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Institute for Historical Study: Talk and Tour at the Richmond Museum of History

Richmond Museum of History & Culture 400 Nevin Ave., Richmond

On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2 pm Prof. Oliver B. Pollack will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County. An exert from Prof. Pollack: “Get involved. That was my mantra when I arrived in Richmond in November 2016. Use the […]

Richmond?s Illuminating Connection to the Statue of Liberty

Richmond Museum of History & Culture 400 Nevin Ave., Richmond

Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz will tell the story of Jewish actor Maurice B. Curtis, who used his fortune to light the Statue of Liberty in 1886 when the US Congress didn?t want to spend the money. He is the author of The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of […]