American Jewish History through a Bourbon Glass: From Temperance to Prohibition — Jews, Whiskey, and the Battle over American Drinking, 1880–1920

As the temperance movement grew into a campaign for national Prohibition, Jewish distillers, rectifiers, merchants, and rabbis found themselves drawn into debates over alcohol, morality, immigration, and American identity. Through a cast of colorful personalities, this class traces the Jewish stories behind this era of American history and the ways these stories would be distorted by the antisemitism and accusations of Henry Ford. Part 2: American Jewish History through a Bourbon Glass: Inside Prohibition — Medicine, Bootlegging, and the Jewish Experience, 1920–1933 . . . Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz, Ph.D. is Rabbi at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, MA. In her spare time she is a Whisk(e)y Maven: a Certified Bourbon Steward and holds Certificates in Scotch Whisky and Canadian Whisky.