Jewish Studies Events 2001-2002

• Thurs., Oct. 4, 4:30 pm: Lutz Niethammer, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany, "From Wrongs to Rights? Compensation of Damages for Nazi Forced Labor as Paradigm," Peyton Hall 145.

• Sat., Oct. 6-Sun., Oct. 7: The Legacy of Osip Mandelstam An International Conference Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Gift of the Mandelstam Papers to Princeton University, Whig Hall Senate Chamber. Check out the web site for complete details: www.princeton.edu/~slavic/mandelstam.

• Sun., Oct. 21-Tues., Oct. 23: Celebrating Jewish American Writers Conference, various venues. Check out the web site for complete details: www.princeton.edu/~jwst/writers.

• Thurs., Oct. 24: 7:30 p.m. "Song of the Siren," Israeli film directed by Eytan Fox, 113 Jones Hall.

• Thurs., Nov. 8: 7:30 p.m. "Into the Arms of Strangers," Academy award winning documentary film on the Kindertransport, McCormick 101.

• Sun., Nov. 11-Tues., Nov. 13: The Bar Kokhba Wars Reconsidered Conference, Jones Hall. Check out the web site for complete details: www.princeton.edu/~jwst/barkokhba.

• Wed., Nov. 14: 7:30 p.m. Sir Martin Gilbert, Oxford University, "Britain, Churchill, and the Jews," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], McCosh 10.

• Thurs., Nov. 15: 4:30 p.m. Raymond Scheindlin, Jewish Theological Seminary, "Old Age and Aging in Hebrew and Arabic Poetry from Islamic Spain," Friend Center, Room 108.

• Thurs., Nov. 29: 7:30 p.m. "Kadosh," Israeli film directed by Amos Gitai, Frist 307.

• Wed., Dec. 5: 4:30 p.m. Catriel Sugarman, "A Model of the Jerusalem Temple," Jones 113.

• Thurs., Dec. 6: 4:30 p.m. Atina Grossmann, Cooper Union, "Victims, Villains, and Survivors: Jewish Displaced Persons in Post-Nazi Occupied Germany," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], Betts Auditorium in the Architecture Building.

• Tues., Dec. 11: 7:30 p.m. "Crossfire," Israeli film directed by Gideon Ganani, Frist 302.

• Wed., Jan. 9-Fri., Jan. 11  "The Ways that Never Parted: Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages" http://www.princeton.edu/~religion/ways/.

• Thurs., Jan. 17: 4:30 p.m. Michael Stone, Hebrew University, "Aramaic Levi Document and Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts," 1879 Hall, Room 137.

• Wed., Feb. 6: 4:30 p.m. Aharon Shabtai, Israeli Poetry Reading, Jones 102.

• Sun., Feb. 10: 7:30 p.m. Colonel Jacob Goldstein, New York National Guard, Chief Chaplain for Ground Zero, "Faith Under Fire," McCosh 10.

• Wed., Feb. 13: 7:30 p.m. Meir Weiseltier, Israeli Poetry Reading, Jones 202.

• Thurs., Feb. 14: 4:30 p.m. Ronit Matalon, "Outside of Place, Inside Time: Reflections on Place, Identity, and Writing," Jones 202.

• Wed., Feb. 20: 4:30 p.m. Rachel Back, Israeli Poetry Reading, Jones 102.

• Thurs., Feb. 21: 4:30 p.m. Ruth Kluger, University of California at Irvine, "Still Alive: Memory, Memoir, and the Voice of the Survivor," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.

• Mon., Feb. 25: 4:30 p.m. Major Shmuel Toledano, Advisor on Arab Affairs to Prime Ministers Levy Eshkol, Golda Meir, and Yitzhak Rabin; and a member of the Israeli Knesset, “Israel's Policy Towards Arabs Living Within its Borders,” School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.

• Tues., Feb. 26: 7:30 p.m. Guido Fink , Universita di Firenze & Italian Cultural Institute in LA, "Visible and Invisible Jews in Italian Cinema," McCormick 101.

• Wed., Feb. 27: 4:30 p.m. Taha Mohammad Ali, Arab-Israeli Poetry Reading, McCosh 64.

• Thurs., Feb. 28: 4:30 p.m. Jonathan Steinberg, University of Pennsylvania, "Deutsche Bank, Nazi Gold and Historical Integrity: Confessions of a 'Paid' Historian," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.

• Wed., March 13: 4:30 p.m. Samuel Kassow, Trinity College, "Between History and Memory: Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], WWS Robertson Hall, Bowl 2.

• Tues., April 9: 4:30 p.m. Susan Gubar, Indiana University, "Pictures out of Focus: Contemporary Holocaust Poetry and Photography," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.

• Wed., April 10: 4:30 p.m. Vivian Liska, Institute of Jewish Studies at Antwerp, "The Knowlege of the Sirens: A Theme in Blanchot, Adorno, Sloterdijk and Kafka," 105 Bobst.

• Thurs., April 11: 7:30 p.m. Tom Segev, Hebrew University, The 24th Carolyn L. Drucker Memorial Lecture, "Post Zionism and the Americanization of Israel," Frist 302.

• Fri., April 12: 12:00 p.m. Haim Goldfus, Ben Gurion University, "Masada, Aelia Capitolina, and the Roman Army: New Observations," 58 Prospect, Room 107.

• Mon., April 15: 4:30 p.m. John Efron, Indiana University, "Medicine, Modernity, and the German Jews," Dickinson 211.

• Tues., April 16: 12:00 p.m. John Efron, Indiana University, "Orientalism and the Jewish Historical Gaze," Dickinson 210.

• Thurs., April 18-Sat., April 20: The Urban Diaspora: The City in Jewish History Conference. Check out the web site for complete details: www.princeton.edu/~jwst/events/diaspora.html

• Wed., April 24: 4:30 p.m. Allison Coudert, Institute for Advanced Study, "The Kabbalah, Science, and the Enlightenment," WWS Robertson Hall, Bowl 2.

• Thurs., April 25: 4:30 p.m. Omer Bartov, Brown University, "The 'Jew' in Cinema: From Jud Süss to Hitler Youth Salomon," ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.

• Mon., April 29: 12:00 p.m. Bruce Zuckerman, University of Southern California, "Renewing Texts from Biblical Times: The Impact of Computer Imaging on the Study of Ancient Near Eastern Inscriptions," Marx 101.

• Tues., April 30: 4:30 p.m. Martin Jay, University of California at Berkeley and the Institute for Advanced Studies, "When Did the Holocaust End? Reflections on Historical Objectivity, " ["New Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Lecture Series"], School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium.
  

• Wed., May 1: 4:30 p.m. Fragiski Abatzopoulou, "Greek Jews and the Image of the Jew in Literature," 58 Prospect Ave., Room 107.
  

• Thurs., May 2: 8:00 p.m. "Voyages" film by Emmanuel Finkiel, 1999, Jimmy Stewart Theatre, 185 Nassau.

• Thurs., May 9-Fri., May 10: Poverty and Charity in the Middle Ages: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Conference. Whig Hall Senate Chamber. Visit the web site for complete details: www.princeton.edu/~pressman/poverty.html

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