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Master Class: The Great War, the Twentieth Century and the Jews World War I, The Great War, set loose a cascade of calamities that continued until the end of the 20th century. In this class we will examine the interconnectedness of these events, in which the fate of the Jews was deeply intertwined with the fate of all humanity. The day the war began, August 1, 1914, coincided with Tisha B'Av; perhaps a portent that the ensuing conflagration and its aftermath would not spare the Jewish landscape of Eastern Europe. Audio:  Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Master Class: The Great War, the Twentieth Century and the Jews read more