Lecture Topics

• Lions of Judah
• Defying Hitler
• To Life!
• The Hasidic Image in America
• The White Rose

Dr. Newborn's Lectures

Dr Newborn speaks on the Jewish resistance and the White Rose student Christian resistance as role models today. Dr. Newborn, a co-creator of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, was awarded his Ph.D. with distinction from the University of Chicago.

"Lauded by such publications as Newsweek and The New York Times," writes LIFESTYLES Magazine, "and by such institutions as the U.N., Princeton's Jewish Center and the Hebrew Union College, Dr. Jud Newborn speaks with dramatic power and a deeply felt passion that leaves his audiences both moved and exhilarated."

MORE ABOUT JUD NEWBORN'S LECTURE TOPICS:

•  LIONS OF JUDAH: THE UNSUNG STORY OF JEWISH ANTI-NAZI RESISTANCE & ITS LESSONS FOR CONFRONTING EXTREMISM TODAY
Dr. Newborn sets the dramatic, unsung story of Jewish anti-Nazi resistance in an eye-opening framework that also explains its relevance for today's crisis. "Lions of Judah " pro-vides accounts of Jewish resourcefulness and heroism that will surprise and inspire—while fundamentally changing our assumptions about how Jews responded to Nazi terror. It will also teach audiences the true meaning of courage, as we face the danger of fanaticism, anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism today.

•  DEFYING HITLER: GERMANY 'S WHITE ROSE STUDENT RESISTANCE, ROLE MODELS FOR FIGHTING ETHNIC HATRED AND EXTREMISM
Based on Dr. Newborn's book, Shattering the German Night , "Defying Hitler" recounts the inspiring story of courageous German university students, some former Hitler Youth lead-ers, who launched an extraordinary anti-Nazi resistance—only to pay for it with their lives. Dr. Newborn conveys the importance of the White Rose as role models—clarifying the differ-ence between true courage and the fanaticism of today's suicide bombers—while lauding those special people in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim world who lead in the struggle against bigotry and ethnic hatred. Excellent for campuses!

•  TO LIFE! A HOLOCAUST HERO'S MODERN MIRACLE (LEADERSHIP LESSONS)
An evening of mystery and revelation. Revolving around the author's thrilling discovery of an unsung Holocaust hero's lost artifacts, Dr. Newborn tells a miraculous, life-affirming story of how three seemingly disconnected lives—his own included—magically intersected over time & space. They did so via the saving grace of the Jewish Bund's great spokesman, Artur Zygielbojm—a tragic hero who sacrificed his life to bring the first news of the Holo-caust to the West. Newborn's discovery links him by surprise to Zygielbojm's surviving niece, a 75 year-old champion ballroom dancer who "brings me under her spell, inducing me to dance—not to mourn, but to celebrate Jewish survival." [With dramatic visuals]

•  THE HASIDIC IMAGE IN AMERICA: ITS CONTRADICTIONS EXPLAINED
Many Jews and non-Jews react strongly to the image of the Hasidic Jew. Dr. Newborn uses his anthropological expertise to place Hasidism in its broadest context. Explaining its origins and sometimes troubling contradictions—from the days of the 17 th century “false Messiah” Shabtai Zvi and the 18 th century Ba'al Shem Tov to Woody Allen's “Annie Hall”—Newborn provides an ultimately moving personal tribute to a people who hold fiercely to their vision of a life best lived apart.

Dr. Newborn is available to lecture for:

• Universities
• Hillels
• Interfaith and Christian orgs
• Synagogues and Jewish Service
• Organizations, philanthropies, and FUNDRAISING events
• Churches
• Libraries
• Enrichment lectures for corporations
• Cruise ship special programming
• Chambers of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary, etc.
• Community service organizations