Winter Term, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 7:30 P.M. Knight Library Browsing Room
IN SEARCH OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
This talk is an exploration of how Jews wrote America into Jewish history and Jews into American history, shaping a distinct Jewish heritage in the United States.
Dr. Beth Wenger is Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
This event is sponsored by the Singer Family Judaic Studies Resource Fund, with special thanks to Dr. Kenneth Singer and Ms. Roberta Singer. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Fall Term, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 5:00 P.M. 182 Lillis Hall
U.S. AND WORLD POVERTY: A CONFUCIAN MEDITATION
Professor Henry Rosemont Jr. is the George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts Emeritus, St. Mary's College of Maryland; visiting professor of Religious Studies, Brown University; and senior consulting professor, Fudan University, Shanghai.
This event is presented by the Departments of Religious Studies, East Asian Languages and Literature, and Philosophy. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Spring Term, 2008
Tuesday, June 3 7:30 P.M. 229 McKenzie Hall
ISRAEL: THE WORLD'S ONLY DEMOCRATIC GARRISON STATE
Edward Glick, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Temple University
This annual event is sponsored by the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies Resource Fund. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Tuesday, May 20 7:30 P.M. 111 Lillis
LETTERS TO AMERICA: AMERICAN ISRAELI WRTING AS A DIFFERENT JEWISH LITERATURE
Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, Portland State University
This annual event is sponsored by the Greenberg Judaic Studies Resource Fund. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Wednesday, February 27 7:30 P.M. Knight Library Browsing Room.
2008 SINGER FAMILY LECTURE
IS JUDAISM REALLY MONOTHEISTIC? A MAIMONIDEAN PERSPECTIVE
Kenneth Seeskin, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University
This annual event is sponsored by the Singer Family Judaic Studies Resource Fund and is also co-sponsored by the Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies. This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Wednesday, February 27 NOON 375 McKenzie Hall; 1101 Kincaid St.
MOSES MAIMONIDES ON THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Sunday, March 2, 2008 - Monday, March 3, 2008
Confucian Virtues at Work
A Conference on Chinese Philosophy and Virtue Ethics
