Events Archive

2009-2010 Academic Year

Friday, September 11, 2009
12 Noon
Lunch & Learn with Dr. Lisa Silverman
"Beyond and Coffeehouse: Jews and Austrian Culture between the World Wars"
Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
Call 229-6121 to reserve lunch

Friday, September 11, 2009 (For Students)
7:30 p.m.
Shabbat at Hillel with Dr. Rachel Baum
"Jewish Space, Jewish Time"
Hillel, 3053 N. Stowell

Friday, September 25, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Visiting Scholar Series
Prof. Paul Bartrop, Bialik College, Melbourne, Australia
"False Havens: The British Empire and the Holocaust"
Call for location and reservation, 414-229-6121

Sunday, October 18, 2009
2:00 p.m
Faye Greenberg Sigman "Woman of Valor" Lecture
Dr. Sonat Hart, Adjunct Professor, Spertus College of Judaica
"Most Popular"
Union Fireside Lounge – 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Friday, November 6, 2009
12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Learn with Dr. Tim Crain
"FDR and the Jews"
Hefter Center – 3271 N. Lake Drive

Friday, November 13, 2009 -- POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2010
1:30 p.m.
Prof. Helene Sinnreich
Lodz Ghetto
Holton Hall, Room 341

Friday, September 11, 2009 (For Students)
7:30 p.m.
Shabbat at Hillel with Dr. Rachel Baum
"Jewish Space, Jewish Time"
Hillel, 3053 N. Stowell

Spring 2010

Tuesday, April 20 and 27, 2010
7:00 pm
Dr. Tim Crain, CJS in the Community
"Dead Sea Scrolls"
Milwaukee Jewish Museum

Thursday, April 22, 2010
CJS in the Community: Dr. Rachel Baum
"Jewish Comedy from the Edge"
Congregation Shalom

Friday, April 23, 2010
11:30 am
CJS April Lunch and Learn at the JCC
Adjunct Assistant Professor Rachel Baum
"The Making of Americans: Jews & Popular Culture"
Jewish Community Center-Milwaukee
Purchase lunch at the JCC - Cafa B Data
Reservations call Diane Sobel at 967-8258

Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00 pm
Dr. Tim Crain, CJS in the Community
"FDR and the Jews"
Congregation Emanuel-El

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
10:00 am
Dr. Tim Crain, CJS in the Community
"Dead Sea Scrolls"
Shorewood Senior Center (Lower Level Shorewood Library)

Monday, May 17, 2010
3:30 pm
Dr. Tim Crain, CJS in the Community
"FDS and the Jews"
Tudor Oaks Retirement Community: Sarah Chudnow Lecture

Sunday, January 17, 2010
CJS in the Community: Dr. Rachel Baum
"Jewish American Comedy"
Day of Discovery
Jewish Community Center

Saturday February 6th, 5:00 pm
and Sunday February 7th at 7:00 pm
"Being Jewish in France", Award-winning documentary
UWM Union Theater (2nd level)

Sundays, February 7 and 14, 2010
CJS at the Festival of Films in French
"A Secret" starring Mathieu Almaric, Julie Depardieu

Monday, February 15, 2010
1:30 pm
Visiting Scholar Colloquium
Joel Berkowitz, Ph.D, Chair of Judaic Studies and Director, Center for Jewish Studies, SUNY, Albany
"The Messianic Idea in Yiddish Drama"
Bolton Hall B92

Friday, February 19, 2010
1:30 pm
Visiting Scholar Colloquium
Daniel Greene, Ph.D, Director, Dr. William M Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Newberry Library, Chicago
"American Jews and the Origins of Cultural Pluralism"
Holton Hall, Room 341

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