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Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List - April 8, 2007Association for Jewish Studies Sephardi/Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List Editor/Moderator: Aviva Ben-Ur <aben-ur(at)judnea(dot)umass(dot)edu> Week of Sunday, April 8, 2007 (20 Nissan 5767) NOTE: IN ORDER TO LIMIT SPAM SENT TO DICUSSION LIST CONTRIBUTORS, EMAIL ADDRESSES WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE THE (at) or (dot) SYMBOL. TO REPLY TO A CONTRIBUTOR, SIMPLEY REPLACE (at) WITH THE @ AND THE (dot) WITH THE . SYMBOL. FOR EXAMPLE, hsmith(at)sephardi(dot)com SHOULD BE RENDERED: hsmith@sephardi.com For archived issues please visit: http://www.umass.edu/sephardimizrahi/past_issues/index.html ----------- Index: 1. AJS Proposal Site Now Online (Rozenblit and Sheramy) 2. Call for Papers: AJS Session on Francophone Sephardim (Sadock) 3. Query: Sources on Bukhari Jews (Ari-Gur) 4. Query: Sephardic Sites of Interest in Istanbul (Göran) ----------- 1. AJS Proposal Site Now Online (Rozenblitt and Sheramy) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:50:43 -0400 From: Association for Jewish Studies <ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org> Dear Friend, The proposal submission site for the AJS's 39th Annual Conference, to be held December 16 - 18, 2007 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, is now available online at http://www.ajsnet.org/submit.htm. You can also access this site through the AJS homepage <http://www.ajsnet.org/> (select link "Submit a Proposal"). This is a new online proposal system, with added features to facilitate the submission process. The data required for submission is the same as in past years, but the format and user options are new. Detailed instructions can be found on the AJS website and in the online submission form, but please do not hesitate to contact the AJS office at ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org or 917.606.8249 if you have any questions regarding the process. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, May 1, 2007. We look forward to receiving your proposal. Sincerely, Marsha Rozenblit Vice-President for Program Rona Sheramy, Executive Director Association for Jewish Studies Located at the Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street New York, NY 10011 Phone: 917.606.8249 Fax: 917.606.8222 ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org Sara R. Horowitz, President Rona Sheramy, Executive Director ----------- 2. Call for Papers: AJS Session on Francophone Sephardim (Sadock) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 21:59:29 -0400 From: Johann Sadock <jsadock(at)MIT(dot)EDU> I plan to propose a session for the next AJS convention in Toronto on how French-speaking Sephardim have influenced and shaped contemporary Francophone popular cultures. I invite those interested in participating in this panel to send me an email as soon a possible to let me know that they intend to submit a proposal and then to send me a short proposal (350 words) no later than April 22. This session will attempt to better situate the specific contributions of French-speaking Sephardim to contemporary Francophone popular cultures : from movies such as La vérité si je mens! to the works of directors (Lelouch, Chouraqui, Hanin, Arcady, Jaoui/Bacri, Azuelos and others), playwrights and stand-up comics (Boujenah, Elmaleh and others), comic artists (Wolinski, Joann Sfar and others), musicians (Macias, Bonniche, Moustaki, Régine, Bruel and others), engaged intellectuals (BHL, Gisèle Halimi, Stora and others). Among possible questions to consider: how have French-speaking Sephardic Jews transformed the image of Jews in Francophone countries? In what ways have French-speaking Sephardim contributed to the orientalization of some of these countries? What values, ideas, products, foods, public spaces have they helped popularize in society and the media? How have French-speaking Sephardic Jews directly contributed to the popularization of various trends? Looking to hear from you, Johann Sadock ----------- 3. Query: Sources on Bukhari Jews (Ari-Gur) From: Judah Ari-Gur <judah(dot)ari-gur(at)wmich(dot)edu> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:25:19 -0400 Can readers recommend sources on the traditions, roots, etc., of Bukhari Jews? Thank you. Judah Ari-Gur, D.Sc., Professor Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering W.M.U., Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269)276-3419, Fax: (269)276-3421 E-mail: Judah(dot)Ari-Gur(at)wmich(dot)edu WebPage: http://www.wmich.edu/mae/faculty/jag.htm [ed: very slight edit] ----------- 4. Query: Sephardic Sites of Interest in Istanbul (Göran) From: Göran <gran(dot)sj(at)telia(dot)com> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:18:08 +0200 Could readers inform me if there is a Sephardic museum or other sites of Sephardic interest in Istanbul? I am a professor of Spanish and am helping to direct a trip of Swedish students to that city at the beginning of July. Among their requirements will be to visit relevant sites, as assigned by me. Please reply directly to me at: Göran <gran(dot)sj(at)telia(dot)com> Thank you in advance. Göran Sjöberg [Note from Editor/Moderator Aviva Ben-Ur: adapted and translated from a message received in Spanish] ----------- |