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Nationalism | Capitalism | And the Jews
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Professor Jerry Muller Friday February 17 – Saturday February 18
Join us Presidents' Weekend for Two
Fascinating Lectures on the Jewish Past and Present
Dr. Jerry Muller, Professor of History and
Chair of the Department of History,
Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
“Capitalism and the Jews”
Friday, February 17, 7:30 p.m. – Following Carlebach services and dinner
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The development of capitalism and the fate of the Jews in modern Europe and America have been linked in myriad ways. This lecture will explore the centrality of capitalism to understanding modern Jewish history. Topics to be examined include the linkage of Jews with money-lending in medieval Christian thought and its modern echoes; the sources of disproportionate Jewish success under capitalism and some of the political ramifications of that success; and the sources of Jewish socialism.
TI's USY Chapter will cook, host, and serve dinner. All profits and tips will go to USY's National Tikun Olam fund.
“Nationalism and the Jews”
Saturday, February 18, 1:00 p.m. – Following Shabbat morning services and lunch
Nationalism, and above all ethnic nationalism, has been a powerful force in modern European history, and remains a powerful force in many parts of the world today. Yet because the dominant form of nationalism in the United States is liberal nationalism, Americans tend to misunderstand ethnic nationalism and underrate its significance. Jewish nationalism, (primarily in the form of Zionism) arose in reaction to the spread of ethnic nationalism in nineteenth and twentieth century Europe. This lecture will put Zionism into the larger context of modern nationalism, examine the dilemmas that result, and explore the difficulties that American Jews (beneficiaries of liberal nationalism in the United States) face in making sense of a Jewish ethno-national state.
Jerry Z. Muller is Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at the Catholic University of America, where he has taught since 1984. He studied at Brandeis, Hebrew University, and Columbia University. He is the author of five books, including The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought (2002); and Capitalism and the Jews (2010). In 2008, The Teaching Company released his 36-part lecture series “Thinking about Capitalism” as one of its Great Courses. He has also published books and articles on intellectuals and National Socialism, modern nationalism, conservatism, and the causes of the current great recession.
Nationalism, and above all ethnic nationalism, has been a powerful force in modern European history, and remains a powerful force in many parts of the world today. Yet because the dominant form of nationalism in the United States is liberal nationalism, Americans tend to misunderstand ethnic nationalism and underrate its significance. Jewish nationalism, (primarily in the form of Zionism) arose in reaction to the spread of ethnic nationalism in nineteenth and twentieth century Europe. This lecture will put Zionism into the larger context of modern nationalism, examine the dilemmas that result, and explore the difficulties that American Jews (beneficiaries of liberal nationalism in the United States) face in making sense of a Jewish ethno-national state.
Jerry Z. Muller is Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at the Catholic University of America, where he has taught since 1984. He studied at Brandeis, Hebrew University, and Columbia University. He is the author of five books, including The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought (2002); and Capitalism and the Jews (2010). In 2008, The Teaching Company released his 36-part lecture series “Thinking about Capitalism” as one of its Great Courses. He has also published books and articles on intellectuals and National Socialism, modern nationalism, conservatism, and the causes of the current great recession.
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