Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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Reminders of upcoming events
Sunday, November 16, 2014, 7-9 pm
at Rodef Shalom Congregation
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION “Regina”
Documentary Film about the first female Rabbi, Regina Jonas.
Join us for a film screening, a historical introduction by Professor Rachel Kranson (University of Pittsburgh); and a post-film discussion with Rabbis Sharyn Henry (Rodef Shalom); Amy Levin (Beth Shalom); and Barbara Symons (Temple David)
Co-sponsored with JFilm: Pittsburgh Jewish and Israeli Film Festival.
Click here for more details.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 6-8 pm
Frick Fine Arts Building Room 204
ISRAEL HERITAGE ROOM ANNUAL MEETING AND GUEST LECTURE:
"Jerusalem's Geopolitical Question"
Lecture by Noam Shoval, Professor of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and AICE Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh.
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 10 am-1 pm
at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District
INTERACTIVE DAY AT THE ARCHIVES: "Jewish Life in Western Pennsylvania"
Jewish Studies Students and Faculty join with the Rauh Jewish Archives, the Rodef Shalom Archives, and the Archives Service Center from Pitt for a hands-on experience and presentations of research to a wider public.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Leo Baeck Summer University at the Humboldt University
Pitt undergraduates--if interested, contact us for thoughts on how to fund this.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
November 19, 6-8 pm, Israel Heritage Room Annual Meeting and Guest Lecture
ISRAEL HERITAGE CLASSROOM COMMITTEE
ANNUAL MEETING AND GUEST LECTURE
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program in the
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Wednesday November 19,
2014, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Frick Fine Arts
Building, Room 204
KEYNOTE LECTURE
PROFESSOR NOAM SHOVAL
"JERUSALEM'S GEOPOLITICAL QUESTION"
Jerusalem is the heart
of a religious, ethnic, national, and political conflict and is often defined
as a polarized and contested city. In addition to the segregation
between Jews and Arabs, the Jewish population residing in
Jerusalem is also divided along religious lines. As a result, much of
the academic literature describes Jerusalem as polarized and divided. However,
these analyses are based solely on data regarding housing patterns. Professor Shoval’s presentation challenges
this paradigm of Jerusalem, measuring segregation not only by where residents
spend their nights but by their daytime activity as well. The study’s main
source is a high-resolution database (in time [seconds] and space [meters])
that includes 16,000 residents of Jerusalem that were all tracked with GPS
devices for a 24-hour period and then interviewed. This presentation generates
greater understanding of Jerusalem’s current urban and social geography.
It offers a more complex view of the city, which may contradict prevailing
notions of static segregation.
Report by the
2014 Israel Heritage
Room Scholarship Winner
Katherine Martin
Overview of the Israel
Heritage Room and
Scholarship
Opportunities for Students
Susan Rosenberg, Chair, Israel Heritage Room Committee
Adam Shear, Director, Jewish Studies Program
Refreshments will be
served * Free admission * For more information, contact jsp@pitt.edu
REMINDER: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 4-5 pm, CL G13: ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION
The University of Pittsburgh
Department of German and Jewish Studies Program
Present
The Annual Commemoration of
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
(The “Night of Broken Glass” on November 9-10, 1938)
Thursday, November 6, 2014
4:00-5:00 pm
Cathedral of Learning G13
Testimonies of Kristallnacht
read by Pitt Students,
Video excerpts from eyewitnesses and survivors,
Music by Susanne Ortner-Roberts, clarinetist
Related Event
Students may
contribute to a commemorative glass mosaic on Thursday, November 6,
12:00-4:00pm in the lower lounge of the William Pitt Union. This event is sponsored by Hillel, Black
Action Society, Rainbow Alliance, CWO, and the Hindu Student Council.
SUSANNE ORTNER-ROBERTS is a world-renowned clarinetist from
Augsburg, Germany, who specializes in Jewish (Klezmer) music.
For more
information, please contact the German Department at grmndept@pitt.edu or 412-624-5909.
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