Virtual: An Evening with Professor Andrew Porwancher, Author of The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

Discover the untold story of the founding father’s likely Jewish birth and upbringing—and its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation he fought to create. Join the Hudson Library & Historical Society on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. for a live streaming event with professor Andrew Porwancher, who will discuss his book, The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton. During the month of May, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History will bring Alexander Hamilton to the Hudson Library in the traveling exhibition, “Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant, Patriot, Visionary.” The exhibit will be on display in the library through May 26.

Andrew Porwancher is the Wick Cary Professor at the University of Oklahoma, teaching courses in Constitutional Studies. His first book, The Devil Himself: A Tale of Honor, Insanity, and the Birth of Modern America, was adapted for the stage in Dublin and The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton recently won the Journal of the American Revolution Book-of-the-Year Award. His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.