CJS Sponsored Events, 2009
"Reading Jewish Literature: An Advanced Workshop with Professor Dan Miron," Sunday November 1.
Readings from the writings of Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Joseph Perl and Heinrich Heine.
Sessions are 10:00-12:00; 2:00-4:00 followed by a public lecture "The Animal in the Synagogue: Kafka's Jewish Story" at 5:30.
- Made possible by a grant from the Posen Foundation, with additional funds from the Gary Gerson Lecture Series and the Breier Visiting Fellowship.
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University), "Jewish Books and Christian Readers in Early Modern Europe" Monday, November 9th.
- An Alexander Grass Lecture and part of the Faithful Narrative lecture series
"No. 4 Street of Our Lady," a film by Barbara Bird, Judy Maltz and Richie Sherman. The producer Judy Maltz will be present for a screening Thursday November 19th, 7:00pm at Hillel.
Judy Maltz served as a senior correspondent in Jerusalem for Ha'aretz, Israel's most respected newspaper, and was one of the founding editors of the Ha'aretz English edition. She has reported for the Jerusalem Post and Reuters and has written extensively for the Financial Times of London and other British, American and Israeli newspapers.
With a bachelor's degree from Columbia University, she currently holds an appointment as a senior lecturer in journalism at the College of Communications at Penn State University.
Marcel Ophuls, "The Sorrow and the Pity" Monday, November 23, 2009, 4-6pm. CLICK for more information.
SHIFT will not take place this year.
CJS Sponsored Events, 2010
Meron Benvenisti, "Israel/Palestine : The Meaning of the Geo-Political /status quo/". Thursday, February 11th, 7:00pm. More information TBA.
Meron Benvenisti: "Processes of Fragmentation and Integration in Israel/Palestine" (Faculty Seminar) Friday, February 12th, 12:00pm. More information TBA.
Sammy Smooha (Haifa University), "Is Israel Western?" Thursday, February 18th, 2010, 7:00pm. More information TBA.
Sammy Smooha (Haifa University), "Israel's Ethnic Democracy in a Comparative Perspective" (Faculty Seminar), Friday, February 19th, 12:00pm. More information TBA
Samuel Weber, "Guilt, Debt and the Turn Toward the Future: Walter Benjamin and Hermann Levin Goldschmidt (A Foray into Economic Theology)" Thursday, February 25, 2-4pm. CLICK for more information.
"Convergences and Conversions: The Merchant of Venice into the 21st Century" a conference Monday and Tuesday, March 1-2, 2010. CLICK for more information.
All events are Free and open to the public.
With appreciation...These programs are made possible by our sponsors, Schram Memorial Endowment, Melton Jewish Studies Endowment, Gerson Lecture Series, Breier Visiting Fellowship, Kahn Visiting Scholar Fund, Gerson Visiting Professor Fund, Futernick Professorship Fund, and Jewish Council of North Central Florida.