Jews in Uganda: Celebration, Survival, and Sustainability
Wednesday Nov 18th, 2009 - Wednesday Nov 18th, 2009
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Flintridge Room, University Student Union
Joab Jonadav Keki, or "JJ," is one of the outstanding leaders of the Abayudaya and the neighboring community, and he is a very experienced speaker and musical performer. You may be familiar with his composing and singing skills on the latest Abayudaya CD, Lecha Dodi. His music has been honored by a Grammy nomination in Traditional World Music. JJ's work with the award-winning "Delicious Peace" interfaith coffee coop was written up in the Oprah Magazine, "Not Just A Cup but a Just Cup." He has been leader of the Abayudaya youth movement in the 70's, chairperson of the Abayudaya community in the 90's and early in this decade, elected chairperson of the subcounty council for several years starting in 2002 (population 30,000), and founder and leader of the Delicious Peace interfaith coffee coop in recent years. He was honored, along with Kulanu, with an award from Tufts University's Global Leadership Institute for his work on the coffee coop.
Also featured will be Professor Jeffrey Auerbach from the History Department at CSUN. Jeffrey Auerbach is the author of The Great Exhibition of 1851: A Nation on Display (Yale University Press, 1999) and co-editor (with Peter Hoffenberg) of Britain, the Empire, and the World at the Great Exhibition of 1851 (Ashgate, 2008). He was also a contributor to Empire Online (accessible through the CSUN Library), and founding World History Editor of History Compass, an e-journal for history. During the 2001-2 academic year, he coordinated a world history speaker series funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the title "Global Encounters." An occasional consultant for the History Channel and the BBC, Prof. Auerbach is currently writing a book about the British Empire. A complete listing of publications and papers may be found on his curriculum vitae.
Additionally, music will be performed by Cantor Michael Stein of Temple Aliyah. Michael Stein has performed in a Broadway Musical, released an album entitled Shabbat in Swing Time, and has received acclaim for his innovative Shabbat services at Temple Aliyah.
Co-Sponsored by CSUN Distinguished Visiting Speaker’s Program, College of Humanities, History Department; Temple Ramat Zion, and the Global Village Forum
This event has two programs and will take place at 12:30-1:45 PM and 2:00-3:15 PM on Wednesday, November 18 in the Flintridge Room at the University Student Union on CSUN's campus. Click here for a map. Please contact the Jewish Studies Program at jewish.studies@csun.edu with any questions or to RSVP for the event.
Contact:
Name: Professor Jody Myers
Phone: (818) 677-3007
Email: jewish.studies@csun.edu
Sponsor:
Jewish Studies Program
Cost:
Free Public Event with RSVP
