Major Issues in Contemporary Jewish Life
Lecture Series
Spring 1997
The Office of Jewish Affairs and the Center for Jewish Studies presented the following public lectures in conjunction with Prof. Jay Berkovitz' course, "Major Issues in Contemporary Jewish Life" (Judaic 394A).
“Israel, the Palestinians, and the Prospects for Peace”
Danny Rubenstein (journalist, Ha’aretz)
3/3/97
“What Is a Jewish State?”
Jay Berkovitz (Judaic Studies)
3/10/97
“The Impact of Feminism on Judaism”
Judith Plaskow (professor of religion, Manhattan College
and Smith College); author of Standing Again at Sinai
3/24/97
“The Holocaust as Jewish Icon”
James Young (English and Judaic Studies)
3/31/97
“Jewish Identity and Continuity in American Society”
Arnold Dashefsky (professor of sociology and director of
the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
at the University of Connecticut, Storrs)
4/7/97
“Blacks and Jews”
Julius Lester (Judaic Studies)
4/14/97
“Havurah and Jewish Renewal”
Ruth Abrams (Judaic Studies)
4/30/97
“Denominational Strategies for the 21st Century”
Rabbinic panel
5/5/97
