NAME: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ceremony, film, discussion. PRESENTED BY: Judaic Studies Program, Hillel, Office of Multicultural Student Life, WIlson Center, Honors College, Student Heritage Alliance Council DATE: Monday, April 24 TIME: 3 p.m. LOCATION: Martin Luther King Plaza, followed by FFA Room in Memorial Union. SPONSOR: Judaic Studies Program, Hillel, Office of Multicultural Student Life, Wilson Center, […]
“Jerusalem From Antiquity to the Present.” Lecture by Prof. Roger Brooks Thursday, Sept. 7 12:00 p.m. Bangor Room, Memorial Union Free and open to the public An illustrated lecture and brown-bag lunch in the Bangor Room of the University of Maine’s Memorial Union, to be followed by a discussion. Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series, […]
“Defining Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism.” Lecture by Prof. Roger Brooks Thursday, Sept. 7 7:00 p.m. Wilson Center Free and open to the public A nuanced analysis of both of these phenomena, to be followed by a discussion, at the University of Maine’s Wilson Center at 67 College Ave., Orono. Co-sponsored by the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund […]
“Reconciling Jewish Theology with the Holocaust.” Lecture by Prof. Roger Brooks Saturday, Sept. 9 12:45 p.m. Congregation Beth Abraham, 145 York Street, Bangor, ME Free and open to the public To be followed by a discussion. At Congregation Beth Abraham, 145 York St., Bangor, after the Sabbath service and a brunch in Prof. Brooks’ honor. Roger Brooks […]
Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Defiant Requiem, a story of music, theatre, and the human spirit in the Terezín concentration camp, followed by a discussion with conductor, educator and historian Murry Sidlin, and a special live performance by the Silver Duo • 1:00 p.m. • Minsky Recital Hall • Admission: Free for all
Richard Rubin is the author of four books, two of which are about America and World War I: The Last of the Doughboys, and Back Over There. He has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and Smithsonian, among others, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times' Travel section. […]
What it Means to be Jewish Today Featuring a panel of faculty and students, moderated by Jessica Miller, Chair of the Department of Philosophy Wednesday, April 3 FFA Room, Memorial […]
