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The long history of American-Jewish contributions to our nation began during the earliest era of colonial settlement. Join experts as they delve into this fascinating period of American-Jewish history, tracing the development of Judaism in the New World.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has long been the leading arbiter of constitutional law, but in recent years the Justices have also gained widespread public attention for their political affinities. Join judicial experts James D. Zirin and Philip C. Bobbitt for a discussion on this intense political polarization and a look at the highest court as you’ve never seen it before.

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As we near the inauguration of a new president, historians Sean Wilentz and Douglas Brinkley discuss how leaders including Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt have had a lasting impact on our nation’s moral and political traditions.

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Join us for an evening commemorating Gouverneur Morris—the man who sat beside Alexander Hamilton, “…the man of whom of all others [Morris] loved most on earth,” during his final hours after the Hamilton-Burr Duel—and his extraordinary role in the American Revolution, in the drafting of the American Constitution, and in Paris as a diplomat during the French Revolution. 

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Under the indomitable leadership of Ulysses S. Grant, Union General William T. Sherman maneuvered troops through the Chattanooga Campaign. Join three eminent historians as they uncover how this Union victory destroyed the last major Confederate stronghold in Tennessee, allowing for the invasion of the Deep South.

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After the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge, the City of Brooklyn found itself drastically evolving. Wealthy inhabitants relocated to new neighborhoods—building new institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum and Botanical Gardens—and presided over a verdant Victorian city for nearly two generations. When the subway came to Brooklyn after WWI, the borough morphed into a middle-class American dream for Manhattan’s ethnic masses

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As economic depression gripped the United States during the 1930s, many Americans turned to Communism as a solution for social and political strife. Author Kati Marton explores the political tensions prevalent at the time through the infamous story of Noel Field, a well-educated U.S. government employee who betrayed his country to spy for Stalin.

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The Brooklyn Bridge was an outstanding achievement on many levels. Completed in 1883, it was a major example of America’s growing technological prowess, laying down the practical foundations for the five-borough city of the future. Join Barry Lewis as he looks back at the origins of the Bridge, the brilliant husband-and-wife team that created it, and the city of Brooklyn’s response: a new elevated train system that would rearrange Brooklyn’s high-society geography.

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9–9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–11 am: Program

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Legendary Chief Justice Warren Burger presided over some of the most significant and controversial cases in Supreme Court history, including Roe v. Wade. Distinguished legal scholars shed light on the substantial influence of this monumental figure in American history, uncovering how Justice Burger’s legacy created the unprecedented rise of the judicial right.