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Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List - August 31, 2008Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List – August 31, 2008 Association 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, August 31, 2008 (30 Av, Rosh Hodesh Elul, 5768) 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. Brief Message from Editor/Moderator (Ben-Ur) 2. Devin Naar’s Lecture on Sephardic Immigration to the U.S. (Naar) 3. Job Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor of Israel Studies, San Francisco State University (Astren) ----------- 1. Brief Message from Editor/Moderator (Ben-Ur) My apologies to readers for the three months hiatus, caused by extensive travel abroad. In the upcoming issues, I will be posting messages sent to me since last June, recognizing that even items whose dates have expired have enduring significance. Thank you to the readers who have recently expressed appreciation for this listserve. Aviva Ben-Ur ----------- 2. Devin Naar’s Lecture on Sephardic Immigration to the U.S. (Naar) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:51:18 -0700 From: Devin Naar <denaar(at)gmail(dot)com> Dear Friends and Family, I wanted to invite you all to a presentation that I will be giving on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2 pm at the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue & Museum on the Lower East Side of New York. The title of my lecture is "Between Old World and New: Sephardic Jews in New York during the Early Twentieth Century," and it will focus on those from Salonika, Greece in particular. See below for more information. I hope to see you all there! Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Devin E. Naar From: kehila_kedosha_janina(at)netzero(dot)net <kehila_kedosha_janina(at)netzero(dot)net> Date: 2008/8/29 Subject: LECTURE BY DEVIN NAAR ON SEPHARDIC IMMIGRATION TO THE USA AT KEHILA KE DOSHA JANINA ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 2:00 PM SUNDAY: September 7, 2008 at 2:00 SPECIAL LECTURE ON SEPHARDIC IMMIGRATION FROM GREECE TO THE UNITED STATES Kehila Kedosha Janina is honored to host Devin Naar for a special lecture on Sephardic Immigration From Greece To the United States. WHERE: KEHILA KEDOSHA JANINA MUSEUM 280 BROOME STREET NYC, NY WHEN: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 AT 2:00 Devin Naar was born in New Jersey to a Sephardic family. His great-grandfather, Rabbi Benjamin Haim Naar would emigrate from Salonika in 1924 to New Brunswick New Jersey and become the Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation of Etz Ahaim. Impassioned with learning about his Sephardic heritage, Devin Naar has become a promising young scholar. At Washington University in St. Louis MO, he was an Undergraduate Honors Fellow, who majored in history, and graduated summa cum laude in May 2005. Thanks to grants from the Maurice Amado Foundation and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, he spent the summer 2005 cataloguing a collection of archives from Salonika at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. Before beginning his studies as a PhD candidate in history at Stanford University, he spent a year in Greece as a Fulbright Scholar. Devin Naar is the author of "From the Jerusalem of the Balkans to the Goldene Medina: Jewish Immigration from* *Salonika to the United States," to be published in the next issue of the journal, *American Jewish History*. This lecture is free and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served. FOR INFORMATION CALL: 516-456-9336 Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos Museum Director Kehila Kedosha Janina 280 Broome Street NYC, NY 10002 ----------- 2. Job Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor of Israel Studies, San Francisco State University (Astren) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:01:51 -0400 From: H-JUDAIC automatic digest system <LISTSERV(at)H-NET(dot)MSU(dot)EDU> via: "Fred Astren" <fastren(at)sfsu(dot)edu> Subject: Re: H-JUDAIC Digest - 2 Sep 2008 to 3 Sep 2008 (#2008-173) San Francisco State University Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Israel Studies San Francisco State University, a vibrant urban public university with over 30,000 students, invites applications for the position of Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Israel Studies, to begin in Fall 2009. The appointment is for an accomplished Associate Professor (with or without tenure) or a highly promising Assistant Professor. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree required; applicants at the Assistant level must, at a minimum, complete all doctoral requirements by August 1, 2009. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in teaching and have high quality publications, with a particular emphasis in the field of Israel studies. The candidate chosen for this position will provide intellectual and collegial leadership within a broad range of activities of SF State’s Department of Jewish Studies (whose official designation will change from that of a Program in Fall 2008). Scholars may apply from a wide array of disciplines, including (but not limited to) anthropology, cultural studies, history, international relations, literature, modern Jewish thought, philosophy, political science, religious studies, sociology, and women’s/gender studies. This position will reflect the intrinsically interdisciplinary nature of Jewish studies. Broad familiarity with Jewish studies or Middle East studies is desirable. The successful applicant will be expected to teach two courses per semester, both lower and upper division undergraduate courses. Other duties include research, advising, curriculum development, committee service, representation of the Jewish Studies Department in the community, and leadership in outreach activities. For information about Jewish Studies at SF State, see the website, http:// www.sfsu.edu/~jewish/. Salary will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications. SF State provides generous health and retirement benefits, as well as domestic partner benefits. San Francisco State University, a member of the 23-campus California State University system, serves a diverse student body of undergraduate and graduate students. The mission of the University is to promote scholarship, freedom, human diversity, intellectual accomplishment, and excellence in instruction. San Francisco State University faculty must excel in teaching and demonstrate professional achievement and growth through continued research, publications, and/or creative activities. Application: Applicants must send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of relevant publications, evidence of teaching experience, and at least three letters of reference. Preliminary interviews will be held at the annual meeting of the Association for Jewish Studies. Review of applications and supporting materials will begin November 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Send applications and supporting materials to: Fred Astren, Chair Israel Studies Search Department of Jewish Studies San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415-338-6075 The University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome applications from qualified women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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