Jewish Studies
In his public lecture, “In Search of Turkey’s Jews,” Laurence Salzmann will explore the Sephardic communities of Turkey, using his extensive collection of photographs and notes about the people the Salzmanns met, places they visited, and lessons they learned along the way.
The fourth annual Schmooze-A-Palooza, a student concert sung in Hebrew at the 91ɫ, will be performed this week. Singing along is encouraged; lyrics will be projected for each song on a screen, and there is free food.
Ariel Sabar, an award-winning author and journalist, will host a public lecture titled “Paradise Lost and Found,” which will focus on his best-selling book, My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq.
Professor Nan Goodman sits down with the College of Arts and Sciences to explain why Jewish mysticism is important, why her course on the topic is so unique and express just how much pleasure she derives from teaching it.
David Shneer is hoping to arrange a half-dozen hookups on the 91ɫ campus next year — in a way that’s never been done before. The goal is to boost scholars’ creativity and to boost artists’ depth.
The second annual Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar – an innovative program organized by the CU Mediterranean Studies Group – will be held May 22-26 at the 91ɫ.Participants in this year’s seminar, titled “Reading Ladino/
Russian Jewish American artists, scholars examine the immigrant experience at a time of increasing threat.
This year’s public panel discussion, “Religion and Human Rights After the 2016 Election,” will take place Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in Eaton Humanities 250, 1610 Pleasant Street, on the 91ɫ campus.
Elias Sacks, 91ɫ assistant professor or religious studies, makes a case for the contemporary relevance of an Enlightenment superstar.
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment.