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power was fire any Jewish
individuals teaching at a
university in Germany or
Austria. As many of those
Jews were trying to come
into the United States at
the time, even when they
could get in, doors were
closed for many of them.
It was the HBCUs
(Historically Black Colleges
and Universities) that
had an impulse to save
lives. Davidson recalled a
statistic that by the end of
WWII, up to two-thirds of
the faculty at many HBCUs
were Jewish, which saved
the lives of hundreds of
Jews and their families.
“At that time, the
African American
community, God knows,
was dealing with its own
struggles,” Davidson said.
“They could’ve said, ‘I’m
sorry you have your own
hardship, but I’ve got my
own problems. I’d like

to help but I can’t.’ But
leaders of the HBCUs
didn’t say that. They said
it’s an opportunity to save
lives even in the midst of
our own oppression.”

MAKING CONNECTIONS
Planned as a yearly event,
Lopatin hopes attendees
from the Black and Jewish
communities left wanting
not only more Motown
Seders, but more opportu-
nities to connect with each
other.
“Storytelling is our
obligation to the next
generation,” said Pastor
Richard R. White III of
the Dexter Avenue Baptist
Church, speaking at the
seder. “We must do all we
can to share our stories
and tell our children, so
they can tell their children
about where we have been,
what we’re doing and
where we’re going.”

Anthony Feola, Rabbi Yisrael
Pinson and Rabbi Asher Lopatin
Robin Terry and Jackie Hicks

Ed Levy, Jr. and Linda Dresner Levy Endowed Fund
Scholarship for the Study of Hebrew at MSU

Academic Year 2023-2024

$2,000
$2,000
for 4-credit HEB courses
for 4-credit HEB courses

Fall 2023 Hebrew courses:

HEB 101 Elementary Hebrew (4 credits)
Sec. 001: Mon Tue Wed Thu 9:10 AM-10:00 AM
Wells Hall A132, Y Kedem.
Sec. 002: Mon Tue Wed Thu 12:40 PM-1:30 PM, Y
Kedem Wells Hall A234, Y Kedem

HEB 201: Second Year Hebrew (4 credits)
Mon Tue Wed Thu 10:20 AM-11:10 AM Wells Hall
A234, Y Kedem

$500-$2,000 for Independent HEB courses

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All students taking Hebrew courses at MSU will
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Hebrew, after applying.