|
| Israel Conversations |
|
February 7, 2012
4:45-6:30pm
Haim Watzman
"Translating Avraham Halfi: A Personal View of the Underground Poet of the Yeshiva World"
2000 E. Asbury Ave. Room 453
Denver, CO 80208
|
 |
|
February 14, 2012
4:45-6:30pm
Dr. Adam Rovner
"Australia: A New Jerusalem"
2000 E. Asbury Ave. Room 210
Denver, CO 80208 |
 |
|
February 21, 2012
4:45-6:30pm
Amir Peleg
"Holocaust, Politics and Memory in Israel: The Case of the Jewish Military Union"
2000 E. Asbury Ave. Room 210
Denver, CO 80208
|
 |
|
Click here for more information
These learning opportunities are free, but RSVPs are required at cjs@du.edu
For parking information and directions, please see links to campus maps at the bottom of this page, or contact Jeff Quinlisk at jeff.quinlisk@du.edu, or by phone at 303-871-3021.
|
|
Free Film Screening
with talk back by the director, Duki Dror
Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:00pm
Sturm Hall, Room 281
2000 E. Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80208
|
|
|
|
Dr. Mitchell G. Bard
"American Middle-East Policy and the 2012 Election"
February 13, 2012
7:00pm
BMH-BJ Synagogue
560 S. Monaco Pkwy
Denver, CO 80224
Tickets $10 each
(students free)
www.maccjcc.org
(303) 316-6360
|
 |
|
Dr. Mitchell Bard is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) and a foreign policy analyst who lectures frequently on U.S.-Middle East policy.
To learn more about Dr. Bard and the program click here
|
|
|
3rd Annual
Hamantasch-Latke Debate!
March 27, 2012
7:00pm
Buntport Theater
717 Lipan St # B, Denver, 80204
Shall we go best two out of three? Both teams have a win under their belt--who will emerge as victor this year? Come find out as DU faculty engage in a battle of wits supported by Buntport Theater Company!
|
 |
Dr. Menachem Mor
(University of Haifa)
Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professor
2011-2012
|
This year, CJS hosts Dr. Menachem Mor as our Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professor. Dr. Mor will be teaching the following courses during his visit:
*Israel Between the Wars (Winter 2012)
*Judaism in the Times of Jesus (Winter 2012)
*Israeli Identity and Historiography (Spring 2012)
*Judaism (Spring 2012)
As a Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professor, Dr. Mor brings to DU students a year of special insights into contemporary Israeli history and society, and the relationship between modern and ancient Israeli and Jewish identity. Specializing in ancient Jewish history during the Second Temple Period, Dr. Mor is a world-renowned scholar of Jewish history visiting us from University of Haifa. Click here to read more about Dr. Mor's research...
Recently at CJS
|
Johannesburg 1974: A teacher asks two rival schoolboys to tell each other a story. Decades later, they meet by chance in New York as Oscar®-nominated filmmaker and psychiatrist and set out to transform the world through their real life storytelling. "Two Men Talking" is a live unscripted performance in which two men weave their life stories into a production that captivates audiences. "Two Men Talking" tries to make sense of growing up white, Jewish, gay and privileged under apartheid in South Africa
|
"Two Men Talking"
January19, 2012
Presented by
Newman Center Presents
in collaboration with
CJS, University of Denver Center for Multi-Cultural Excellence, University of Denver Student Life, Iliff School of Theology
|
|
Dr. Menachem Mor Lecture:
|
|
"What has Tel Shalem to do with the Bar Kokhba Revolt?"
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This well attended talk investigated a debate between Dr. Menachem Mor and Dr. Werner Eck about a recent archaeological discovery, its meaning, and its connection (if any!) to the Bar Kokhba Revolt, and also engaged us in historiographical questions about how we tell history.
|
|
 |
Rabbi Jordan Friedman and Dr. Sarah Pessin:
"Jewish Morality: From Maimonidean Virtue to Applied Business Ethics"
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Rabbi Friedman joined Dr. Pessin to speak on Jewish ethics and morality as they relate to the business world.
|
|
The Thirteenth Annual
Professor John C. Livingston Memorial Lecture
in American Jewish History
"Elections 2012 and The American Jewish Community: Is the Tea Party Kosher?"
|
 |
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Almost 100 people attended Dr. David Luchins' well received lecture: "Election 2012 and The American Jewish Community: Is the Tea Party Kosher?" Dr. Luchins served as the Senior Advisor to the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York for 20 years. As part of his Senate duties, Professor Luchins met with most prominent American political figures, visited Israel numerous times, and has kept up an active role in politics. |
Have a smart phone? You can download the free DU iPhone or Android app for an easy to use interactive map of campus buildings. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO CJS AND NEARBY PARKING FROM UNIVERSITY STATION (LIGHTRAIL).
|
