What topic is more controversial, sensational, and endlessly captivating than college admissions? But if you want to understand everything that’s going on with college admissions today, you have to look at the first group that tried to diversify elite schools. You have to look at the Jews. Mark Oppenheimer tells the story of how Jews fought for acceptance at elite schools, and how the Jewish experience in the Ivy League shaped American higher education, and shaped America at large.
Mark Oppenheimer is a Senior Editor at Tablet magazine. He hosts the podcast Unorthodox which explores Jewish life and culture. He has contributed to Slate and Mother Jones, among many other publications. He is the author of Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood. He holds a Ph.D in religious studies from Yale.
Join the Temple Sinai DayTimers on Monday, November 28 at 11:30 am for a fascinating Zoom presentation. There will be ample opportunity for questions and comments following the presentation.
Guest Speaker: Mark Oppenheimer
What topic is more controversial, sensational, and endlessly captivating than college admissions? But if you want to understand everything that’s going on with college admissions today, you have to look at the first group that tried to diversify elite schools. You have to look at the Jews. Mark Oppenheimer tells the story of how Jews fought for acceptance at elite schools, and how the Jewish experience in the Ivy League shaped American higher education, and shaped America at large.
Mark Oppenheimer is a Senior Editor at Tablet magazine. He hosts the podcast Unorthodox which explores Jewish life and culture. He has contributed to Slate and Mother Jones, among many other publications. He is the author of Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood. He holds a Ph.D in religious studies from Yale.
Join the Temple Sinai DayTimers on Monday, November 28 at 11:30 am for a fascinating Zoom presentation. There will be ample opportunity for questions and comments following the presentation.
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