Karla Lara - Music of Resistance from Honduras
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Her music is inspiring and brave in a country where violence is a norm. Read more
Open Access: Accelerating Research
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 9:00am to 11:30am
The Oviatt Library invites you to join us for a reception and presentation: OPEN ACCESS: ACCELERATING RESEARCH to celebrate Open Access Week with a presentation of the first Oviatt Library Open Access Award in honor of Dr. Susan Auerbach. Read more
Deaf Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe During the 1940's
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Mark Zaurov will present his research on Deaf Jewish life in Germany and Eastern Europe during... Read more
Juan Ricardo Cole: The New Arabs
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Juan Ricardo Cole is a public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, and the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three decades, he has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context. Read more
Women and Jewish Religious Law
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Presented by Rachel Biale
Rachel Biale, author of the classic textbook, Women in Jewish Law, will be speaking about contraception. Read more
From Babylon to Tehrangeles: A History of Iranian Jews in the Diaspora
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Presented by Prof. Saba Soomekh, Ph.D.
Los Angeles is home to the largest concentration of Iranians outside... Read more
The Challenge of Jewish Religious Divorce Today
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Attorney Esther Macner will discuss the problem of religious divorce within the Orthodox community today. Read more
A panel of Holocaust child survivors
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Child survivors of the Holocaust speak. Read more
Jewish Music
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Presented by Cantor Mike Stein
Enjoy great Jewish music... Read more
Independent Minyanim and Feminism in the American Jewish Community
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
Presented by Tobin Belzer
Dr. Tobin Belzer will discuss how independent minyanim (prayer groups) and feminism... Read more