Professor Rachel B. Gross to Give Lecture at The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Thursday, June 15, 2017 • 6:45–8pm • Reception 6:00pm
Reserve free tickets in advance at thecjm.org or by calling 415-655-7800.
Feeling Jewish: Buying and Selling American Jewish Nostalgia
Inaugural Lecture—John and Marcia Goldman Chair in American Jewish Studies at SF State
Dr. Rachel B. Gross was appointed to the John and Marcia Goldman Chair in American Jewish Studies in the Department of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State in Fall 2016. Professor Gross is a scholar in religious studies whose work focuses on the lives, spaces, and objects of twentieth-century and contemporary American Jews. She has published scholarly articles on Jews and food and is currently working on a manuscript, entitled "Objects of Affection: The Material Religion of American Jewish Nostalgia." Professor Gross received her PhD in Religion from Princeton University.
This lecture, following Professor Gross’ first academic year in San Francisco, introduces her to the public and to academic colleagues. Please join Jewish Studies at SF State and the CJM in welcoming her and recognizing the important support provided by the John & Marcia Goldman Foundation to the Department of Jewish Studies at “the City’s university.”