Fall 2014
Wednesday, September 10
Canada and the Holocaust: The Untold Story
Irving Abella, J. Richard Shiff
Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry; Professor, Department of History, York University, Toronto
Goldberg Room, Boalt Hall
12:00pm
Wednesday, September 10
Gourmet Ghettos: Modern Food Rituals
A new exhibition exploring eating, identity and activism in Jewish life and beyond.
Co-sponsored by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and by the Center for Jewish Studies, UC Berkeley
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
Friday, September 19
A Journalist’s Angle
Lecture Series on Different Angles on the Middle East Conflict.
Sue Fishkoff
Editor of the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California.
For more information, email berkeley_institute@law.berkeley.edu
Tuesday, September 30
A Historical Angle
Lecture Series on Different Angles on the Middle East Conflict
Yuval Ben-Bassat
Senior Lecturer of History of the Middle East, University of Haifa
Abramson- Israel Institute Visiting Professor
Tuesday, October 21
The Future of the Peace Process
Moderated Discussion
Abe Sofaer, George P. Shultz
Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Janine Zacharia, Carlos Kelly McClatchy
Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University
Bancroft Hotel
5:00pm
Friday, October 31
An Environmental Angle
Lecture Series on Different Angles on the Middle East Conflict
Itay Fishhendler
Senior Lecturer of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Wednesday, November 5
The Jewishness of Israel: Meaning, Justification, Implications
Lecture Series on Religion, Law, and State in Israel
Ruth Gavison, Haim H. Cohn
Professor Emeritas of Human Rights Law, Hebrew University
Founding President of Metzilah Center for Zionist, Jewish, Liberal, and Humanist Thought
5:40 PM
132 Law Building
For more information, email berkeley_institute@law.berkeley.edu
Thursday, November 6
Maimonides on Mourning: Jewish Law and Emotion
A Robbins Collection Lecture on Jewish Law and Thought
Co-sponsored by the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law
Moshe Halbertal
Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem; Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at The Hebrew University; Professor of Law, New York University
Bancroft Hotel
5:15 pm
Thursday, November 13
Piyyut: Hebrew Poetry and World Music
Lecture and Performance
Co-hosted by the Magnes Collection
Robert Alter
Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature , UC Berkeley
Yair Harel
Schusterman Artist-in-Residence, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
The Magnes
7:00pm
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
Friday, November 14
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Regional Context: A Mediator’s Perspective
Lecture Series on Different Angles on the Middle East Conflict
Peter Bartu
Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, UC Berkeley; UN Mediator and Negotiator
Thursday, November 20
Judaism in the Israel Defense Force: Bridge or Barrier?
Lecture Serie on Religion, Law and State in Israel
Stuart Cohen
Professor Emeritus of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University; Chair of the Department of Government and Politics at Ashkelon Academic College
5:40 PM
Warren Room, 295 Law Building
Thursday, December 18
Jewish Nightlife: An Evening of Celebration with Poetry and Music
End of Semester Performance featuring UC Berkeley Students and Piyyut North America Workshop Participants
Directed by Yair Harel
Schusterman Artist-in-Residence, The Magnes Collection
Performances by Berkeley Students: 5-6 pm; Piyyut Bay Area Project: 7-8:30 pm
Hosted by the Magnes Collection
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
Spring 2015
Thursday, February 17
The Private Sphere as Public Policy?: A Symposium on Law and Society in Israel
Public Symposium
2:30 to 5:00 pm
Goldberg Room (297 Law Building), Berkeley Law
See video recording here
Wednesday, February 18
Multicultural Entrapments: The Jurisdiction of the Palestinian-Arab Religious Communities in Israel
Lecture Series on Religion, Law, and State in Israel
Michael Karayanni
The Bruce W. Wayne Chair in International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
5:40 PM
295 Law Building
Thursday, February 26
Zero Motivation
Film screening and discussion with Prof. Shira Offer
7 pm in the Warren Room, 295 Law Building
See photos here
Wednesday, March 11
Like Dreamers: What I’ve Learned about Israel’s Right/Left Divide
Public Lecture with journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi
5:30 pm in Boalt 105
Wednesday, March 11
Student Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi
Intimate student conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi at the Berkeley Hillel chapel immediately following the public lecture.
7:30 PM
Berkeley Hillel Chapel
RSVP to Maya at mshemtov@law.berkeley.edu
Thursday, March 19
Judeo-Spanish and Yiddish Music and Dance
Performance with Esti Kenan-Ofri and Michael Alpert
Tuesday, April 7
Reflections on the Israeli Election
Student Conversation with Janine Zacharia
6:30 pm in the Warren Room, 295 Law Building
Monday, April 13
Jews and Judaism in France
Public Lecture with Rabbi Daniel Dahan
Chief Rabbi of Aix-En-Provence, France
Reception: 5 pm in the Warren Room, 295 Law Building
See photos here
Link to Video
Wednesday, April 22
Between Honor and Authenticity: Zionism as Theodor Herzl’s Life Project
Public Lecture with Derek Penslar
Professor of Jewish history, University of Toronto, Oxford University
Monday, April 27 – Tuesday, April 28
Reflections on the Legacy of Nuremberg: The 70th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials
International Conference
April 27: Film Screening followed by discussion with film maker of Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today at 6:15 pm
April 28: all day, at the Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way
Videos:
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel3
Thursday, April 30
Identity Through Art: A Multicultural Performance with Author and Slam Poet Aaron Samuels
6:30 pm
Goldberg Room, UC Berkeley