Spend a morning with Dara Horn - Leave with a new way to carry your Jewish story; Why is Jewish life so often introduced to the world through stories of antisemitism, persecution, and the Holocaust? And what might change if we shifted the conversation toward understanding Jews as a living, diverse, and culturally vibrant people?

In this provocative and timely talk, Dara Horn draws on the ideas from her books to examine the complicated relationship between antisemitism, Holocaust education, and the way Jewish identity is understood in contemporary society. She explores how a historical emphasis on Jewish suffering can sometimes overshadow Jewish culture, creativity, particularity, and the richness of Jewish life itself.

Dara Horn considers the connection between recent antisemitic attacks and debates over how the Holocaust is taught and remembered, revealing the larger assumptions that shape how Jewish identity is presented to non-Jewish audiences. Rather than focusing solely on how we combat antisemitism, she asks us to consider a deeper question: Do people actually understand who Jews are?

By turning the conversation from dead Jews to living Jews, Dara Horn offers a compelling vision for how understanding Jewish culture and its tradition of creative resilience can contribute to a more genuinely pluralistic society—one in which Jews are not defined primarily by persecution, but recognized as a living people with a culture, history, and future.

Breakfast will be served.