Prof. Stephen Berk joins us on Wednesday, April 7th at 7:45pm to discuss Our People are Your People: American Jews and the Struggle for Civil Rights. This lecture is generously supported by The Sam & Sarah Kerzner and Joseph Kerzner Holocaust Memorial Institute.

Dr. Stephen Berk is the Henry and Sally Schaffer Professor of Holocaust and Jewish studies at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He is the former Chair of the Department of History, Director of the Program in Russia and East European Studies and helps advise the Hillel organization at Union.

Professor Berk is considered an absolutely superb lecturer and teacher. His lectures are outstanding and he is in high demand as a guest speaker. He is always informative, interesting and entertaining. He is widely known for his expertise on the Holocaust, Russia, the Middle East and a variety of Jewish subjects.