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The Program for Jewish Civilization (PJC) is part of Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), a premier school of international affairs. Please note that many SFS events are restricted to Georgetown University students, faculty and staff. Map of the Main Campus | Parking Information
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Reading and the Holocaust: Approaching the Holocaust Through Audience 4/10/13 12PM
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Jessica Lang is an Associate Professor of English at Baruch CUNY specializing in early American fiction, Jewish American literature, and...
Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition 3/20/13 12PM
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0 0 1 85 491 Georgetown University 4 1 575 14.0 Marni Davis studies and teaches American...
Washington DC Celebrates Philip Roth's 80th Birthday: Public Interview with Derek Parker Royal and Jacques Berlinerblau 3/13/13 6PM
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As American novelist, Philip Roth, prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday his literary works and his contribution to literature is...
Democrats, Liberals, the Left and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 2/27/13 12PM
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Prof. Jonathan Rynhold (George Washington University) will present his analysis of the various grand strategies of Democrats, Liberals, and...
Secularism on the Edge: The Church & the State in the United States, France & Israel 2/22/13 9AM - 11AM
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Day Three of the Program for Jewish Civilization's conference on secularism in the United States, France & Israel. Refreshments will be...
Secularism on the Edge: The Church & the State in the United States, France & Israel 2/21/13 10AM - 7:30PM
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Day Two of the Program for Jewish Civilization's conference on secularism in the United States, France & Israel. Refreshments will be...
Secularism on the Edge: The Church & the State in the United States, France & Israel 2/20/13 2PM - 5:30PM
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Day One of the Program for Jewish Civilization's conference on secularism in the United States, France, and Israel. Refreshments will be...
Deterring Hezbollah: Lessons from Israel's 30-Year War 2/13/13 12PM
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Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah have been at war for 30 years. Over the course of those three decades, Israel has...
Jewish Life in 21st Century Turkey: The Other Side of Tolerance 2/12/13 12PM
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Turkey is famed for a history of tolerance toward minorities, and there is a growing nostalgia for the 'Ottoman mosaic.' Marcy Brink-Danan...
The Settlers and the Struggle over the Meaning of Zionism 2/7/13 6PM
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The controversy over settlements in the occupied territories is a far more intractable problem for Israel than is widely perceived, Gadi...
Hal Israel Lecture by Rabbi Riccardo Shmuel Di Segni, MD 2/5/13 6PM
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Join the PJC for our annual Herman Allen "Hal" Israel (C'02) Endowed Lectureship in Jewish-Catholic Relations. This year the lecture will...
The Marcel Network: How One French Couple Saved 527 Children from the Holocaust 2/4/13 5:30PM
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‘The Marcel Network’ breaks historic ground, and reveals how in France the Catholic Church, Protestants and Jews, acting together, did...
The Millennial Mindset: Trendlines for the Jewish Future 1/31/13 12PM
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Many scholars are fascinated with the American millennial generation and what trends arise as this group enters adulthood. Hillel and...
Conference on Israel's 2013 Election 1/14/13 10AM - 3:30PM
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A conference examining the upcoming general election in Israel, scheduled for January 22, 2013. Experts will discuss the issues that will...
The Changing Strategic Environment in the Middle East 11/28/12 6PM
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Dr. Dan Schueftan is the Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa, a Senior Lecturer at the School of...
The Jewish Vote: Movers and Shakers Weigh In 10/22/12 10AM - 2PM
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Conference on the 2012 Presidential Race.
Good Neighbors: The Ten Commandments and the American Body Politic 10/18/12 12PM - 1PM
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Jenna Weissman Joselit is the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies, Professor of History, and Director of the Program in Judaic...
What Makes a Short Story Jewish? A Fiction Reading by David Ebenbach 10/10/12 12PM - 1PM
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In this session, author David Ebenbach will give a reading of short fiction from his forthcoming collection, Into the Wilderness. Ebenbach...
Hugh of Lincoln, Ritual Murder, Henry III and the Crown of Sicily 10/4/12 12PM
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King Henry's use of the ritual murder accusation as a pretext to raise money from the Jews of Lincoln to purchase the crown of Sicily from...
We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust 9/19/12 12PM
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Ellen Cassedy reads from her book, "We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust." The book begins with her Jewish "roots" journey...
10 Glaring Misconceptions About Secularism - Official Book Launch & Signing 9/12/12 6PM
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PJC Director, Jacques Berlinerblau, will present a lecture on the topic of his latest book, How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious...
The Arab Awakening and its Implications 9/6/12 6PM
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Returning PJC faculty member, Ambassador Dennis Ross, will give a lecture on "The Arab Awakening and its Implications". A light reception...
Holocaust by Bullets with Fr. Patrick Desbois 7/12/12 1:30PM - 5PM
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The public is invited to this special presentation by Father Patrick Desbois which is part of the Jan Karski Institute for Holocaust...
Reflections on Democracy and the Arab Spring 4/24/12 12PM
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Elliott Abrams is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as Deputy National...
The Crisis of Zionism 4/23/12 12PM
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Peter Beinart will give a talk on his upcoming book, 'The Crisis of Zionism.'A Q&A session and book-signing will follow the lecture. Lunch...
Community Scholars Series: Three Waves of Jewish Migration to China, 1845-1940 4/18/12 12PM
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As part of the Program for Jewish Civilization's Community Scholars Series, Dr. Liliane Willens will lecture on Jewish migration to China...
Israel and Africa during the Cold War 4/16/12 12PM
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Richard Hull is a professor in the Department of History at New York University. He specializes in studying democratization in Africa and...
How Can You Live in Israel and be Secular? 4/12/12 12PM
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Rabbi Sivan Maas was ordained by the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism in the fall of 2003. She was the first secular...
Remembering the Good: Social Memory and Resistance to Violence in Le Chambon-sur Lignon 4/3/12 12PM
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Dr. Maggie Paxson is a Senior Associate at the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She will present a...
Community Scholars Series: The Litvak Legacy 3/29/12 12PM
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Dr. Mark Ozer is the author of several books. As part of the Program for Jewish Civilization's Community Scholars Series, he will discuss...
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