Jews & the American City: Planning, Developing, and Imagining Urban Space and Jewish Space

Posted by on October 17, 2010

Jews & the American City: Planning, Developing, and Imagining Urban Space and Jewish Space

Sponsored by Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American Jewish History

Thursday, November 11, 2010
Edward H. Rosen Hillel Center, Temple University

An all day conference sponsored by Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, the History Department at Temple University, the Center for Humanities at Temple, and the Foundation for Jewish Culture will explore the relationship between Jews and American urbanism.   What role have Jews and Jewish ideals played in the redevelopment of urban space, especially over the last three decades?   Practitioners in and scholars of the fields of urban development, urban planning and architecture, and urban politics will consider how we can understand American cityscapes in light of Jews’ investment in the creation, destruction and re-creation of urban spaces and ideals.   Among the individuals joining us in this discussion are Lizabeth Cohen, Deborah Dash Moore, Robert Fishman, Paul Levy, Max Page, Wendell Pritchett, Inga Saffron, and Tom Sugrue.  A full program and information about attending the conference is available at http://www.temple.edu/feinsteinctr/.