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URL:https://www.wjcouncil.org/events/womens-initiative-for-jewish-studies-
 to-bring-dr-melissa-r-klapper-to-yinr-via-zoom/
SUMMARY:Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies to Bring Dr. Melissa R.
 Klapper to YINR via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies (WIJS) at Young Israel
 of New Rochelle is proud to present Dr. Melissa R. Klapper on Wednesday\,
 February 25\, 2026 @ 8:15 pm (ET) on Zoom.  Dr. Klapper will be the fifth
 speaker of the 2025-2026 season in the monthly scholarly programming
 offered by WIJS at YINR.\n\nDr. Klapper’s lecture is entitled “Prayers
 for Dixie: The Civil War Faith of a Jewish Confederate Woman.”  The
 discussion will explore the life of a Confederate\, slave-owning\,
 religiously observant Jewish woman and Klapper will be drawing from her
 newest book\, The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai\, which she finished
 in the name of Dianne Ashton (Dianne Ashton passed away before the book was
 completed).\n\nDr. Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and Director
 of Women's &amp\; Gender Studies at Rowan University.  She is the author
 of many books on American Jewish women's history and the history of
 childhood\, including the National Jewish Book Award-winning Ballots\,
 Babies\, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism\,
 1890-1940\; Ballet Class: An American History and\, with Dianne Ashton\,
 The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai.  Her research has won numerous
 awards and grants\, and she lectures frequently in both academic and
 community settings.\n\nAll WIJS programming is open to women and men. 
 Please visit https://www.yinr.org/wijs.html  to view the complete WIJS
 2025-26 schedule.  For more information\, to be added to the WIJS email
 list\, or for Zoom information\, please call 914-636-2215 or
 email: wijs@yinr.org.  Individuals on the WIJS mailing list will
 automatically receive the Zoom information.
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