Annual Manfred H. Vogel Lecture in Judaic Studies:
"Unsettling Histories: Colonialism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism", with Ethan Katz
Ethan Katz, Associate Professor of History at UC-Berkeley, and Helen Diller Family Faculty Director of the Center for Jewish Studies. Katz is a specialist in modern Jewish history and the history of modern France and its empire. Katz’s research interests include Jewish-Muslim relations, Jews in colonial societies, Holocaust studies, and the interplay between religious and secular in modern Jewish life. He is the author of the award-winning book The Burdens of Brotherhood: Jews and Muslims from North Africa to France (Harvard, 2015), and of the forthcoming Unsettling Histories: Jews, Colonialism, and Zionism. He is co-founder of the Antisemitism Education Initiative at Berkeley, a program designed to improve the conversation about antisemitism on the Berkeley campus through thoughtful education and engagement; and of the Berkeley Bridging Fellowship, a year-long program that brings together a diverse group of students for engaged discussions about Israel, Palestine, the conflict, and interconnected histories.
Free and open to the public. No reservations required. Parking free on campus after 4:00pm.
Cost: Free and open to the public.