Session 2a

Regional and Local History:
A Comparative Discussion
Chair: Israel Bartal, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
• Anthony Polonsky, Brandeis University: The History of Galician Jews in the General Polish Context
• Moti Zalkin, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: East European (Jewry)? What do they have in common?
• Sam Kassow, Trinity College Regional Aspects of Polish Jewish History: The Case of Vilna and Galicia