Literature professor and historian Michael Hoberman is scheduled to speak at Mordecai Historic Park about his latest book, “Imagining Early American Jews.” The event will take place on Sunday, November 9, at 2 p.m. and is open to all ages without charge.
Hoberman’s book examines the complex history of early Jewish Americans through the lens of figures like Moses Mordecai. Moses Mordecai, an attorney who married Raleigh native Margaret Lane in 1817, left his Jewish faith after marriage. The Mordecai family home remains one of the few antebellum-era house museums in the United States that commemorates a person born Jewish. Today, the site presents two intertwined narratives: Moses Mordecai’s departure from Judaism and the family’s history as enslavers.
“In his new book, Hoberman explores the meanings and implications that this complicated history bears for us in the present. He will discuss the book and copies will be available for sale and signings.”
The event is free to attend but requires registration through https://reclink.raleighnc.gov/. More information can be obtained by calling Mordecai Historic Park at 919-996-4364.
