Jewish Collectivity from Ancient Israel to Medieval Europe

Thursday, March 7th 2013, 12:30pm

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION- Tucson Room (walk through courtyard), CDSP, 2451 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709

Part of a Lecture Series titled "Is There Such a Thing as the Jewish People? Rethinking Jewish Membership for a Global Era"
featuring Jewish Studies Scholar, Professor and Author, Noam Pianko

Osher Marin JCC Visiting Scholar Noam Pianko, Jewish Studies scholar, professor and author of “Zionism and the Roads Not Taken: Rawidowicz, Kaplan, Kohn” will explore probing questions about peoplehood; past, present, and future to reassess the possibilities and limitations of Jewish collectivity today.

Vegetarian lunch will be provided.

Jewish Collectivity from Ancient Israel to Medieval Europe
How did pre-modern Jews think about what connected Jews to one another? A brief tour through the diverse expressions of the Jewish people before the social and political transformations of the modern period.

Thursday, March 7, 12:30pm

Tucson Room (walk through courtyard), CDSP, 2451 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709