The week's events
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- JxJ Film Screening: The Levys of Monticello
JxJ Film Screening: The Levys of Monticello JxJ Film Screening: The Levys of Monticello
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May 17, 2022Discount code: NMAJM2
Synopsis: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello residence stands as a complex and paradoxical symbol of democracy. Designed by Jefferson, built and tended by enslaved people, the palatial Virginia plantation was presidential retreat, retirement home, and Jefferson’s final resting place.
After it was sold due to mounting debts, Uriah Phillips Levy—a Jewish naval officer and fervent believer in Jeffersonian ideals—became its unlikely owner, restoring and saving the estate from ruin with the help of his family. The story behind this national treasure confronts the racism and anti-Semitism that remain part of the national narrative.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/G0cC8U_ei1A