Join historian and author Dr. Melissa R. Klapper for the launch of her new book, Jewish Women at Home in the World: Gender, Judaism, and American Identity in the Rise of Mass Tourism. Between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, expanding opportunities for international travel enabled increasing numbers of American Jewish women to explore the world beyond their communities. They studied abroad, visited ancestral homes, participated in international movements, worked overseas, and embarked on independent and organized tours. Through these journeys, they navigated the intersections of American, Jewish, and gender identities in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on a rich collection of diaries, letters, memoirs, photographs, and other archival sources, Dr. Klapper illuminates how travel broadened these women’s horizons, challenged traditional gender roles, strengthened Jewish identity, and fostered connections with Jewish communities worldwide. This engaging presentation offers a fascinating look at the role of travel in shaping the lives and identities of American Jewish women in the modern era.