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FALL EVENTS 2009

Mon., Sept. 21, 7:30 pm: “The Grave of the Fireflies,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Sept. 28, 8:00 pm: “My Name is Ivan,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Oct. 5, 7:30 pm: “Europa, Europa,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Sun., Oct. 11, 7:15 pm: “A Weekend in the Galilee” Israeli Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Oct. 12, 7:30 pm: “Korczak,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Thurs., Oct. 15, 4:30 pm: Yael Feldman, New York University & Katz CAJ at University of Pennsylvania, “From Martyr to Warrior: Re-Inventing “Isaac” as a Military Hero in Zionist Discourse,” East Pyne 010.
Mon., Oct. 19, 7:30 pm: “Life is Beautiful,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Tues., Oct. 20, 4:30 pm: John Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Separation of Church and State in American History and Today: Facts, Fictions, and Future Challenges,” Sponsored by the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thought, Friend 004.
Sun., Oct. 25, 7:15 pm: “The Children of the CCCP” Israeli Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Sun., Oct. 25: Colloquium- “Zionism at the Turn of 21st Century: Historical Perspectives, Future Prospects” (Limited to faculty and student attendance), 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Mon., Oct. 26, 7:30 pm: “Fateless 2005,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Tues., Oct. 27, 4:30 pm: Gil Meilaender, Val Paraiso University, “‘This necessity is sweet to me’: Augustine on the Pleasures of Food and Sex,” Sponsored by the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thought, Robertson Hall Bowl 2, WWS.
Fri., Oct., 30, 12:00 pm: Elisha Russ-Fishbane, Princeton University, “Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Thought of Moses Maimonides,” Friday Lunch Works-in-Progress Seminar (Limited to faculty and student attendance), 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Sun., Nov. 8, 7:15 pm: “And You Shall Take a Wife,” Israeli Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Nov. 9, 12:00 pm: Lance Sussman, Visiting Professor of Religion and Senior Rabbi, Congregation Keneseth Israel, “Tolstoy's Rabbi, American Progressivism and Jewish Agriculture: A First Look at Dr. Joseph Krauskopf and the Founding of the National Farm School,” Dickinson 210.
Mon., Nov. 9, 7:30 pm: “Au revoir, les enfants,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Tues., Nov., 10, 4:30 pm: Gershon Baskin, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, Kwartler Family Lecture, “Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible?” East Pyne 010.
Wed., Nov. 11, 4:30 pm: Ken Seeskin, Northwestern University, “’To the Utmost of our Capacity”—Maimonides on Human Perfection,” Sponsored by the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thought, East Pyne 010.
Sun.-Tues., Nov. 15-17: “Toledot Yeshu,” Conference, Venue TBA.
Mon., Nov. 16, 7:30 pm: “The Last Butterfly,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Fri., Nov., 20, 12:00 pm: Joanna Weinberg, Oxford University, “Jesus on the Cross and Psalm 22: A Contentious Issue,” Friday Lunch Works-in-Progress Seminar (Limited to faculty and student attendance), 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Sun., Nov. 22, 7:15 pm: “Restless,” Israeli Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Nov. 23, 4:30 pm: Adam Ferziger, Bar Ilan University, “Feminism and Heresy: The Construction of a Jewish Meta-Narrative,” 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Mon., Nov. 23, 7:30 pm: “The Revolt of Job,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Nov. 30, 7:30 pm: “Monsieur Batignole,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Wed., Dec. 2, 4:30 pm: Eran Kaplan, Princeton University, “Amos Oz, the Zionist Intellectual, and the Vicissitudes of Israeliness,” 202 Jones Hall.
Fri., Dec. 4, 12:00 pm: Oded Schechter, Princeton University, “Secularism and Freedom in Contemporary European Political Debates: Philosophical Questions,” Friday Lunch Works-in-Progress Seminar (Limited to faculty and student attendance), 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Sun., Dec. 6, 7:15 pm: “Tehilim” Israeli Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Sun.-Mon., Dec. 6-7: “Rabbi Loew and the Jews of Early Modern Prague,” Conference, 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
Mon., Dec. 7, 7:30 pm: “Red Cherry,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.
Wed., Dec. 9, 4:30 pm: Steven Smith, Yale University, “Abraham Lincoln’s Theologico-Political Dilemma,” Sponsored by the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thought, East Pyne 010.
Mon., Dec. 14, 7:30 pm: “Under the Domim Tree,” Stolen Years Film Series, East Pyne 010.