Maurice GreenberG center for Judaic StudieS SPrinG Celebrating the

							Maurice GreenberG center for Judaic StudieS


SPrinG 2009
Schedule of eventS
Celebrating the Splendors of Jewish Music




                                  25th anniversary of the Greenberg center
                                  conference and Study tour/excavation in israel
                                                 June 28—July 7, 2009
                                                 nof Ginosar hotel on the
                                                 Sea of Galilee, israel
  travel                                         Registration deadline: March 1, 2009
                                                  Excavate at Bethsaida
                                                  Study with scholars from around the world
                                                  Visit our archaeological sites: Jerusalem,
                                                  Nazareth, Qumran, and Yavne
                                                 Study tour led by Professors
                                                 Richard Freund and Avinoam Patt.
                                                 For more information and an application,
                                                 call Susan Gottlieb at 860.768.4964
                                                 or e-mail mgcjs@hartford.edu.
              Mosque of Omar III
              Jerusalem, 1925
              Hazza Abu Rabia Collection
              februarY
WorkShoP      Sunday, february 1, 1–3 p.m.
              Solomon Schechter Day School
              26 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford
              regina Miller early childhood
              Jewish education Workshop
              Jewish Music and early childhood education
              behzad dayanim, Head of School
              Solomon Schechter Day School
              Registration is required. Call Karen Trager at 860.727.6137.
              Sponsored in part by the Arlene and Daniel Neiditz Fund and
              the Commission on Jewish Education and Leadership




              March
docuMentarY   Sunday, March 1, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
filM          Wilde Auditorium
              Max Manus
              United States premiere of film on Norway and the Holocaust
              John M. Jacobsen, Producer
              (in Norwegian with English subtitles)

lecture       Sunday, March 8, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
              Wilde Auditorium
              the rabbi haskell lindenthal Memorial lecture
              “fighting back from the forests:
              Jews in the Partisans, 1942–1944”
              fred rosenbaum, Director Emeritus, Lehrhaus
              Sponsored in part by the Rabbi Haskell Lindenthal Lecture Fund


recital       Monday, March 23, 7–9 p.m.
              Senior recital
              Wilde Auditorium
              “cycles: from Jewish life and culture
              to the World of the arts”
              laura breznick ’09
              Pre-Cantorial Program of The Hartt School
              and the Greenberg Center
              Reception following in Wilde Auditorium
              Sponsored in part by the Jerry Wagner Music Collection Fund


lecture       thursday, March 26, 7:30–9 p.m.
              Wilde Auditorium
              the aaron kriwitsky Young Scholar lecture
              “Jewish Music and all that Jazz—
              american Jews and Popular Music”
              Joshua Jacobsen, Northeastern University
              Sponsored in part by the Aaron Kriwitsky Endowment Fund
                   aPril
aWard              Monday, april 13, 7:30—9 p.m.
                   Wilde Auditorium
cereMonY           45th edward lewis Wallant award
                   recipient: eileen Pollack, author of In the Mouth:
                   Stories and Novellas (Four Way Books, 2008)
                   Sponsored in part by the Dr. and Mrs. Irving Waltman Endowment Fund


eXhibition         tuesday, april 21
                   Sherman Museum
oPeninG            opening ceremony, 12 noon
and viGil          a vigil at the Sherman Museum
                   Secret Flame of Hope, featuring Israeli artist
                   Motke blum’s images of the Holocaust. The exhibition will
                   open in select locations around the world on this day.
                   Exhibition runs April 21 to August 28, 2009.


YiddiSh feStival   Wednesday, april 29, and thursday, april 30
                   Yiddish festival of culture and Music
                   april 29, 7:30—9 p.m.
                   Wilde Auditorium
                   24th Pincus bernikier Memorial Yiddish lecture
                   “reflections of a vagabond Poet: di balade Ytsik Manger”
                   Miriam hoffman, Columbia University
                   (lecture delivered in English)
                   Sponsored in part by the Dr. and Mrs. Irving Waltman Endowment Fund

                   april 30, 7:30—9 p.m.
                   Wilde Auditorium
                   Jewish Music: roots and revival
                   hankus netsky, New England Conservatory of Music
                   Sponsored in part by the Dr. and Mrs. Irving Waltman Endowment Fund




                   MaY
aWard cereMonY     Monday, May 4, 7:30–9 p.m.
                   Wilde Auditorium
and filM           holocaust educator awards ceremony
                   “The St. louis and the Holocaust: the Making of
                   a new, investigative television documentary”
                   keynote by Steve Shaw, Producer
                   Holocaust Educator Awards made possible by the Zola and Rubin Families
                   and the Chase Family Foundation


lecture            tuesday, May 19, 7–8:30 p.m.
                   Wilde Auditorium
                   lillian Margulies Singer Jewish humor lecture
                   “Our Pal God: reflections on humor and theology”
                   Jeffry Mallow, Professor of Physics
                   Loyola University, Chicago
                   Sponsored in part by Bruce and Roberta Singer
                   Free and open to the public.
                   Seating is limited and reservations are required.
                   Contact the Greenberg Center after April 1, 2009,
                   at 860.768.4964 for a reservation number.
Judaic StudieS courSeS

SuMMer 2009
Registration and tuition are required for all courses.
Call the Registrar’s Office, University of Hartford, at 860.768.4999.




SuMMerterM                       May 20–June 15, 2009
                                 Section 23007: Monday through Friday
SeSSion i
                                 9 a.m.–12 noon
                                 JS 205 israel: history and Society
                                 Instructor: Avinoam Patt

SeSSion ii                       July 6–august 12, 2009
                                 Section 22487: Monday and Wednesday
                                 5–8 p.m.
                                 JS 391 Special topics: Jewish law—development and issues
                                 Instructor: Herbert Pick



SuMMerterM                       conference
in iSrael                        June 28–July 7, 2009
                                 the land of israel

                                 June 28–July 10, 2009
                                 bethsaida excavations on the Sea of Galilee
                                 JS 306 archaeology of the land of israel
                                 JS 307 archaeological field Methods and Material culture
                                 JS 380 independent Study in Judaic Studies
                                 JS 500 bible and archaeology—Graduate level

                                 July 12–22, 2009
                                 ulpan
                                 hbr 227 hebrew language—beginner
                                 hbr 227 hebrew language—intermediate
                                 ara 110 arabic language and culture




All Greenberg Center programs are free and
open to the public, unless otherwise indicated.
Judaic StudieS courSeS

SPrinG 2009
Classes begin Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Registration and tuition are required
for all courses. Call the Registrar’s Office, University of Hartford, at 860.768.4999.




ara 111 elementary arabic ii          JS 336 the arabs and israel        h e b r eW l a n G uaG e
Section 24773: Tuesday,               Section 20353: Wednesday,          co u r S e
5–7:20 p.m.                           7:30–9:50 p.m.
Instructor: Maha Darawsha             Instructor: Steven Rosenthal       hbr 114 elementary hebrew ii
JS 215 intro to World religions       JS 425 contemporary Studies:       Section 20311: Wednesday,
Section 18705: Tuesday and            Jewish Prague and Poland           7:30–10 p.m.
Thursday, 3:30–4:45 p.m.              Section 19993: Monday,             Instructor: Staff
Instructor: Richard Freund            5–7:20 p.m.
                                      Instructor: Avinoam Patt
JS 218 intro to Jewish ethics
Section 19181: Wednesday,             JS 425 contemporary Studies:
5–7:20 p.m.                           islam and Judaism
Instructor: Richard Freund            Section 20310: Thursday,
                                      7:30–9:50 p.m.
JS 228 american Jewish
                                      Instructor: Hazza Abu Rabia
history
Section 21861: Monday and       neW
                                      JS 425 contemporary Studies:
Wednesday, 1:30–2:45 p.m.             Jewish Music
Instructor: Avinoam Patt              Section 21900: Thursday,
                                      5–7:20 p.m.
JS 324 Modern european
                                      Instructor: Adam Berkowitz
Jewish literature
Section 19989: Monday and
Wednesday, 2:55–4:10 p.m.
Instructor: Avinoam Patt




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ParkinG: For all events in Wilde Auditorium, please use parking lot D. Handicapped parking is available in
Millard Circle and at the rear of Wilde Auditorium (between Abrahms Hall and The Hartt School).
For events at the George J. Sherman and Lottie K. Sherman Museum of Jewish Civilization, please use parking
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eXhibitionS                                                                    UNIVERSITY OF
                                                                                 HARTFORD

George J. Sherman and Lottie K. Sherman              200 Bloomfield Avenue
                                                     West Hartford, CT 06117
Museum of Jewish Civilization
Mortensen Library, Harry Jack Gray Center

Bethsaida: 4,000 Years of Archaeology
and History
Through February 2009

Wonders of the World
a Minnie Goldenberg Photography
exhibition
Through March 2009

Treasures from the East: Coins and
Medals from India and Israel
Through April 1, 2009


Museum hours are adjusted periodically according
to University of Hartford and community calendars.
Call 860.768.5729 or visit
www.hartford.ed/greenberg for museum hours.
For docent-led group tours of the exhibition or if
you are interested in becoming a docent or gallery
sitter, contact Susan Gottlieb at 860.768.4964
or e-mail mgcjs@hartford.edu.