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NEW: The "1939" Club
Gift to CSUN Jewish Studies Program
Interviews of Holocaust Survivors The "1939 Club," the largest and most active organization of Holocaust survivor organizations, has donated DVDs of its Survivors' Holocaust Testimonies to the CSUN Jewish Studies Program. The DVD's will be catalogued and available to students and the public in the university's Oviatt Library. In return, CSUN's unique collection of interviews with child survivors, which were conducted and videotaped by emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology Sarah Moskovitz, is being transferred onto DVD and will be given to The "1939" Club for its collection. Since 1992, CSUN's Jewish Studies Program has collaborated with The "1939" Club in educating students about the Holocaust, and we are thrilled to be a part of this exciting joint project. |
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Recent On-Campus
Events
An Inspiring Public Lecture
Maggie Anton, a scientist and CSUN alum, told a full auditorium of
students, faculty, and community members about how her interest in
studying Talmud eventually led to her book Rashi's Daughters:
Joheved. Anton described her research findings in Jewish law and
the daily lives of medieval men and women, and what the
implications of those findings have for our lives today. Students
from a wide range of ethnic and religious backgrounds who were in
attendance reported being inspired both by Anton's research and her
life-long commitment to learning |
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Pre-screening and Discussion of Film
"Ushpizin"
More than 200 people attended the Encino Laemmle Theater on October
16 to watch this award-winning Israeli film. The crowd was
extremely enthusiastic about the film (which may still be seen at
Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles), and most stayed to engage in a
discussion with CSUN Professors Jody Myers and Linda Yellin about
the film's outlook on religious faith today. The event was
co-sponsored by Valley Beth Shalom and Temple Judea. Be on the
lookout for similar film programs in the winter! |
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Upcoming events
Lunch and Learn on campus.
How do Jews and Muslims understand the Biblical stories about the
patriarchs? Next month's guest speakers are Aaron Hahn Tapper and
Gibran Mouayad, executive co-directors of Abraham's Vision, a
Jewish-Muslim interfaith dialogue organization. On Thursday,
December 1, 11:15-12:15 p.m., meet under the trees southwest of the
Matador's Bookstore. Bring your lunch -- cold drinks will be
provided to all participants.*See map* |
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Class Presentation Open to
All:
Dr. Ralph Segalman, emeritus Professor of Sociology, CSUN, is a
respected and published scholar on matters of the family and
community who was instrumental in the resettlement of Holocaust
refugees in Vienna immediately following World War II, and in
facilitating refugee absorption in the U.S. On December 7, Dr.
Segalman will be speaking in Professor Linda Yellin's "Jewish
Communal and Family Structure" class on "Jewish Communal Values and
the Challenge of Migration and Refugee Resettlement."Wednesday, December 7, 11 a.m. in Sierra Hall 102 *See map* |
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