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November
15, 2009 | Temple University
10:00am-5:00pm | Paley Library Lecture
Hall, Ground Floor
5:00pm – 6:00pm | Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor (Center for the Humanities)
5th Annual Race
and Judaism Symposium:
Lost Tribes: Ancient and Contemporary Perspectives
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for more information About the Participants
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The 2010 Race and Judaism Symposium at
Temple University will be devoted to themes of Lost Tribes. The symposium will feature speakers from Temple University’s faculty and invited speakers. The symposium will include a special presentation by Avishai Mekonen, a New York based artist whose work is currently on display at the Center for Humanities at Temple (CHAT). The closing remarks at Paley will feature a special presentation from Philadelphia’s Rabbi Debra Bowen of Temple Beth El. After which, attendees are invited to regroup at CHAT on the 10th floor of Gladfelter Hall for a viewing of the artwork on display. |
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Rebecca Alpert, Temple University
Rabbi Debra Bowen, Temple Beth'El
Lewis Gordon, Temple University
Director
of the Center for Afro-Jewish Studies
John L. Jackson, University of Pennsylvania
David Koffman, York University
Mark Leuchter,
Director of Jewish Studies, Temple University
Avishai Mekonen Elliot Ratzman,
Temple University |
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Symposium
Schedule
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| 10:00 AM |
Opening
Remarks and Welcome |
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Lewis Gordon, Director of the
Center for Afro-Jewish Studies, Temple University |
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| 10:30 AM |
The "Lost Tribes" of Israel: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Misperceptions |
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Mark Leuchter, Director of
Jewish Studies, Temple University |
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| 11:30 AM |
The Troubles with Tribalism: Race, Land, and Identity in the Shadow of Social Construction
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Elliot Ratzman, Temple
University |
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| 12:30 PM |
Lunch break
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| 1:00 PM |
Israelite Indians: The Architecture of an American Fantasy |
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David Koffman, York University |
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| 2:00 PM |
Lost Tribes and Genealogy: Israelites, Ashkenazim, and the Question of Authenticity
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Rebecca Alpert, Temple University |
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John L. Jackson, University of Pennsylvania |
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| 3:00 PM |
Seven Generations
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Avishai Mekonen |
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| 4:00 PM |
Teshuvah: The Black Israelite Experience |
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Rabbi Debra Bowen, Temple Beth'El |
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| 5:00 PM |
Meet the Artist |
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Center for the Humanities |
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PAST EVENTS
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November 19 , 2009 |
Temple University
ANNUAL RACE AND JUDAISM SYMPOSIUM
INEVERY TONGUE–IN MEMORY OF GARY TOBIN
CLICK HERE to go to the archive for this symposium |
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October 6 , 2008 |
Temple University
EXPLORING
RACE IN CONTEMPORARY JEWISH LIFE:
A SYMPOSIUM ON JEWISH DIVERSITY
Join us on October 6th for a symposium at
the Paley Library Lecture Hall at Temple University, located on the
ground floor of of Paley Library. Guest participants include John L.
Jackson, Jr. of the University of Pennsylvania, Edith Bruder of the
University of London, and Avishai Mekonen and Shari Rothfarb Mekonen,
who will show and discuss their film 400 Miles to Freedom.
Temple University participants include Zain Abdullah, Rebecca Alpert,
Jane Gordon, Lewis Gordon, Laura Levitt, and Terry Rey.
Click here for a flyer of Exploring Race in
Contemporary Jewish Life
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November 5 , 2007 |
Temple University
JEWS
AND RACE: A ONE DAY CONFERENCE
Join us on November 5th for a one day
conference at the Center for Humanities at Temple, located on the 10th
floor of Gladfelter Hall. Guest participants include Henry Goldschmidt
of Wesleyan University, Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz of Queens College,
CCNY, and Jonathan Schorsch of Columbia University. Temple
University participants include Michael Alexander, Rebecca Alpert,
Aryeh Botwinik, Jane Gordon, Lewis Gordon, Andre Key, Laura Levitt,
Terry Rey, David Ross Fryer, Jeremy Schipper, David Waldstreicher, and
David Watt.
Click here for a flyer of Jews
and Race: A One Day Conference.
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