NO CLASS THIS MONDAY! PRESIDENTS’ DAY Photo: Yaakov Naumi/Flash 90 Feb 22. Sarah, wife of Shabbetai Tsvi Orphaned by the Eastern European pogroms of 1649-49, the volatile Sarah became the spouse of the infamous messianic pretender. Feb 29. Hillel Ba’al Shem A mysterious figure of the late 17th and early 18th centuries whose recently discovered work sheds light on the world of popular culture from which Hasidism emerged. JEWISH HISTORY @ AVENUE J A COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE LANDER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 1602 Avenue J Monday Nights, 7-8pm Free and Open to the Community Lectures by Dean Henry Abramson No hard questions, please. Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...