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Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies Lunchtime Colloquium Series

Spring 2008 Schedule


September 17, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room TBD
Prof. Hamutal Bar Yosef (Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva)
"Mysticism in Twentieth Century Hebrew Literature"

October 29, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room TBD
Prof. Pierre Bouretz (EHESS, Paris)
"The Lessons of Maimonides"

November 11, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room TBD
Paul North (New York University)
“Kafka’s Commentaries on Genesis”

December 2, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room TBD
Dr. Esther Gitman
"Rethinking Nazi Croatia"

Lunch is provided at all sessions. Food will be served at 12:30 and the lecture will begin at 12:45.
We ask that all attendees please show respect for the guest speakers and refrain from entering/leaving the room during their presentations.


Past Semesters:

Spring 2008 Schedule


February 1, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room 404W
Prof. Dalia Ofer (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
"Swearing In Ceremony: The Police in the Kovno Ghetto, November 1, 1942."

February 26, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room 428
Prof. Ed Greenstein (Bar Ilan University)
"The Problem of Evil in the Book of Job"

March 11, 2008
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room 428
Prof. Zahava Caspi (Ben Gurion University)
"Trends in the Political Theater in Israel"

April 29, 2008 *NEW DATE*
12:30 - 1:45pm
53 Washington Square South, Room 428
Prof. Robert Chazan (New York University)
"At Home in Christian Europe: The Medieval Roots of Modern Jewish Life"