Join Jeremy Brown as he tells the hidden story of how plagues and pandemics shaped the history of the Jewish people. His lecture will investigate the relationship between Judaism and infectious diseases throughout the ages, from premodern and early-modern plagues, to rabbinic responses to smallpox and cholera, to the special vulnerabilities Jewish immigrants faced in the US as a result of prejudice, and to the curious practice of "Black Weddings," in which two orphans were married in a cemetery. Popularized during the 1918 influenza pandemic, the practice was revived in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing that the intriguing relationship between Judaism and infectious disease remains relevant today.