[Jewish] upcoming lectures

[Beth Deal]

some lectures this week

Monday, Dec 3    
	Shiksa: The Gentile Woman  in the Jewish World

	Christine Benvenuto--Freelance Writer, Amherst,
MA
 Among the Jewish people, the gentile woman has
long been a magnet for intense feelings, from
male yearning to familial anxiety to communal
hatred. Her almost mythic status has its roots in
the dawn of Jewish history and repercussions that
extend beyond our own time to shape the Jewish
future. Considering the stories of contemporary
women and the insights of rabbis, Jewish
feminists and others in a historical, religious
and sociological context, Benvenuto will dissect
the fantasies that have clung to gentile women
throughout time, their impact on real people, and
the ways in which their sometimes contradictory
messages play off each other and ignite in
contemporary American life. 
	4:30 pm
	Five College Women's Studies Center, MHC

Tuesday, December 4
	Doing Jewish Biography 
	DR. RALPH MELNICK

	4:30pm
	Herter Hall 601, UMass

Tuesday, Dec 4
	A Bridge to the Future: Defending Israeli and
Palestinian Human Rights

	Rabbi Arik Ascherman--Director, Rabbis for Human
Rights
 A Different Voice for Judaism in Israel
 Rabbis for Human Rights is an organization of
100 Israeli Rabbis which advocates for the human
rights of both Jews and Palestinians. RHR's
activities have included legal appeals,
humanitarian aid, and demonstrations. While he is
a strong Zionist deeply committed to Israel's
security, Rabbi Ascherman has often opposed
Israeli policies. He has been arrested several
times in recent months for standing in front of
bulldozers sent to demolish Plaestian homes. Come
hear about RHR's work to maintain and act on
Jewish ethical values in very challenging
situations.
	7:30 pm
	Neilson Library Browsing Room, SC

Tuesday Dec 4
Book Discussion with Eugene L. Pogany, author of
In My Brother’s Image:  Twin Brothers Separated
by Faith After the Holocaust

2000 National Jewish Book Award Finalist. Eugene
Pogany tells the extraordinary story of his
father and uncle identical twins born in Hungary
of Jewish parents but raised as devout Catholics
until WWII and the Holocaust tore their family
apart: Pogany’s father, a Nazi internment camp
survivor, denounced Christianity and returned to
Judaism, while his uncle, having become a
Catholic priest, found shelter during the war in
an Italian monastery. “A gripping, wrenching
tale, a powerful addition to Holocaust
literature.”—The Boston Globe. Co-sponsored by
Mount Holyoke College Jewish Studies.
	7:30 p.m.
	Odyssey Bookshop, across the street from MHC

Wednesday, December 5
	PROFESSOR CANDELARIO SAENZ
	The Secret Jews of Spain, Portugal, and the U.S.

	7:00pm 
	Herter Hall 231, UMass





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