Presented by Dr. Karla Goldman
Sol Drachler Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Professor of Judaic Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
The title of Rabbi Haberman's memoir, Three Cities in the Making of a Rabbi, focuses on Vienna, Washington, and Jerusalem, but other locations also shaped Rabbi Haberman's life and career. It was in Cincinnati that he found his first American home (a Hebrew Union College dormitory room) and that he learned to be both a rabbi and an American.
This talk will look at the city of Cincinnati during the period of Rabbi Haberman's time there. From 1938 through 1944, Cincinnati was still a central locale for American Judaism -- as the home of the Hebrew Union College rabbinical seminary -- even as it navigated the Great Depression and World War II, and the growth of other major American Jewish centers.

Join us to explore a unique immigrant story… guided to freedom through study at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. We will discuss how Rabbi Haberman landed in Cincinnati, how it shaped him, and what he found on this stop of his life’s incredible journey!

https://www.habermaninstitute.org/events-2023-summerfall/2023/cincinnati