This presentation will explore the long-term impact of the American colonists’ decision to declare independence from the British king in 1776. The U.S. Declaration of Independence, along with political commentaries that shaped it, will be examined. A focus on why the...
How has the U.S. Supreme Court ruled First Amendment issues concerning Jewish people? This session will examine the six protections included in the First Amendment focusing on several cases involving challenges by Jews claiming that their First Amendment rights have...
What is the Enlightenment philosophy of political equality that informed the writing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? This presentation focuses on two issues concerning Jewish people challenging the U.S. government to guarantee equality including President...
This presentation focuses on three ways that the U.S. Declaration of Independence promise that government should guarantee consent of the governed is experienced by Jewish people. Political and electoral characteristics of American Jews will provide the landscape...
What does the “right to revolution” mean in the context of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence has served as a model for the establishment of other democracies including Israel in 1948. We will examine the reasons why Israel declared...
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