Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Money in Classical Jewish Law (January 16, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46863 46863-10658847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

What role does money play in Jewish law? Answering this question has long been fraught with difficulty, as the association of Judaism with money has been closely intertwined with negative stereotypes of Jews and anti-Semitism. More broadly, money is often viewed as antithetical to religious values, which are held up as bulwarks against the pursuit of material gain. In this talk, we’ll go back to the classical Jewish sources, including the Mishnah and Talmud (in English translation) – texts from the ancient world that form the foundations of Jewish thought and law to this day. We will examine how the ancient rabbis conceptualized money and wealth, and learn how archaeological finds from Israel can help us better understand the formulation of rabbinic thought. We will also discuss how the classical rabbis’ view and attitudes have been re-interpreted over time, and how going back to the original sources can give us innovative ideas and insights into the role of money in Jewish law.

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:07:10 -0500 2018-01-16T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-16T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Judaea Half Sheke
Wieseneck Symposium: US-Israel Relations in the Age of Trump (January 30, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46864 46864-10658849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Warren Bass, Penguin Press
Mira Sucharov, Carleton University
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan

Few foreign leaders have expressed as much admiration for President Trump as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I have never heard a bolder or more courageous speech,” Netanyahu gushed after President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly. The U.S. President, for his part, has aligned U.S. foreign policy with Netanyahu’s wish list, including opposition to the Iran deal and support for moving the American embassy to Jerusalem. This symposium brings three prominent scholars and commentators into discussion about how U.S.-Israel relations have changed since the inauguration of Donald Trump, what the future of these relations may be, and how different groups may be impacted.


If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:06:51 -0500 2018-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T17:30:00-05:00 North Quad Judaic Studies Conference / Symposium President Trump at the Israel Museum
What is Jewish Art?: A View from the Catacombs of Rome (January 31, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47125 47125-10801961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

West Bloomfield Lecture Series: Jews and Judaism in Antiquity

In this lecture, we will consider how we identity and define ‘Jewish’ art by looking at the problem from the perspective of the past. In particular, we will explore the art from the catacombs of the Jewish community of Rome, one of the largest and most prominent diaspora communities of its time. Visual artifacts such as the sarcophagi from the catacombs (dating from the 2nd to the 5th c. CE) shed light on the types of images and symbols used and viewed by ancient Jews.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:41:33 -0500 2018-01-31T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-31T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Photo Credit: Sean Burrus
Dancing Globally (February 1, 2018 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42732 42732-9653737@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 1, 2018 7:30pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Department of Dance.

A program of modern dance featuring works by innovative global guest choreographers Ohad Naharin and Shannon Gillen and faculty Missy Beck and Sandra Torijano.

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Performance Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:15:12 -0500 2018-02-01T19:30:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Dancing Globally
Gershom Scholem's Negative Aesthetics: Mathematics and the Origins of Critical Theory (February 2, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49280 49280-11406224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Friday February 2, 2018
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Room 3308 Modern Languages Building
812 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, 48109-1275

This presentation is part of the Winter Colloquium of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
A pre-circulated paper in English is available upon request.


Matthew Handelman will share new work on Gershom Scholem, preeminent scholar of Jewish mysticism with widespread impact on twentieth-century Zionism, culture, and thought. Handelman will highlight the importance of mathematical concepts for understanding Scholem's ideas of aesthetics and negativity and their relationship to critical theorists such as Franz Rosenzweig and Siegfried Kracauer.

Matthew Handelman is an Assistant Professor of German and a member of the Core Faculty in the Digital Humanities at Michigan State University. His research interests include German-Jewish literature and philosophy in the early twentieth century, the intersections of science, mathematics and culture in German-speaking countries, as well as the digital humanities and the history of technology. Matthew has published on these topics in international journals such as The Germanic Review, Scientia Poetica and The Leo Baeck Yearbook. He is currently finishing a manuscript called Negative Mathematics: German Jewish Intellectuals and the Origins of Critical Theory. It explores the underdeveloped possibilities of mathematics in critical theory, focusing on Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer. A second book project, which explores the relationship between necessity and narration in scientific and aesthetic thought after 1800, is also in the works.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event,
please contact Germanic Languages & Literatures at 734-764-8018 or germandept@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:35:46 -0500 2018-02-02T14:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T16:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Winter Colloquium
Dancing Globally (February 2, 2018 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42732 42732-9653738@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 8:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Department of Dance.

A program of modern dance featuring works by innovative global guest choreographers Ohad Naharin and Shannon Gillen and faculty Missy Beck and Sandra Torijano.

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Performance Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:15:12 -0500 2018-02-02T20:00:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Dancing Globally
Dancing Globally (February 3, 2018 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42732 42732-9653739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2018 8:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Department of Dance.

A program of modern dance featuring works by innovative global guest choreographers Ohad Naharin and Shannon Gillen and faculty Missy Beck and Sandra Torijano.

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Performance Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:15:12 -0500 2018-02-03T20:00:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Dancing Globally
Dancing Globally (February 4, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42732 42732-9653740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 4, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Department of Dance.

A program of modern dance featuring works by innovative global guest choreographers Ohad Naharin and Shannon Gillen and faculty Missy Beck and Sandra Torijano.

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Performance Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:15:12 -0500 2018-02-04T14:00:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Dancing Globally
Justice and Generosity in the Early Jewish Tradition (February 7, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47146 47146-10801982@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

West Bloomfield Lecture Series: Jews and Judaism in Antiquity

This talk will be an interactive study session focused on the question: is the goal of justice compatible with virtue of generosity? Or is one necessarily strict while the other is compassionate? We will study several excerpts from biblical law, one description of ideal kingship in the Prophets, and two texts from early rabbinic literature to explore this question.

Photo Credit: By Wmpearl (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Dec 2017 07:57:29 -0500 2018-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion The Kiss of Peace and Justice by Laurent de La Hyre, 1654
Super Powers in Turmoil: The Turn of the 7th Century and the Rebirth of Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (February 13, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46868 46868-10658851@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Spanning the 4th and 7th century we find a revival of Jewish apocalyptic literature. This period of turmoil culminated at the turn of the 7th century in the Persian conquest, Byzantine re-conquest, and finally the Muslim conquest of Palestine. This talk will explore how these episodes reverberated in Jewish messianic and apocalyptic literature. While thus far, the late antique Jewish messianic matrix has been treated within its own limited boundaries -- that is within Jewish sources and own apocalyptic world-view -- Professor Irshai will argue for the importance of existing links between Christian, Jewish (and Moslem) redemptive aspirations. Professor Irshai will highlight how these traditions used similar time frames (e.g. from the Book of Daniel) and interpreted natural phenomena (such as earthquakes) as heralding the approaching “end of times.”

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:05:12 -0500 2018-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion B_Facundus_174v
Magic or Miracle? How this Question Divided Ancient Jews and Christians (February 14, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47149 47149-10801984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

West Bloomfield Lecture Series: Jews and Judaism in Antiquity

Research into the “parting of the ways” between ancient Jews and Christians typically focuses on the ideological borders constructed by ancient authors. However, these writings obscure the experience of non-elites, for whom the exigencies of daily life – such as the health of one’s family – may have overshadowed rhetorical concerns. Rabbinic and patristic authors used rituals intended to preserve or restore health as a means of distinguishing Jews and Christians, reflecting a common belief that ritual cures were miracles if they took place within one’s own community and magic if they took place outside it. Nevertheless, Roman and late antique evidence from Israel suggests that non-elites were undeterred by this rhetoric and were willing to experiment with seemingly beneficial rituals, such as the use of amulets, even if they were similar to ones popular among foreign religious or cultural groups.

Photo Credit: Walters Art Museum [Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:45:12 -0500 2018-02-14T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Byzantine
What is a Human? (February 21, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47150 47150-10802070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

West Bloomfield Lecture Series: Jews and Judaism in Antiquity

This conversation between two scholars of ancient religious and scientific thought takes ancient Jewish, Christian, and pagan texts as a starting point for questioning what we can imagine the boundaries and limits of the human body to be. How can ancient ideas about the human, the animal, the inanimate, and the life of the world spur our own imaginations in the Anthropocene era?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:45:57 -0500 2018-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Photo Credit: CM Chin
28th David W. Belin Lecture in American Jewish Affairs: From Amos to Heschel and Beyond (March 8, 2018 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46869 46869-10658852@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Judaic Studies

From Amos to Heschel and Beyond:
A Personal Reflection on Social Justice as an Inherent Part of Judaism Past, Present and Future
As a Jew in America over the last 75 years, Ruth Messinger will reflect on her personal experience with and understanding of what she calls social justice Judaism. Where in our texts do we find stories about justice and exhortations to be just? What is meant by social justice in this context and how has it been differently interpreted throughout the Torah and throughout our history? This lecture and the article to come do not claim to be the definitive treatment of this issue, but rather to constitute one woman’s journey, summarizing at least some of what she has learned and done and what she thinks needs to be done now.

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:05:51 -0500 2018-03-08T18:30:00-05:00 2018-03-08T20:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Abraham Heschel with MLK
Never Again: The Political Lessons of Repression (March 15, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50847 50847-11884750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Abstract: What political lessons do victims of extreme repression learn and pass on to their children? This project explores how the personal experience of repression may change the political attitudes of survivors and their descendants in two distinct and competing ways. First, experiences of repression could engender empathy toward other victims, making survivors of repression (and their descendants) more supportive of oppressed outgroups. On the other hand, experiences of repression could heighten levels of fear such that the future security of the group becomes paramount. This could make these individuals less supportive of other repressed groups, if they believe these groups constitute some type of threat. In this study, we explore these two divergent effects in the context of the Jewish experience of the Holocaust and their commitment to the abstract principle of ‘never again.’ Specifically, we use a survey experiment among American Jews (including survivors, descendants, and those with no family connection to the Holocaust), priming empathy or threat considerations and then measuring support for US acceptance of Syrian refugees, and other outgroup political attitudes.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:20:59 -0500 2018-03-15T14:30:00-04:00 2018-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of Political Science Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Visualizing Jewish Materialities (March 20, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46870 46870-10658853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Acclaimed artist and film-maker, Yael Bartana stages encounters between history and fantasy, prophecy and ritual, questioning how the present is infiltrated by the past and vice versa. Bartana will present Inferno (2013), which depicts the building of the third Temple in São Paulo by a Brazilian Neo-Pentecostal Church. Inferno collapses ancient Middle Eastern history into a surreal present, asking questions about monumental construction, destruction, and the weight of the past on material presence and imagined futures. After showing Inferno alongside clips from other works, Bartana will engage in conversation about Jewish materialities and her methodology of “historical pre-enactment” with scholar of Hebrew and German literature and visual culture, Maya Barzilai, and scholar of ancient Jewish history and visuality, Rachel Neis.

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:22:49 -0500 2018-03-20T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-20T17:30:00-04:00 North Quad Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Inferno
Modern Jewish Literature Symposium (March 21, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46879 46879-10667284@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Bringing together colleagues as well as former and current students of Professor Norich, this symposium reflects Professor Norich’s influence and inspiration, while also suggesting directions that her scholarly legacy may take in future. One panel focuses on the transnational and multilingual contexts of Jewish modernism, specifically the interactions between Yiddish and modern Hebrew literary traditions. The second focuses on the role of Jews as producers of and subjects in Anglophone literary culture.

​Symposium Schedule

​​1:00 pm: Opening Remarks– Marjorie Levinson, University of Michigan
1:15 pm: First Panel
Introduction—Moderator, Rachel Neis, University of Michigan
Participants:
Chana Kronfeld, University of California, Berkeley—”'In Zikh' in Jerusalem: Benjamin Harshav's Poetry and the Afterlife of New York Yiddish Modernism.”
Yael Kenan, University of Michigan—"Mothers in Mourning – Reading Kanafani and Grossman Together”
Nadav Linial, University of Michigan.—"Hard Definitions: Genre and Ideology in Brenner's Out of Depths".

3:30: Second Panel
Introduction—Moderator, Mikhail Krutikov, University of Michigan
Participants:
Julian Levinson, University of Michigan—“De-localizing Yiddish: Translating Chaim Grade’s ‘Jewish Towns of Poland’”
Maren Linnett, Purdue University—”Flannery O’Connor as Bioethicist: The Violent Bear It Away and the Value of Disabled Lives”
Josh Lambert, University of Massachusetts Amherst— “Publishing Jews at Knopf”
5:15 pm: Closing Remarks—Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan​


If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:38:33 -0400 2018-03-21T13:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T17:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Conference / Symposium Anita Norich
Healing Ourselves, Healing the World (March 24, 2018 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50990 50990-11939124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 24, 2018 7:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Jewish Communal Leadership Program

Aurora Levins Morales is a prolific artist, historian and activist whose work incorporates the intersections of Latinx feminism, ecology, disability justice, and her own Puerto Rican Jewish identity. In addition to publishing over five books of poetry/creative writing, she has served as an Elder-in-Residence for Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), and her work has become ubiquitous in the world of Jewish social justice and spirituality. For more info, see: http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/

Please join us for...

3/24: 7:30-9:30 PM -- POETRY READING
followed by Havdalah Ritual led by JCLP Students
University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
525 South State Street, Ann Arbor
Desserts and refreshments will be served.

***PLEASE NOTE: ALL EVENTS WILL BE SCENT-FREE. Please do not wear perfume, deodorant, or any scented oils (including natural products) to the events. This is an accessibility need - please do your best to honor it!

Presented as part of the Frankel Speaker Series, with generous support from UM Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Michigan Hillel, University of Michigan Women's Studies Department, University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, Department of American Culture - University of Michigan, and the University of Michigan Spectrum Center.

All events are free and open to the public. Contact Paige Walker (vpwalker@umich.edu) for more information. Please also feel free to RSVP via Facebook & spread the word to those you think might be interested!

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Performance Fri, 23 Mar 2018 08:39:46 -0400 2018-03-24T19:30:00-04:00 2018-03-24T21:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art Jewish Communal Leadership Program Performance Event Flyer
Healing Ourselves, Healing the World (March 25, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50992 50992-11939125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 25, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Jewish Communal Leadership Program

We're excited to invite you to "Healing Ourselves, Healing the World: A Weekend of Stories for Liberation with Aurora Levins Morales"!

Aurora will facilitate two sessions -- a poetry reading on 3/24, and a participatory workshop on 3/25 -- to explore how individual and collective stories can be used to promote healing for the individual, community and the world at large.

Aurora Levins Morales is a prolific artist, historian and activist whose work incorporates the intersections of Latinx feminism, ecology, disability justice, and her own Puerto Rican Jewish identity. In addition to publishing over five books of poetry/creative writing, she has served as an Elder-in-Residence for Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), and her work has become ubiquitous in the world of Jewish social justice and spirituality. For more info, see: http://www.auroralevinsmorales.com/

Please join us for...

3/25: 1-4 PM -- STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
Pendleton Room, Michigan Union
530 South State Street, Ann Arbor
Substantial appetizers will be served.

***PLEASE NOTE: ALL EVENTS WILL BE SCENT-FREE. Please do not wear perfume, deodorant, or any scented oils (including natural products) to the events. This is an accessibility need - please do your best to honor it!

Presented as part of the Frankel Speaker Series, with generous support from UM Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Michigan Hillel, University of Michigan Women's Studies Department, University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, Department of American Culture - University of Michigan, and the University of Michigan Spectrum Center.

All events are free and open to the public. Contact Paige Walker (vpwalker@umich.edu) for more information. Please also feel free to RSVP via Facebook & spread the word to those you think might be interested!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:33:51 -0400 2018-03-25T13:00:00-04:00 2018-03-25T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Jewish Communal Leadership Program Workshop / Seminar Michigan Union
Victory Parade: Wrestling with the Dead (March 27, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50916 50916-11927723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies

Join us in welcoming artist Leela Corman to the University of Michigan. Acclaimed authro of Unterzakhn (2012) and co-founder of the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Leela will present her forthcoming graphic novel, Victory Parade. Set during the Second World War in Brooklyn, New York and at the Allied liberation of Buchenwald, Victory Parade is a graphic novel is about women working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, war refugees, the trauma of witnessing death camps, and... amateur women’s wrestling!

Leela will be involved in three events:

March 27th, 1:30-3:30pm - Workshop
Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-purpose Room

March 27th, 6:00-7:30pm - Signing Session
Vault of Midnight

March 28th, 12-1:30pm - Lecture
3308 Modern Language Building

The event series is cosponsored by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Department of History of Art, the Ann Arbor District Library, and it is hosted by the Department of Germanic Language and Literatures.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:08:43 -0400 2018-03-27T13:30:00-04:00 2018-03-27T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies Lecture / Discussion Corman Flyer
Beyond the Book: Authenticating the Profane (March 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46883 46883-10667313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

This lecture considers the question of canon and authorization. What constitutes canon and when was it constituted? What about new texts that were discovered that were not included into canons that were shaped centuries after these until-now texts were known? Should we or can we authenticate new texts or texts that were not known to be part of the canon? What about texts that were rejected from the canon? How and why might we reconsider the status of texts - and can we authenticate such texts that would otherwise be considered profane? How might we rethink “marginal” texts, the translation of the profane and the sacred, and the constitution of “canon”?

If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at 734-763-9047 at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:43:49 -0500 2018-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T17:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Texts
Victory Parade: Wrestling with the Dead (March 27, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50916 50916-11927725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies

Join us in welcoming artist Leela Corman to the University of Michigan. Acclaimed authro of Unterzakhn (2012) and co-founder of the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Leela will present her forthcoming graphic novel, Victory Parade. Set during the Second World War in Brooklyn, New York and at the Allied liberation of Buchenwald, Victory Parade is a graphic novel is about women working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, war refugees, the trauma of witnessing death camps, and... amateur women’s wrestling!

Leela will be involved in three events:

March 27th, 1:30-3:30pm - Workshop
Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-purpose Room

March 27th, 6:00-7:30pm - Signing Session
Vault of Midnight

March 28th, 12-1:30pm - Lecture
3308 Modern Language Building

The event series is cosponsored by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Department of History of Art, the Ann Arbor District Library, and it is hosted by the Department of Germanic Language and Literatures.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:08:43 -0400 2018-03-27T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies Lecture / Discussion Corman Flyer
Victory Parade: Wrestling with the Dead (March 28, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50916 50916-11927726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies

Join us in welcoming artist Leela Corman to the University of Michigan. Acclaimed authro of Unterzakhn (2012) and co-founder of the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Leela will present her forthcoming graphic novel, Victory Parade. Set during the Second World War in Brooklyn, New York and at the Allied liberation of Buchenwald, Victory Parade is a graphic novel is about women working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, war refugees, the trauma of witnessing death camps, and... amateur women’s wrestling!

Leela will be involved in three events:

March 27th, 1:30-3:30pm - Workshop
Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-purpose Room

March 27th, 6:00-7:30pm - Signing Session
Vault of Midnight

March 28th, 12-1:30pm - Lecture
3308 Modern Language Building

The event series is cosponsored by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Department of History of Art, the Ann Arbor District Library, and it is hosted by the Department of Germanic Language and Literatures.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:08:43 -0400 2018-03-28T12:00:00-04:00 2018-03-28T13:30:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Transnational Comics Studies Lecture / Discussion Corman Flyer
Reflections on Unilateral Unification: Lewis Mumford, Louis Kahn, and the Jerusalem Committee (March 28, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50924 50924-11927732@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: History of Art

Technion Professor Alona Nitzan-Shiftan will discuss new research and her recently published book, Seizing Jerusalem: The Architectures of Unilateral Unification (University of Minnesota, 2017) on the development of Jerusalem after 1967, and the role of architecture and urban planning in shaping national identity in a volatile region.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:03:47 -0400 2018-03-28T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-28T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art History of Art Lecture / Discussion Seizing Jerusalem
Materializing Ancient Judaism Symposium (April 9, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46884 46884-10667314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 9, 2018 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Over the past few decades, attention to things, material practices, and materiality has moved beyond the confines of those disciplines that have long studied material culture (e.g., archaeology and art history) to the very center of academic inquiry across the Humanities and Social Sciences. Objects and their constituent materials are studied alongside their larger landscapes and built environments, the bodily practices and disciplines that produced them, and the sensory regimes and perceptual schemes in which they were embedded.

This two-day conference brings together scholars from across a range of disciplines to consider how people in the ancient Mediterranean world, Jews among them, related both to matter itself and to issues of materiality. How did they conceptualize the relationships between word and thing, language and action, text and artifact? How did they sense, understand, and construct material entities such as quotidian or sacred artifacts, human or divine bodies, built or natural environments, and so on? How did non-Jews perceive or represent the relationships between Jews and matter? Finally, how has the history of Jews and matter been reconstructed in modern scholarship and how might scholars approach the nexus of Jews and the material more productively? Presentations explore the profound interconnectedness within ancient (Jewish) culture among things, space, and embodiment, and will place these in dialogue with the signifying practices that are essential to cultural (and other kinds of) production.

Monday, April 9th

9:00-9:15 Welcome: Jeffrey Veidlinger and Rachel Neis

9:15-10:45 Panel I: Affects
• Chaya Halberstam, “Seeing and Feeling without Believing: Courtroom Spectacle and the Affective Landscape”
• Karen Stern, “Materiality of Emotion in Inscribed Jewish Prayers”
Respondent and chair: C. Mike Chin

11:00-12:30 Panel II: Mediations
• Sean Burrus, “Making Memory ‘Matter’ in the Art and Architecture of the Jewish Diaspora”
• Ra‘anan Boustan and Karen Britt, “Historical Scenes in Mosaics from Syria and Palestine: Building on the Seleucid Past in Late Antiquity”
Respondent and chair: Gil Klein

2:00-3:30 Panel III: Embodiments
• Deborah Forger, “God Made Manifest: The Jewish High Priest as Visible Counterpoint to Deified Emperors in the Greco-Roman World?”
• Todd Berzon, “Babel Matters: Experience and the Materiality of Language in the Ancient Jewish Imagination”
Respondent and chair: Gregg Gardner

4:00-5:30 Panel IV: Rites of Passage
• Megan Nutzman, “Materializing Identity: Family and Community in the Jewish Inscriptions from Rome”
• Michael Swartz, “Weddings & Funerals: Quotidian Poetry in Jewish Palestine”
Respondent and chair: Celia Schultz


Tuesday April 10th

9:00-10:30 Panel V: Writing and Reading
• Daniel Picus, “Superseding Scrolls: Beyond Binaries in the Study of Ancient Jewish Reading”
• Rebecca Wollenberg, “Bible as Image: Visual Exegesis of the Biblical Text in Classical Rabbinic Traditions”
Respondent and chair: Moulie Vidas

10:45-12:00 Panel VI: Summation and Discussion
• David Frankfurter


Participants:
Todd Berzon, Bowdoin College
Ra’anan Boustan, Princeton University
Karen Britt, Western Carolina University
Sean Burrus, Metropolitan Museum
C. Mike Chin, University of California at Davis
David Frankfurter, Boston University
Deborah Forger, University of Michigan
Gregg Gardner, University of British Columbia
Chaya Halberstam, King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario
Gil Klein, Loyola Marymount University
Daniel Picus, Brown University
Rachel Neis, University of Michigan
Megan Nutzman, Old Dominion University
Karen Stern, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Celia Schultz, University of Michigan
Michael Swartz, Ohio State University
Moulie Vidas, Princeton University
Rebecca Wollenberg, University of Michigan

Event Accessibility: There is an elevator and accessible and gender neutral restroom on the first floor of the building. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at judaicstuies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:01:15 -0400 2018-04-09T09:00:00-04:00 2018-04-09T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Conference / Symposium Huqoq
Materializing Ancient Judaism Symposium (April 10, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46884 46884-10667315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Over the past few decades, attention to things, material practices, and materiality has moved beyond the confines of those disciplines that have long studied material culture (e.g., archaeology and art history) to the very center of academic inquiry across the Humanities and Social Sciences. Objects and their constituent materials are studied alongside their larger landscapes and built environments, the bodily practices and disciplines that produced them, and the sensory regimes and perceptual schemes in which they were embedded.

This two-day conference brings together scholars from across a range of disciplines to consider how people in the ancient Mediterranean world, Jews among them, related both to matter itself and to issues of materiality. How did they conceptualize the relationships between word and thing, language and action, text and artifact? How did they sense, understand, and construct material entities such as quotidian or sacred artifacts, human or divine bodies, built or natural environments, and so on? How did non-Jews perceive or represent the relationships between Jews and matter? Finally, how has the history of Jews and matter been reconstructed in modern scholarship and how might scholars approach the nexus of Jews and the material more productively? Presentations explore the profound interconnectedness within ancient (Jewish) culture among things, space, and embodiment, and will place these in dialogue with the signifying practices that are essential to cultural (and other kinds of) production.

Monday, April 9th

9:00-9:15 Welcome: Jeffrey Veidlinger and Rachel Neis

9:15-10:45 Panel I: Affects
• Chaya Halberstam, “Seeing and Feeling without Believing: Courtroom Spectacle and the Affective Landscape”
• Karen Stern, “Materiality of Emotion in Inscribed Jewish Prayers”
Respondent and chair: C. Mike Chin

11:00-12:30 Panel II: Mediations
• Sean Burrus, “Making Memory ‘Matter’ in the Art and Architecture of the Jewish Diaspora”
• Ra‘anan Boustan and Karen Britt, “Historical Scenes in Mosaics from Syria and Palestine: Building on the Seleucid Past in Late Antiquity”
Respondent and chair: Gil Klein

2:00-3:30 Panel III: Embodiments
• Deborah Forger, “God Made Manifest: The Jewish High Priest as Visible Counterpoint to Deified Emperors in the Greco-Roman World?”
• Todd Berzon, “Babel Matters: Experience and the Materiality of Language in the Ancient Jewish Imagination”
Respondent and chair: Gregg Gardner

4:00-5:30 Panel IV: Rites of Passage
• Megan Nutzman, “Materializing Identity: Family and Community in the Jewish Inscriptions from Rome”
• Michael Swartz, “Weddings & Funerals: Quotidian Poetry in Jewish Palestine”
Respondent and chair: Celia Schultz


Tuesday April 10th

9:00-10:30 Panel V: Writing and Reading
• Daniel Picus, “Superseding Scrolls: Beyond Binaries in the Study of Ancient Jewish Reading”
• Rebecca Wollenberg, “Bible as Image: Visual Exegesis of the Biblical Text in Classical Rabbinic Traditions”
Respondent and chair: Moulie Vidas

10:45-12:00 Panel VI: Summation and Discussion
• David Frankfurter


Participants:
Todd Berzon, Bowdoin College
Ra’anan Boustan, Princeton University
Karen Britt, Western Carolina University
Sean Burrus, Metropolitan Museum
C. Mike Chin, University of California at Davis
David Frankfurter, Boston University
Deborah Forger, University of Michigan
Gregg Gardner, University of British Columbia
Chaya Halberstam, King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario
Gil Klein, Loyola Marymount University
Daniel Picus, Brown University
Rachel Neis, University of Michigan
Megan Nutzman, Old Dominion University
Karen Stern, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Celia Schultz, University of Michigan
Michael Swartz, Ohio State University
Moulie Vidas, Princeton University
Rebecca Wollenberg, University of Michigan

Event Accessibility: There is an elevator and accessible and gender neutral restroom on the first floor of the building. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at judaicstuies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:01:15 -0400 2018-04-10T09:00:00-04:00 2018-04-10T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Judaic Studies Conference / Symposium Huqoq
Materialities: Ancient and Modern (April 13, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46885 46885-10667316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Judaic Studies

How do the materials of antiquity, from everyday objects and paintings to monumental buildings, make their way into contemporary lives and scholarship? What bearing have these traces of ancient material culture had on contemporary culture? Toggling between antiquity and the present, noted art historians Annabel Wharton and Jaś Elsner will discuss the modern afterlives of ancient materials—their transmissions, citations, and repurposings. In concert with this year’s Frankel Institute theme of Jews and the Material in Antiquity, the conversation will also address the vexed role of Jews and Judaism in the formation of modern conceptions of materiality and historiography on visuality and religion.

Event Accessibility: There is an elevator and accessible and gender neutral restroom on the first floor of the building. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact the Judaic Studies office at judaicstuies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:01:57 -0400 2018-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-13T14:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Figures_The_erection_of_the_Tabernacle_and_the_Sacred_vessels
Film and Discussion. Scandal in Ivansk (May 10, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52224 52224-12556709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 10, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

David Blumenfeld, director. In English and Polish (78 min., 2017). Followed by a discussion with Geneviève Zubrzycki, WCEE director. Part of the Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival. Tickets and details at film.jccannarbor.org.

Sponsored by the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor and the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies.

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Film Screening Mon, 07 May 2018 10:47:25 -0400 2018-05-10T17:00:00-04:00 2018-05-10T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Film Screening Scandal in Ivansk
Planting New Roots (September 26, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55545 55545-13756894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 5:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Jewish Communal Leadership Program

Please join students, faculty, and staff of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program in the School of Social Work's courtyard sukkah for a Sukkot harvest celebration. We will be engaging with a Jewish text to help us reflect on our personal resiliency as well as our intentions for the new year, planting potted herbs to take home and brighten our spaces, and shaking the lulav and etrog (a traditional Sukkot ritual).

Wednesday, September 26th
5:30-7:30 PM

All are welcome- no knowledge/prerequisite of Judaism/Hebrew required.

Seasonal hors d'oeuvre provided, as well as potting materials.

RSVP Here: http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/?eventID=E3298

Questions? Contact Paige Walker at vpwalker@umich.edu

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Reception / Open House Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:51:48 -0400 2018-09-26T17:30:00-04:00 2018-09-26T19:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Jewish Communal Leadership Program Reception / Open House Image of a temporary dwelling with leaves and fruit
The Ross Effect (September 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55018 55018-13665226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ross One Year Graduate Programs

Employers look for the skills you’re developing in your undergraduate degree, like the ability to understand complex concepts and deliver creative solutions. But, connecting with companies and highlighting these skills is not always easy. Join us at "The Ross Effect" to learn how three outstanding Ross graduate programs, the Master of Accounting, the Master of Management and the Master of Supply Chain Management, will leverage your undergraduate training for a smooth and successful transition into the workforce.

This event is being held exclusively for non-Ross University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students. The event is being held on the 5th floor of the Blau/Kresge side of the Ross Building, in the Blau Colloquium.

Questions? Email TheRossEffect@umich.edu

Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ross-effect-how-a-ross-graduate-degree-amplifies-your-toolkit-registration-48421327494

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Presentation Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:53:32 -0400 2018-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-27T17:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ross One Year Graduate Programs Presentation Michigan Ross Logo
CGIS Study Abroad Fair (October 3, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44037 44037-9877694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Advisors, CGIS Alumni, and program representatives from around campus and the world will answer your questions about UM study abroad opportunities. Learn about UM faculty-led programs and meet with staff from the Office of Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarship Office. Enjoy performances from global student orgs, maize-n-blue giveaways, and free candy from around the world!

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Fair / Festival Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:01:54 -0400 2018-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Study Abroad!
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 8, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 8, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-08T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 9, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
The Concept of a Universal Humanity, Social Justice and National Individuality in Modern Jewish Thought (October 9, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53356 53356-13349552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

One of the major themes of modern Jewish thought is the ever-changing relationship between the identity of Jews as a group and the concept of a universal humanity. This lecture tries to show that one of the major differences between Jewish thought in Israel and the North American diaspora is to be found in the opposing ways in which each understands national and ethnic individuality in connection with the idea of a universal humanity.

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:34:05 -0400 2018-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T17:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Yossi Turner Event
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 10, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-10T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-10T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
On Site/Sight: From Europe to the Lower East Side and Beyond (October 10, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53358 53358-13349554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Sara Blair, the author of "How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images" (Princeton University Press), and Shachar Pinsker, the author of "A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture" (NYU Press), moderated by Deborah Dash Moore, will discuss their recently published books. They will explore issues of place and space, new modes of producing images and texts, and the creation of urban modern Jewish culture.

Image:© International Center of Photography Bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1993

Please note Literati Bookstore does not have an elevator. There is an accessible main floor entrance at our 4th avenue entrance. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstuies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:31:41 -0400 2018-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 2018-10-10T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion © International Center of Photography Bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1993
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 11, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-11T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 12, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 12, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-12T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 13, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-13T10:00:00-04:00 2018-10-13T18:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 14, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13780054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 14, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-14T13:00:00-04:00 2018-10-14T23:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 15, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13958279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 15, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-15T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-15T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 16, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13958280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-16T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-16T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 17, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13958281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-17T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-17T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit (October 18, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55835 55835-13958282@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 18, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

A same-sex Jewish marriage contract (Ketubah). A sign for gender inclusive bathrooms in a Jewish Community Center. A Christmas tree adorned with rainbow-colored ornaments and a Star of David topper. These are three of the 21 photos-with-narratives that constitute “Hineinu – Here We Are: An LGBTQ+ Jewish Photovoice Exhibit.” Combined with rich, thought-provoking text, these photos give insight into the varied experiences of local community members who are both Jewish and queer.

“Photovoice” is the process of putting cameras in the hands of traditionally “voiceless” or marginalized community members to allow them to record, reflect on, and share their community’s strengths and concerns. Photovoice participants have the opportunity to capture their current experiences through pictures, with the goal of sparking dialogue and action related to the themes depicted in the photos.

As you view this Photovoice exhibit, we hope that you will consider what it means to be inclusive and welcoming, and that you will continue to develop an awareness of the diversity of other people’s experiences both within and outside of the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Exhibition Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:34:50 -0400 2018-10-18T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-18T19:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Hineinu poster
Madame Bovary in the Jewish Provinces: Fradel Shtok’s Modernist Yiddish Prose (October 18, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53360 53360-13349557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 18, 2018 1:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Celebrated primarily as the poet who wrote the first sonnet in Yiddish, Fradel Shtok was also a masterful prose stylist. She published a single collection of short fiction in 1919 that was dismissed by some critics for its embrace of prose narrative techniques that made her more akin to Flaubert than to Sholem Aleichem. The lore about Shtok is that traumatized by negative reviews, she died in an asylum. However, this was not true: she continued to write in Yiddish, and died in LA years after news of her tragic death. This talk offers a revised account of Yiddish modernism, one that acknowledges the centrality of woman to the modern Jewish revolution.

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:49:53 -0400 2018-10-18T13:00:00-04:00 2018-10-18T14:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Madame Bovary
Jewish Women and Conversion in Medieval Europe (October 23, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53361 53361-13349558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

To date, the history of conversion between Judaism and Christianity in medieval Europe has focused largely on men. The clerks, canon lawyers, preachers, popes, kings, bishops, theologians, chroniclers, rabbis, and poets who wrote about converts were men. Yet, medieval sources also shed light on the experiences of women. This lecture will present new research on the lives of women who converted to and from Judaism in medieval Spain and northern Europe.

Image:Cantigas de Santa María. Biblioteca de San Lorenzo el Real, Escorial, ms. T.I.1, fol. 154

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:31:48 -0400 2018-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Cantigas de Santa María. Biblioteca de San Lorenzo el Real, Escorial, ms. T.I.1, fol. 154
Whitechapel Noise: Politics, Sex and Religion in Yiddish Rhyme on the Streets of London’s East End 1884-1914 (October 30, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53363 53363-13349559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

This talk, illustrated with song, will examine the abundance of Yiddish kupletn (rhyming couplets) written by Jewish immigrant songwriters and poets in pre-World-War-I London. These protest hymns, music-hall songs and satirical verse, until now hidden in archives, tell tales that expand and nuance our knowledge of immigrant history. As an accessible popular culture, they tell these stories with humor, intensity, and passion. This talk will give an overview of these key ideas, illustrating theoretical and historical points with engaging poetic and musical examples.

Image: Jewish Museum, London

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:54:43 -0400 2018-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-30T17:30:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Jewish Museum, London
The Crises Facing Jewish Existence in the Contemporary Period and their Educational Implications (November 4, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53359 53359-13349555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 4, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

This lecture frames some of the central challenges currently facing Jewish education in the contemporary digital age.

If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:31:14 -0400 2018-11-04T10:00:00-05:00 2018-11-04T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Yossi Turner Event
Marc Chagall, The Jewish Renaissance and the Art of Painting (November 6, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52617 52617-12908308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

“The Jewish form is here, it is awakening, it is coming alive again!” – This is the conclusion of the programmatic essay “The Paths of Jewish Painting” by the young artists Issachar Ber Ryback and Boris Aronson which appeared in 1919 in Kiev. Marc Chagall was one of the main figures of this awakening. His playful art, which combines European and Russian avant-garde techniques with a Jewish imagery, is considered one of the most innovative expressions of modern Jewish art. The talk will survey the renaissance in Jewish art at the time of the Russian revolution, from Kiev to Vitebsk, and from Moscow to Paris. It will also discuss the place of Yiddish book illustration in Chagall development as a modern artist

Prof. Dr. Sabine Koller studied Slavic and Romance philology at the Universities of Regensburg, Grenoble and Saint Petersburg Theater Academy. She received her PhD from the University of Regensburg in 2002. Since 2013 she is professor of Slavic-Jewish Studies at the University of Regensburg, maintaining the first professorship of this kind in Germany. She is the author of Marc Chagall. Grenzgänge zwischen Literatur und Malerei (2012). Her current research focuses on the aesthetic evolution of Yiddish modernist poets (Dovid Hofshteyn) during the Soviet period.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:21:57 -0400 2018-11-06T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-06T17:30:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Slavic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion chagall
Screening and Discussion of "GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II" (November 6, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53364 53364-13349561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Judaic Studies

GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II tells the story of the 550,000 Jewish American men and women who fought in World War II. In their own words, veterans both famous (director Mel Brooks, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger) and unknown share their war experiences: how they fought for their nation and people, struggled with anti-Semitism within their ranks, and emerged transformed.

The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Lisa Ades, and Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History Deborah Dash Moore.

All of UMMA’s public areas and galleries are wheelchair accessible. Please enter through the Frankel Family Wing entrance, located at the front of the building on State Street. Wheelchairs are available, and can be used inside the building for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Please ask one of UMMA’s Security Officers for assistance borrowing a wheelchair upon arrival. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstuies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Film Screening Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:29:07 -0400 2018-11-06T17:30:00-05:00 2018-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art Judaic Studies Film Screening GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II
The Past as a Foreign Country: Remembering Spain in Ottoman Lands (November 8, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55294 55294-13713838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 8, 2018 1:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

In June 2015, the Spanish government approved legislation granting citizenship to the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. This political development, described by Spain’s Justice Minister as a “historic reparation of … the greatest mistake in Spanish history,” has sparked a flurry of interest from Jews of Iberian origin across the globe—from Latin America and the U.S. to Israel and Turkey. Based on the assumption of Sephardi Jews’ continued cultural identification with their one-time homeland, the law promises to reward their “fidelity and special ties to Spain.” Yet, the precise nature of this historic relationship, explains historian Julia Phillips Cohen, is more complex than such characterizations suggest. Using the present debates as a point of departure, her talk probes the evolution of Sephardi Jews’ ties to Spain in the centuries following their expulsion.

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

Photo Citation: “Map of Sephardic Diaspora Alternative ,” DSS Exhibits, accessed September 13, 2018, https://exhibits.lafayette.edu/omeka/items/show/2706.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:10:23 -0400 2018-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 2018-11-08T14:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Map of Sephardic Diaspora Alternative
Lise Meitner: Her Escape from Germany and the Discovery of Fission (November 8, 2018 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56776 56776-13997147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 8, 2018 3:30pm
Location: Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Please join us!

Title: "Lise Meitner: Her Escape from Germany and the Discovery of Fission"

Abstract: Lise Meitner was one of the pioneers of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Albert Einstein once called her “the most significant woman scientist of the 20th century.” Yet by the 1970s, her name was nearly forgotten. With the publication of the book by Ruth Lewin Sime, “Lise Meitner, A life in physics,” to some extent her name has resurfaced. The chronology of the discovery of fission is considerably more complex than the facts, and clouded by events beyond the world of science. The facts are that on January 6, 1939, Hahn and Strassmann reported in Naturwissenschaften their chemical findings for fission. On February 11, 1939, Meitner and Frisch published in Nature the physical interpretation of the process they named fission. In 1944, Otto Hahn alone received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his discovery of the fission of heavy nuclei.”

I became familiar with Lise Meitner and her story when, in 1972, Dr. Sime started writing my father for details about Lise Meitner's escape from Germany. This is because in July 1938, my grandfather, Dirk Coster, was the person who escorted her out of Germany. In Sime's book, Meitner's escape from Germany reads like a spy novel, except that it is completely based in fact. At age 59, Meitner left Germany forever with 10 marks in her purse, one small suitcase, and a diamond ring given to her by Otto Hahn that he had inherited from his mother.

This talk will be a combination of facts, excerpts from the film, “Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn” (a film by Rosemarie Reed), and personal stories heard from my father, aunts, and uncles. Lise Meitner's early years, her role in the discovery of nuclear fission, her escape from Germany, and the consequences that followed will be covered. Of special interest to this group is the involvement of Samuel Goudsmit, a friend of my grandfather’s and a professor at the University of Michigan from 1927 and 1946.

Dr. Anthea Coster is an assistant director and principal research scientist at MIT Haystack Observatory. Dr. Anthea Coster has made important contributions in quantifying GPS ionosphere effects and utilization of GPS measurements for ionospheric and atmospheric studies. With expertise in ground-based radio and optical instruments, and satellite-based measurements, Dr. Coster successfully compiled data from a myriad of instrumentation sources (the GPS network, incoherent scatter data from UHF/VHF Radars, and data from the IMAGE and DMSP satellites) for use in ionospheric research. Her work on analysis of ionospheric effect on satellite tracking, evaluation of the scintillation model WBMOD, comparisons between simultaneous GPS and incoherent scatter radar measurements of ionospheric TEC, and evaluations of several atmospheric density models and their input parameters for use in atmospheric drag calculations represent some of the earliest, original, groundbreaking efforts in the field, and are still widely cited today. Her pioneering efforts in introducing and relating GPS measurements to fundamental ionosphere studies has led to the recognition of GNSS as a viable low-cost, globally distributed sensor for space weather monitoring and ionosphere remote sensing.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:52:53 -0400 2018-11-08T15:30:00-05:00 2018-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Judaic Studies Winter 2019 Course Offerings Event (November 9, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57285 57285-14148799@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 9, 2018 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Students can come and check out the Winter 2019 courses available, meet with the Judaic Studies advisor and enjoy free cookies and donuts.

Judaic Studies offers courses and degrees that help you engage in the world and plan for your futures. The diverse course offerings allows for exploration of any aspect of the Jewish experience, from Israel to America, spanning the biblical era to the present. Through our courses students can examine the histories, cultures, and languages of the Jewish people. Students will develop individual responses to complex issues like religious faith, cultural pluralism, ethnic identity, and migration. Judaic Studies students gain vital skills in research and writing, critical and creative thinking, and public and persuasive speaking. The diverse curriculum allows for exploration of any aspect of the Jewish experience, from Israel to America, spanning the biblical era to the present.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:22:50 -0400 2018-11-09T09:00:00-05:00 2018-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Reception / Open House Winter 2019
The Yellow Ticket (November 12, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53365 53365-13349562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 12, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

The Yellow Ticket is a multimedia event featuring a rare German silent film starring a young Pola Negri, with an original score by renowned klezmer violinist/vocalist/composer Alicia Svigals, performed live along with Toronto's virtuoso new-music pianist Marilyn Lerner. “The Yellow Ticket,” a very early production of the German film company UFA-Pagu, was made at the end of World War I and on the eve of the Russian revolution. It stars an adolescent Pola Negri, who would later become the legendary femme fatale of the silent era, and tells the story of a young Jewish woman from a Polish shtetl who is constrained by anti-Semitic restrictions to lead a double life in a brothel while attempting to study medicine in Tsarist Russia. The film includes precious footage of the former Jewish quarter of Warsaw and the people who once lived there.

Ticket information: http://www.michtheater.org/show/the-yellow-ticket/

Frankel Speaker Series co-sponsored with Copernicus Program in Polish Studies, Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor and Michigan Theater

Please contact The Michigan Theater at 734-668-8397 for up-to-date accessibility information.

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Performance Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:04:19 -0500 2018-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 2018-11-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Performance Yellow Ticket
The Bizarre Tales of Yiddishland: What the Yiddish Press Reveals about the Jews (November 13, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53367 53367-13349564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Portnoy exposes the seamy underbelly of pre-World-War-II New York and Warsaw, the two major centers of Yiddish culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With true stories of Jewish drunks, thieves, murderers, wrestlers, psychics, and beauty queens, all plucked from the pages of the Yiddish dailies, Portnoy will present the Jews whose follies and foibles were fodder for urban gossip before winding up at the bottom of bird cages or as wrapping for dead fish.

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:53:55 -0400 2018-11-13T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-13T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion The Biazarre Tales of Yiddishland
"Sacramental Thinking and Jewish Erasure in the Croxton Play of the Sacrament and the Destruction of Jerusalem" (November 15, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55228 55228-13704911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 15, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

The Drama Interest Group presents a lecture by Professor Kara McShane of Ursinus College.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:09:18 -0400 2018-11-15T17:00:00-05:00 2018-11-15T19:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Lecture / Discussion
Critical Conversations -- Memory (November 16, 2018 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54728 54728-13638586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 16, 2018 12:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Please join us for a conversation about Memory and Contemporary Studies

Featuring panel presentations by:
Naomi André, Sara Blair; Angela Dillard; Kristin Hass; Joshua Miller (chair)

Please kindly RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/9AU8OOiIiLzovda92
(Lunch is available at 12pm; Presentations begin at 12:30pm)

"Critical Conversations" is a new monthly lunch series for 2018-19. In each session, a panel of four faculty members give flash talks about their current research as related to a broad theme. Presentations are followed by lively, cross-disciplinary conversation with the audience.

Sponsored by: the English Department; Critical Contemporary Studies; Transnational Contemporary Literature Workshop

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:46:57 -0400 2018-11-16T12:30:00-05:00 2018-11-16T14:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Lecture / Discussion
Author's Forum Presents: "A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture," A Conversation with Shachar Pinsker and Samer Ali (November 28, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54059 54059-13521824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Shachar Pinsker (professor, Judaic studies and Middle East studies) and Samer Ali (associate professor, Arabic language and literature) discuss Pinsker's new book, "A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture," followed by Q & A.

About the book:
Unlike the synagogue, the house of study, the community center, or the Jewish deli, the café is rarely considered a Jewish space. Yet, coffeehouses profoundly influenced the creation of modern Jewish culture from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. With roots stemming from the Ottoman Empire, the coffeehouse and its drinks gained increasing popularity in Europe. The “otherness,” and the mix of the national and transnational characteristics of the coffeehouse perhaps explains why many of these cafés were owned by Jews, why Jews became their most devoted habitués, and how cafés acquired associations with Jewishness. Examining the convergence of cafés, their urban milieu, and Jewish creativity, Shachar M. Pinsker argues that cafés anchored a silk road of modern Jewish culture. He uncovers a network of interconnected cafés that were central to the modern Jewish experience in a time of migration and urbanization, from Odessa, Warsaw, Vienna, and Berlin to New York City and Tel Aviv. A Rich Brew explores the Jewish culture created in these social spaces, drawing on a vivid collection of newspaper articles, memoirs, archival documents, photographs, caricatures, and artwork, as well as stories, novels, and poems in many languages set in cafés. Pinsker shows how Jewish modernity was born in the café, nourished, and sent out into the world by way of print, politics, literature, art, and theater. What was experienced and created in the space of the coffeehouse touched thousands who read, saw, and imbibed a modern culture that redefined what it meant to be a Jew in the world.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:28:57 -0400 2018-11-28T17:30:00-05:00 2018-11-28T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lecture / Discussion A Rich Brew
II Round Table: Antisemitism Today (December 3, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57766 57766-14303998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 3, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

What is Antisemitism, and how is it manifesting itself today? Is it on the rise globally? How does it differ in different parts of the world? Join a panel if U-M faculty as they discuss the issues surrounding antisemitism in our world. A Q&A will follow.

Panel:
Joshua Cole (moderator)
Acting Director, International Institute; Department of History

Karla Goldman
Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; School of Social Work
-Antisemitism and white supremacy

Julian Levinson
Department of English Language and Literature; Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
-Antisemitism and the political left

Shachar Pinsker
Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
-Short historical perspective on antisemitism, Zionism, and Israel--and the lines between criticism of Israel and antisemitism today.

Steven Ratner
U-M Law School; Center for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Donia Human Rights Center
-The regulation of hate speech in U.S. constitutional law and international human rights law

Alexandra Minna Stern
Department of American Culture; History; Women's Studies; Obstetrics and Gynecology
-How antisemitism sits at the core at the alt-right and particularly its distorted narrative of American history, touching on the role of social media in amplifying antisemitism

Jeffrey Veidlinger
Director, Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
-The historical background of antisemitism

This event is co-sponsored by the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:33:34 -0500 2018-12-03T16:00:00-05:00 2018-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Lecture / Discussion logo
Anti-Jewish Pogroms in Lithuania under the Tsars (December 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53368 53368-13349565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

In 19th century Russian-ruled Lithuania, anti-Jewish feelings were widespread among the Christian population. This talk will demonstrate this by focusing on blood libel accusations as well as describing the role of modern anti-Semitism. Staliunas will identify the structural preconditions and the specific triggers that turned anti-Jewish feelings into collective violence, and analyze the nature of this violence.

There is both an accessible elevator and gender-neutral restroom on the first and second floor. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:21:39 -0400 2018-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2018-12-11T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Anti-Jewish Pogroms in Lithuania under the Tsars