Allan and Norma Harris Day of Study
When:
Sunday, October 30, 2016
10:30 AM - 12:15 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, room 206, 207, 208, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Nancy Gelman
(847) 491-2612
Group: The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Description:
THE ALLAN AND NORMA HARRIS DAY OF JEWISH STUDY
• Enjoy a morning of education and study with faculty from The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies at Northwestern
• Choice of six classes on topics including: Jewish history, literature and philosophy
Session 1, 10:30 a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Marcia Gealy, “The Short Stories of Bernard Malamud”
Ken Seeskin, "Is Judaism Really Monotheistic?"
David Shyovitz, "Till Death Do Us Part? Family Life and the Afterlife in Jewish Thought and Practice" (chavruta)
Coffee break
Session 2, 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Marcus Moseley, “Blood on the Leaves: Bialik, Kishinev, Billie Holiday”
Claire Sufrin, “The Theology of Elie Wiesel”
David Shyovitz, "Till Death Do Us Part? Family Life and the Afterlife in Jewish Thought and Practice" (shiur)
All sessions are free and open to the public!
Co-sponsored by JCC Chicago