Becoming Louisiana: Jewish Immigration Into Louisiana (Lecture Series)

The Friends of the Louisiana State Archives and the Friends of the Old State Capitol are excited to invite you to the next lecture in the Becoming Louisiana series focused on Jewish immigration into Louisiana, given by Mike Rubin.

Becoming Louisiana is an ambitious historical exploration tracing the many origins that converged to create the Louisiana we know today and will continue to become.

We hope to see you there! Free admission.

Mike Rubin is a Baton Rouge attorney who handles appellate cases across the country for the Adams & Reese law firm, but he has an unusual background. He is a nationally known speaker who has given over 500 (yes, 500) major talks across the United States and in England and Canada on a variety of subjects to groups ranging from civic organizations, legal institutions, universities, and Fortune 500 companies.

In addition, for over 40 years, while engaged in the full-time practice of law he taught as an adjunct law professor at the law schools at LSU, Tulane, and Southern, and his numerous legal publications have been cited as authoritative by state and federal courts around the country.

On the side (as if he had time), he and his wife co-author legal thrillers that have gone international and are for sale in Europe in translation. He also has been a radio announcer, a host of his own television show on Louisiana Public Broadcasting, was often seen over the years as an anchor on LPB fundraisers, and at 16 years old started working as professional jazz pianist in the New Orleans French Quarter.

But today he’s here to talk about the history of Jews in Louisiana, a history that involves racial and religious prejudice, anti-immigrant sentiment, and a story of survival.