The Judaic Studies Program of Drexel University presents “Global South Philadelphia:  Immigrants and Refugees Build Lasting Communities:  A Symposium."

Greetings - Mark Squilla, Philadelphia City Council 1st District
Keynote Address -  “Global Philadelphia, Global South Philadelphia,” Mary Johnson Osirim, PhD,  Bryn Mawr College
“South Philadelphia Poetic Voices” - Nathalie F. Anderson, PhD, Swarthmore College

Panel 1: Immigrant and Ethnic South Philadelphia Today
Chair: Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Esq., HIAS Pennsylvania

“Southeast Asian Communities” -  Thoai Nguyen, SEAMAAC
“South Philadelphian Mexican Immigrant Women’s Health” - Jack Ludmir, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University and Puentes de Salud, and Blima Ludmir, Puentes de Salud
“4th and Emily: The Revitalization of an Orthodox Synagogue” - Morris Levin, The Little Shul
“Franklin and Moyamensing” - Raymond Price, Y.P.C. Shari Eli

Panel 2: The History of South Philadelphia’s Immigrant Groups
Chair: Murray Dubin, author and reporter

“South Philadelphia’s Italians” - Richard Juliani, PhD,  Villanova University
“Polish Immigrants Come To South Philadelphia” - Caroline Golab, PhD, author
“Marshall and Porter: Building Jewish Community in South Philadelphia” - Rakhmiel Peltz, PhD,  Drexel University

Free and open to the public.  Followed by a celebratory reception with light refreshments. Support for this event comes from the Yiddish Studies Fund, the Louis and Bessie Stein Foundation, the Milton and Miriam Handler Foundation, and the Friends of Judaic Studies. Info: judaicstudies@drexel.edu, 215-895-6388.

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