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Israel: Present Challenges and Visions for the Future
Tzipi M. Livni
"Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies… Tzipi Livni, Former Israeli Foreign Minister, Minister of Justice, and chief negotiator of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks."
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Fratelli Tutti, the Good Samaritan, and the Rabbi
Burton L. Visotzky
"16th Annual Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement. Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, PhD. Appleman Professor of Midrash; Director, Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue, Jewish Theological Seminary."
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Guilt, Memory, and the Beta-God: Nathan Englander on kaddish.com
Nathan Englander
"Diane Feigenson Lecture in Jewish Literature… Nathan Englander, Bestselling author, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, What We Talk About When We Talk, About Anne Frank, and kaddish.com (2019)."
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Dueling Loyalties: Honor, Citizenship, and Antisemitism in Nineteenth Century Germany
David A. Meola
"Joan and Henry Katz Lecture in Judaic Studies… David Meola, PhD. Author, Bert & Fanny Meisler Chair in History and Jewish Studies, University of South Alabama."
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An Evening with Elana Arian: A Celebration in Story and Song
Elana Arian
"Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert… Elana Arian, Jewish Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist and Recording Artist."
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Female Faith Leaders in Collaboration: Rabbis, Nuns, and Ministers for (Nearly) 50 Years
Carole B. Balin and Elena G. Procario-Foley
"13th Annual Lecture in Jewish and Christian Engagement… Rabbi Carole B. Balin, PhD, Auburn Seminary, Professor Emerita of History HUC-JIR. Response by Elena Procario-Foley, PhD, Iona College."
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Ghosts: An Artistic Meditation on the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism
Robert J. Hirsch
"Samuel and Bettie Roberts Lecture in Jewish Art… Robert Hirsch, Artist and photographic historian, in conjunction with his exhibition, at Fairfield University Art Museum's Walsh Gallery."
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Suzanne's Children: How an Underground Network of Catholics, Protestants and Jews Defied the Nazis in Paris and Saved 500 Children from Auschwitz
Anne E. Nelson
"Anne Nelson, Author and Playwright, Professor at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs in New York City, Author of Red Orchestra."
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Eleven Months After Pittsburgh: What Did We Learn?
Danny Schiff
"2019-2020 Judaic Studies Scholar in Residence… Rabbi Danny Schiff, PhD, Author, Foundation Scholar, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh."
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U.S.-Israel Relations during the Obama and Trump Administrations: An Inside Look
Daniel B. Shapiro
"2019 Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies. Daniel Shapiro, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel (2011-2017), Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Tel Aviv University's Institute of National Security Studies."
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Is a Manuscript a Mirror? Reading Jewish History in Jewish Art
Marc M. Epstein
"2018 Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Lecture in Judaic Studies." [Speaker] "Marc Michael Epstein, PhD. Professor of Religion and Visual Culture, Vassar College."
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Can We Laugh at God? Humor and Truth in Rabbinic Judaism
Christine E. Hayes
"Joan and Henry Katz Lecture in Judaic Studies." [Speaker] "Christine Hayes, PhD. Robert F. and Patricia R. Weis Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica, Yale University."
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Defending Human Dignities
Khizr M. Khan
"The 2018 Annual Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lecture underwritten by the Frank Jacoby Foundation in collaboration with the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and Open VISIONS Forum… Khizr Khan, lawyer and activist."
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Hazzan: A Jazz Creation of Jewish Liturgical Chants and Improvisational Rhythms
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
"Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert. Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Jazz Saxophonist and his quartet."
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Politics and Jewish Identity in Today's America
Chuck D. Todd
"2018 Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies." [Speaker] "Chuck Todd, Moderator of Meet the Press, Host of MTP Daily on MSNBC, and Political Director for NBC News."
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Looking for Bubbe: The Remembered and Forgotten Jewish World in Heritage Tourism
Daniel J. Walkowitz
"Joan and Henry Katz Lecture in Judaic Studies." [Speaker] "Daniel J. Walkowitz, PhD. Emeritus professor of history and of social & cultural analysis at New York University, author of The Remembered and Forgotten Jewish World."
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Spotlight: David Broza "East Jerusalem West Jerusalem"
David Broza
"Join Israeli musical superstar David Broza for an afternoon of film, conversation, and song as he shares the story of his boundary-crossing musical project."
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Voice of Conscience: Uncovering Mass Murder from the Holocaust to Today
Patrick Desbois
"The Twentieth Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lecture underwritten by the Frank Jacoby Foundation in collaboration with the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and Open VISIONS Forum… Fr. Patrick Desbois, Founder of Yahad-In Unum, a global organization that identifies mass graves of those executed by Nazi Death Squads."
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How American Jews Mobilized to Free Soviet Jewry: Lessons for Activism Today
Shaul Kelner
"Dr. Shaul Kelner, Associate Professor of Sociology & Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University."
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In Search of Abraham Joshua Heschel
Michael Marmur
"2017 Judaic Studies Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Michael Marmur, PhD. Mandel Provost, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, author of Abraham Johnson Heschel and the Sources of Wonder."
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Gospel Dynamics: When the Jewish Jesus Isn't Enough
Michael J. Cook
"Tenth Annual Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement… Dr. Michael J. Cook, Sol & Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies & Professor of Intertestamental & Early Christian Literatures, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati."
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Yankel's Tavern: Jews, Liquor, and Life in Poland
Glenn D. Dynner
"Dr. Glenn Dynner, Professor of Jewish Studies, Sarah Lawrence College. Author of Yankel's Tavern and Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish Jewish Society."
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Hidden Poetry of the Five Books of Moses
Jason Gaines
"Dr. Jason Gaines, Biblical scholar, associate faculty member, College of the Holy Cross and Fairfield University, and author of The Poetic Priestly Source."
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What American Jewish History Can Tell Us About the American Jewish Future
Eric L. Goldstein
"2016 Judaic Studies Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Eric L. Goldstein. Associate Professor of History and the Judith London Evans Director of the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University."
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Exotic Exploits and Contentious Chapters in Modern Yiddish Literature
Dovid Katz
"The Inaugural Diane Feigenson Lectureship in Jewish Literature… Dr. Dovid Katz, Lithuanian-based Yiddish scholar, author, educator, and cultural historian."
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