This spring, we plan to host the following speakers (more details to follow):
February 18, 12:00 pm
Via Zoom
Raphael Cormack,
Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures,
Durham University, United Kingdom
“How Jewish was James Sanua?”
Sanua was one of the most famous Arab Jews of the modern era: The pioneer of the
Arabic theatre in Egypt and the satirical Arabic press, and a pivotal figure in Egypt’s
late 19th century anti-colonial movement.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Department for Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
March 12, 4:00 pm
Professor Lewis Gordon,
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Department of Philosophy Head; University of Connecticut
Black and Jewish, A Talk Series:
“On Afro-Jewish Philosophy”
Addressing African Jewish Diaspora and challenges posed by the emergence of
racialized blackness and an exploration of Afro-Jewish-Sankofism.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and the Hutchins Center for African and African-American Research, Harvard University
April 15, TBD
Leore Sachs – Shmueli,
Department of Jewish Philosophy,
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
“What Is Sacred About Emotions? A Historical Exploration of Emotion in Hasidism”
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and Harvard Divinity School
April 16, 5:00 pm
“The Last Twins“ | Film Screening and Discussion
Film Participant, Dr. Judith Richter in Conversation with Israeli Journalist, Romy Neumark.
An unsung hero of the Holocaust, Erno “Zvi” Spiegel, risked everything
to save dozens of young twins in Auschwitz. Directed by Emmy Award-winners Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill and narrated by Tony Award-winning actor Liev Schreiber.
Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 28, 4:00 pm
Jessica Marglin,
Professor of Religion, Law and History, University of Southern California and Visiting Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the Department of Near eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.
Jewish – Muslim Interrelations Series
Marglin’s research examines the history of Jews in North Africa and
the Mediterranean in the modern period, with an emphasis on law.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and Harvard Divinity School
Please be sure to check our Events page, where more information will be published as it becomes available.
In the coming weeks we will provide details about these talks, as well as other events and conferences on the topic of Jewish studies that will be held this semester.