Between 1964 and 1985, a military dictatorship ruled Brazil. High school and university students played leading roles in the resistance to military rule, and Jewish students were prominent among them. This class will explore the life experiences of four young Brazilian Jewish anti-dictatorship activists. Through written testimonies, memoirs, and oral history interviews, we will examine the ideological influences, social connections, and generational ideals that informed their activism.

Michael Rom is a Harry Starr Fellow in Judaica at Harvard University. He has a PhD in History from Yale University, and has also held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of British Columbia and the University of Cape Town. His research examines Jewish politics in Brazil during the Cold War.