A Portrait of Bay Area Jewry: An Historian Analyzes the 2018 Demographic Survey

Has Jewish life here been fundamentally altered and seriously threatened by the rapid social and technological change in the past generation? Or does today’s Jewish identity, practice, and activism reflect patterns that have persisted from the Gold Rush? 

Fred Rosenbaum, Founding Director Emeritus of Lehrhaus Judaica, led the school for 44 years. He has written eight books on modern Jewish history, including Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the Bay Area. 

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ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The Shir Hadash Adult Education Committee meets about every two months to plan the Adult Education calendar and coordinate educational events, speakers, retreats and classes. When needed, we establish sub-committees to work on specific educational programs and events. We do exciting and important volunteering work for our community. If you are interested to join us or learn more about the work we do, please reach out to Itzik Nir at board-adulteducation@shirhadash.org.