Representations of Jews in Irish Literature
The Internationally Acclaimed Exhibit Comes to Savannah, Georgia.
The most Irish city in the American South, Savannah also boasts vibrant Jewish congregations. The oldest, Mickve Israel, was established in 1733, just months after the city's founding.
Congregation Mickve Israel ("Hope of Israel") hosts the Irish-Jewish Exhibit during most of March 2018.
Sunday, March 4, 2018,
through
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Having Shown at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin;
Columbia University, New York City;
and Georgetown University, Washington, DC,
this World-Class Exhibit Is on Display during March 2018 at
the Mordecai Sheftall Memorial Hall
of the Mickve Israel Synagogue
Home to America's Third-Oldest Jewish Congregation (Founded in 1733)
Located on Monterey Square, near Forsyth Park,
in Savannah's Historic District
Click HERE for Directions to the Synagogue
Free and Open to All
between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm,
Monday through Friday
We Also Invite You to Attend the Four Special Presentations
Associated with the Exhibit — READ ON!
Click HERE to Download Printable Version (PDF) of Exhibit Poster
Exploring Irish-Jewish Autobiographies
Special Public Presentation: EXPLORING IRISH-JEWISH AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, Our Opening Keynote Lecture
Sunday, March 4, 2018
4:00 pm
Mordecai Sheftall Memorial Hall,
Mickve Israel Synagogue,
Monterey Square
Presenter: Dr. Pól Ó Dochartaigh,
Provost and Professor of History, National University of Ireland - Galway; Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy
Introduced by: Hon. Shane Stephens, Consul General of Ireland for the Southeastern United States
Daniel O'Connell, the Emancipist:
A Hero to the Jews — and in Savannah
Special Public Presentation: DANIEL O'CONNELL, THE EMANCIPIST, A Hero to the Jews — and in Savannah
Thursday, March 15, 2018
7:00 pm
Mordecai Sheftall Memorial Hall,
Mickve Israel Synagogue,
Monterey Square
Presenter: Dr. Howard Keeley,
Director, Center for Irish Research & Teaching (CIRT),
Georgia Southern University
CLICK HERE for poster/flyer advertising this event, focused on Daniel O'Connell
Children of Erin and Abraham:
Irish-Jewish Connections in Savannah
Special Public Presentation:
CHILDREN OF ERIN AND ABRAHAM,
Irish-Jewish Connections in Savannah
Saturday, March 24, 2018
12:30 pm
Mordecai Sheftall Memorial Hall,
Mickve Israel Synagogue,
Monterey Square
Principal Presenters: Herbert Victor on
Rabbi George Solomon (Savannah's Irish-American Rabbi, Who Ministered from 1902 to 1944) AND Voices from the Hibernian Society of Savannah (Founded in 1812) and the Catholic Diocese of Savannah (1850)
CLICK HERE for poster/flyer advertising this event, focused on Irish-Jewish connections in Savannah
Pop-Up Céilí:
Words, Spoken & Sung; Live Music
Special Closing Event: POP-UP CÉILÍ ("kay-lee"), An Irish-Jewish Celebration in Words & Music
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
7:00 pm
Mordecai Sheftall Memorial Hall,
Mickve Israel Synagogue,
Monterey Square
Words (Spoken & Sung), Plus Live Music, from a Variety of Talents
