Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Jews have been fighting for their freedom since the earliest times. The struggle goes on though the enemies, circumstances, and tools have changed dramatically over the last three millennia. Bruner discusses the military conflicts that Jews have been involved in, from biblical times and the Roman wars to the emergence of distinct Jewish armed forces in the 20th century. In addition to the fight for Jewish sovereignty, Bruner will review the roles of Jews outside of Israel, their service in the militaries of the many lands in which they found themselves in the Diaspora, and the desperate struggles during the Holocaust.