Program Description:

The Statute of Kalisz recorded the privileges bestowed on the Jews in Poland in the year 1264 by Duke Boleslaus the Pious. Dr. Patrice Dabrowski’s presentation reviews this framework for Polish-Jewish coexistence and considers the lives led by the Jewish residents of the historic Polish lands.  Stories of certain key Poles and Polish Jews of note help elucidate the relationship between Poles and Jews over the centuries.

Presenter Bio: 

Patrice M. Dabrowski is a prize-winning, Harvard-educated historian and has taught at several well-known universities in the U.S., as well as at the University of Vienna. Dr. Dabrowski has authored three books and received several awards including the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and the Mary Zirin Prize, in addition to two honorable mentions for her latest book.