rights that first gave shape to the character of modern-day New York. This dramatic story will interest educators and students, and also parents and grandparents.
Live Q+A will follow a pre-recorded conversation
Tickets:
Admission + Signed Copy of THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVY: $27
General Admission: $12
NAHC Contributors - free admission with contribution of $50 or more
Students and educators can receive free admission
*All tickets will have an option to add on signed copy of the book for $15
How It Works
A day before the event, we will send out the link and password to all ticket holders.
About Our Speakers
Daniela Weil was born in Brazil. She graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Biology. In addition to writing books, Daniela Weil has worked as a scientific illustrator and has written several science and history articles for children's magazines. In 2014, she began research on a familiar story from her home country: that Jews from Brazil had “founded” the Jewish community in New York in the 1600’s. Five years of research on several continents documented the story of the ship that carried the first group of Jewish refugees from Brazil to Manhattan, where they initiated the legal fight for religious rights.
Noah L. Gelfand, Doctoral Lecturer at Hunter College, teaches courses on early United States History and Native American History. He earned his Ph.D. from New York University. Among his awards are a Quinn Foundation fellowship from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and a Touro National Heritage Trust fellowship from the John Carter Brown Library. He is currently working on a book about the Jewish Atlantic world in the early modern era.
