Trudy Gold
The Beilis and Frank Trials in 1913: Two Blood Libel Trials in America and Russia, Different Endings
Summary
The lecture juxtaposes two infamous trials: the Beilis case in Russia and the trial of Leo Frank in the Southern US. The Beilis case focuses on the false accusations of ritual murder against Mendel Beilis, a Jewish man, following the death of a Russian boy named Andrei Yushchinsky in 1911. Leo Frank, a German Jew, managed a pencil factory in Atlanta and was falsely accused of murdering Mary Phagan, a young girl who worked at the factory. The lecture reflects on the tragic miscarriage of justice in both cases and the enduring legacy of intolerance and bigotry.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
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