University Club, South Room| Tempe campus of Arizona State University

Chair: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Director
Center for Jewish Studies,Arizona State University

Welcome: Deborah Losse, Dean of Humanities
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University

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October 6 | 2-3:30 p.m.
Author Reading with Doron Rabinovici
(publicity flyer PDF)

Readings will be in German, followed by discussion in English

Institute for Humanities Research | Social Science Building, room 109
Tempe campus of Arizona State University

Co-sponsored by the School of International Letters and Cultures

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October 6 | 7-9 p.m.
"Jewish Youth in Germany Today: A Multi-Media Project"
Andreas Bechtold, Hochschule Konstanz
Congregation Beth Israel |10460 North 56th Street, Scottsdale
southwest corner of 56th Street & Shea Boulevard

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FEBRUARY 2
Eckstein Scholar-in-Residence
David Myers, UCLA
learn more

Made possible by an endowment by the late Dr. Albert & Mrs. Liese Eckstein, with additional contributions from Paul & Flo Eckstein, John & Diane Eckstein and Friends of Jewish Studies

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February 5 & 8
two concerts in honor of the founding of the State of Israel
presented by the Herberger College of the Arts School of Music

two opportunities to enjoy the concert:

• Thursday, February 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Katzin Concert Hall on ASU's Tempe campus
• Sunday, February 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Temple Chai | 4645 E. Marilyn Rd., Phoenix
  this performance is sponored by the Bureau of Jewish Edcuation

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FEBRUARY 22
The Israeli Elections and the Future of Israel
panel discussions on implications of the recent Israeli elections

7-9:30 P.M. | Temple Chai
4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix

download flyer (PDF)

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MARCH 2
Law and the Politics of Holy Sites in the Middle East

7:00 PM | University Club South Room
ASU Tempe campus

Gregory Khalil
Former Legal Advisor to the Palestinian Negotiating Team

Orde Kittrie
ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Former State Department Official

Limited public parking is available at the University Club.
Additional parking is available at the ASU Fulton Center Structure: NE corner of College Avenue and University Drive

Public Address Flyer (PDF)

Sponsored by: Jess Schwartz Memorial Professorship of Jewish Studies; Institute for Humanities Research
With support from: Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism; Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict; School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

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MARCH 22
seminar
The History and Culture of Jews in Latin America
Jeffery Lesser |Director, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
Professor Lesser’s research focuses on modern Latin American history,
focusing on ethnicity, immigration and race, especially in Brazil. He
has authored several books including his most recent publication Rethinking Jewish-Latin Americans (2008)

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | time includes lunch
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel & Conference Center | 60 East Fifth Street | Tempe

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MEET DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL OF ISRAEL GIL ARTZYELI
March 25 | 3 p.m.
Hillel Jewish Student Center | 1012 S Mill Ave

Gil Artzyeli serves as the Deputy Consul General of Israel in Los
Angeles. The post covers southern California, Arizona, Colorado,
Hawaii, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. He has been a member of Israel's
Foreign Service since 1994. During his diplomatic career he held three
overseas positions: Deputy Head of Mission in Bogota, Columbia
(1995-1998); Mexico (2003-2005); and Spokeperson for the Embassy of
Israel in Madrid, Spain (1998-2000).

Artyzeli Is a lawyer, a member of the Israeli Bar since 1993 and has
worked at a private office in Tel Aviv and in the Legal Division of the
Israel Ministry of Defense.He served in the Israel Defense Forces for
four years (1983-1987) in Intelligence. He currently holds the rank of
Captain.

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August 15, 2009
"Questions From the Whirlwind: A Jewish Response to Climate Change"
Rabbi Larry Troster
Har Zion Congregation | Scottsdale, Arizona

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August 16-18, 2009
Judaism, Science and Medicine Group meeting
by invitation