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The Satmar Rebbe’s Va-Yoel Moshe: The Most Influential Anti-Zionist Text in Modern Jewish History

Satmar Rebbe
Sunday, October 10, 2021
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Menachem Keren-Katz
North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar

The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Menachem Keren-Katz to discuss his paper, "The Satmar Rebbe's Va-Yoel Moshe: The Most Influential Anti-Zionist Text in Modern Jewish History."

Menachem Keren-Kratz, a researcher of Hungarian Orthodoxy and of contemporary Haredi society in the State of Israel, is the author of Maramaros-Sziget: Extreme Orthodoxy and Secular Jewish Culture at the Foothills of the Carpathian Mountains.

The NC Jewish Studies Seminar (NCJSS) offers a stimulating and exciting forum for academic engagement on Jewish history, culture, and religion. Since its inception in 2001 under the name Duke-UNC Jewish Studies Seminar, the seminar has brought together faculty, graduate students, and internationally renowned scholars to discuss cutting-edge work in Jewish Studies. Meetings are held monthly, and papers are distributed in advance for all to read.

The NCJSS is a collaborative partnership of Duke, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest, with participants coming from universities and colleges across North Carolina.

In-person attendance is limited to vaccinated university faculty and students of sponsoring institutions. Community members are welcome to attend via Zoom.