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SFS Program for Jewish Civilization

The Eichmann Trial with Deborah Lipstadt 7/15/13 12PM 2013-07-15 12:00:00 2013-07-17 16:00:00

Fisher Colloquium, 4th Floor, Rafik B. Hariri Building, Georgetown University

As part of its Jan Karski Institute for Holocaust Education summer program for high school educators, the Program for Jewish Civilization...

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Conversation on Human Rights and Justice with the Lantos Foundation 7/17/13 12:30PM 2013-07-17 12:30:00 2013-07-17 16:00:00

Fisher Colloquium Rafik B. Hariri Building
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Mrs. Annette Lantos and Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett of The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice will be presenting on the...

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Holocaust by Bullets with Father Patrick Desbois 7/18/13 6PM - 7:30PM 2013-07-18 18:00:00 2013-07-18 19:30:00

Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center, Auditorium Georgetown University Washington DC | View map

As part of its Jan Karski Institute for Holocaust Education's summer certificate program for high school educators, the Program for Jewish...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Jewish Vote: Movers and Shakers Weigh In 10/22/12 10AM - 2PM

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Conference on the 2012 Presidential Race.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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