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SUMMARY:Shai Afsai\, Sean O'Callaghan\, Ph.D.\, & John Quinn\, Ph.D.\, "Ireland's Jewish Community and Newport's Irish Rabbi"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpbBufyNwgQ”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Ireland’s small Jewish community dates to the late nineteenth century\, when Jews sought to escape persecution in the Russian Empire. While most of the Jewish emigrants ended up in the United States\, small numbers went to England and Ireland. In Ireland\, groups of Lithuanian Jews settled in Dublin\, Belfast\, Cork and Limerick. For the most part\, the Jews were well treated by their neighbors\, and many became quite proud of their Irish identity. Jews fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and the 1922-1923 Irish Civil War and Jews have served as Lord Mayors of both Dublin and Cork. \nTheodore Lewis took a very different path. After studying theology at a prestigious Jewish institution in Poland\, Lewis decided to leave Dublin and come to Newport to become rabbi of Touro Synagogue\, a position he would hold for 36 years (1949-1985). During those years\, Rabbi Lewis dramatically raised the profile of both the synagogue and Newport’s Jewish community. Lewis was well known for his learning and his sermons were published in two volumes. \nSHAI AFSAI lives in Providence. His recent research has focused on the religious traditions of the Beta Yisrael Jewish community from Ethiopia\, Judaism in Nigeria\, aliyah* to Israel from R.I.\, Jewish pilgrimage to Ukraine\, Benjamin Franklin’s influence on Judaism\, and Jews and Irish literature. SEAN O’CALLAGHAN is an Associate Professor of Religious and Theological Studies at Salve Regina University\, where he specializes in the teaching of world religions. He is also Graduate Director of the MA and PhD in Humanities. He has a particular interest in Judaism and attends Touro Synagogue frequently. JOHN F. QUINN is Professor of History at Salve Regina University\, where he has taught since 1992. He specializes in Irish history and American ethnic and religious history. * The term “aliyah” refers to the immigration of Jews from the worldwide diaspora to Israel. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/shai-afsai-sean-ocallaghan-ph-d-john-quinn-ph-d-irelands-jewish-community-and-newports-irish-rabbi/
CATEGORIES:2019-2020 Series (18th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:Rev. Robert W. Hayman\, Ph.D.\, "The Early and Mostly Forgotten History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary in Rhode Island From 1849 to 1920"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOWNi_Rx2y4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Except for St. Patrick’s and Independence Day\, this society has worked quietly to alleviate the physical needs and satisfy the emotional needs of its Irish members. While its works of charity have passed without notice\, its internal disputes have attracted public attention. The fact that the Order has survived and\, at times\, flourished is a testament to both the spiritual qualities and financial success of many of its members. \nROBERT W. HAYMAN is pastor emeritus of St. Sebastian’s Parish\, Providence and currently the historian of the Diocese of Providence and one of its archivists. He retired in June 2010 after thirty-six years of teaching at Providence College where he was Associate Professor of History and where he also received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in history. Fr. Hayman is the author of two books on the history of the Diocese of Providence and is currently working on a history of the Irish in Rhode Island from 1820 to 1920. We welcome Fr. Hayman for this talk\, his fourth for the Museum of Newport Irish History. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/rev-robert-w-hayman-ph-d-the-early-and-mostly-forgotten-history-of-the-ancient-order-of-hibernians-and-ladies-auxiliary-in-rhode-island-from-1849-to-1920/
CATEGORIES:2019-2020 Series (18th Annual),Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190926T180000
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SUMMARY:Christopher Klein\, "When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxECkySmBCU&t=120s”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Did you know that after the Civil War an Irish-American army attacked Canada with the plan of holding it hostage and ransoming it for Ireland’s independence? It is no blarney. The self-proclaimed Irish Republican Army invaded Canada not just once\, but five times between 1866 and 1871 in what are known collectively as the Fenian Raids. \nIn When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland’s Freedom (Doubleday\, March 2019)\, author Christopher Klein tells the outrageous story of a band of Irish rebels who fled the Great Hunger\, fought for both the Union and Confederacy in the Civil War\, and then united to undertake one of the most fantastical missions in military history. With the tacit support of the U.S. government and inspired by a previous generation of successful American revolutionaries\, this motley group managed to seize a piece of America’s northern neighbor\, if only for a matter of days\, and constructed a transatlantic framework that would prove essential to the establishment of the Irish Republic decades later. \nKlein’s illustrated lecture will include images from this little-known coda to the Civil War. Copies of his book will be available for signature and sale after the talk ($30\, hardcover). \nCHRISTOPHER KLEIN is the author of four books\, including Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan\, America’s First Sports Hero\, The Die-Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston\, and Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands. A frequent contributor to History.com\, the web site of the History Channel\, Christopher has also written for The Boston Globe\, The New York Times\, National Geographic Traveler\, Harvard Magazine\, Smithsonian.com\, and AmericanHeritage.com. He lives in Andover\, Massachusetts. More at www.christopherklein.com. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/christopher-klein-when-the-irish-invaded-canada-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-civil-war-veterans-who-fought-for-irelands-freedom/
CATEGORIES:2019-2020 Series (18th Annual),Lectures
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