[Jewish] UMass Hillel Latke vs. Hamantash Debate

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Help pass the word on this really fun Purim event at UMass Hillel
CONTACT: Susan Moser 413-549-1710 smoser at external.umass.edu


UMass Hillel’s Annual
Latke vs. Hamantash Debate




In the spirit of the Jewish holiday, Purim, the Hillel Foundation at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst is presenting their Annual Latke vs.
Hamantash Debate. This event exhibits Jewish humor at its best and will take
place on Sunday, March 7 at 12noon in the UMass Hillel House, located at 388
N. Pleasant Street in Amherst, MA.

            Four distinguished members of the UMass faculty will debate the
virtues of these two traditional Jewish foods: The latke (potato pancake
eaten during Chanukah) and the hamantash (a fruit filled pastry eaten during
Purim).

            The debaters for the latke are FRED COHEN of the Music
Department speaking on “The Pivotal Role of the Latke in History”; and DAVID
SAMUELS of the Anthropology Department speaking on “Meta-Intexicality,
Metanoia and Metapelot: parsing the Culture of the Potato.” The debaters for
the hamantash are DEBBIE FELTON of the Classics Department speaking on “How
the Hamantash Caused the Fall of the Roman Empire”; and DORON GOLDMAN of the
School of Management speaking on “The Hamantash: Perception vs. Reality.”

            There will be refreshments served, followed by the culminating
event of the Purim Student Food Drive.  This event is free and open to the
public. For more info contact Hillel House at 413-549-1710.

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