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Session 1: What is Jewish about Jewish History?

As the British Rabbi Lionel Blue (1930-2016) once quipped, “Jews are just like everyone else, only more so.” This panel explores the truth of this remark by examining how Jewish history has both mirrored and diverged from broader patterns in world history. While Jews have been shaped by many of the same economic, social, and political forces as other religious, ethnic, and national groups, their history also bears unique features. Particular attention will be paid to the origins of the diaspora and the ways in which minority status has lent Jewish history distinctive features across the ages. This symposium took place on November 2, 2025.