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September 2023
Between Hebrew and Greek
Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lecture in Jewish Studies with Hindy Najma, Oxford University September 12, 2023, 5:30pm, in-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Aud Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and open to the public. UNC Heel Life Credit will be available. Between Hebrew and Greek: The Transformation of Hebrew Traditions into a Greek Register How much Greek is there in Jewish culture? The Hellenistic period is one of great creativity and…
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Soviet Jewish Bookshelf
Kaplan Brauer Lecture in Jewish Studies with Marat Grinberg, Reed College Co-sponsored by the Carolina Center for Eastern European Studies October, 16, 2023, 5:30pm, in-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and open to the public. UNC Heel Life Credit will be available. Additional details will be posted in August. The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Its Authors and Readers Details TBA. Marat Grinberg emigrated to…
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Confronting Authority In Pursuit of Justice
Eli N. Evans Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies with Lynn Kaye, Brandeis University November 13, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and Open to the public UNC Heel LIfe credit will be available Confronting Authority In Pursuit of Justice: Lay People's Voices in Talmudic Jewish Courts The Talmud, a foundational text for Jewish law, completed by c. 650 CE in what is…
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Jews and the Pig: A History
Community lecture with Jordan Rosenblum, University of Wisconsin-Madison Jews and the Pig: A History Jan 22, 2024, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and Open to the public UNC Heel LIfe credit will be available Jews do not eat pig. This (not always true) observation has been made by both Jews and non-Jews for three thousand years. Over time, the pig becomes a…
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Margolis Lecture
Sylvia and Irving Margolis Lecture on the Jewish Experience with Ariela Keyser. February 26, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and Open to the public. UNC Heel LIfe credit will be available. Additional details will be posted early in August.
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The Mizrahi Protest: Lessons from History
Community Lecture with Henriette Dahan Kalev, Ben Gurion University The Mizrahi Protest: Lessons from History April 8, 2024, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and open to the public UNC Heel LIfe credit will be available This lecture is made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor through an endowed lectureship in Sephardic Judaism. The Mizrahi Protest: Lessons from History This presentation explores…
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