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Spring Semester Classes
Are In Session
Spring semester began at the end of January, and 13
different classes in Jewish Studies are now entering their sixth
week. Students are learning about Jewish history, culture, and
American Jewish life in courses like Hebrew Bible (Religious
Studies), Humanities in Ancient and Medieval Jewish Society
(Jewish Studies Program), Issues in Jewish-American Writing
(English Department), Jewish Identity in the U.S.
(Sociology), and American Jewish Experience (Religious
Studies). Contact the Coordinator if you would like to visit a
class and see for yourself.
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Upcoming Event
Free Public Lecture: "The Limits of Civil Rights
Ideology:
Jewish Communal Responses to Japanese Evacuation" TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 7 P.M., WHITSETT ROOM, SIERRA HALL
451, at CSUN. Free parking, seating is limited - so
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Lively Discussion at Screening
of the Award-winning Film
"Go For Zucker" Attendees at the free screening
(February 2, Fallbrook Laemmle Theatre) of the German film "Go for
Zucker" took part in a lively "talk-back" with CSUN Professor
Michael Meyer and shared their views with each other. Why was this
film, the first Jewish comedy to be produced in Germany since
before World War II, so popular in Germany? Does it indicate
"normalization" of relations between Jews and Germans? Some viewers
were uncomfortable with the portrayal of the Jewish family, while
others thought it conveyed warmth and an important message of
reconciliation.
The film will open at the Laemmle Theaters on March 24 (Encino and Beverly Hills). Stay tuned for future CSUN Jewish Studies
screenings.
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Ruth Andrew Ellenson Speaks
about The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt
Community members and students (including classes
from the Departments of English, Women's Studies, and Jewish
Studies) were treated to a "Meet the Author" event on Wednesday
morning, February 22 at CSUN. Ms. Ellenson read from and talked
about editing the many writers' contributions to the book, which
recently was awarded a National Jewish Book Award in the area of
Women's Studies. Although the stories in the book focus on Jewish
women, the diverse audience of students reported that their own
situations were mirrored in the challenges, dilemmas, and humorous
situations recounted in the book.
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CSUN Among Nation's Top 10
Schools for Jewish Student Enrollment
According to a report from the U.S. Hillel
Foundation (see www.hillel.org), California State
University, Northridge is among the nation's top 10 schools in
terms of Jewish student enrollment. CSUN's current rank is #1 in
California; tied for #8 in Public Universities in the U.S., and
tied for #10 in ALL U.S. Universities.
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