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“Quarantine in the Jewish Ghetto: Confinement and Contagion in Early Europe,” talk by Joshua Teplitsky

October 26, 2015 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Please join us for this fascinating talk as Professor Teplitsky explores the 1713 plague that ravaged the city of Prague and how this “natural” disaster exacerbated and heightened concerns over forms of “difference” – a point as salient as ever in an age of global contagion.

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Date:
October 26, 2015
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Venue

Library East, Judaica Suite

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