2020-2021 Events and Programs

09/11/2020    
Rabbi Paula Winnig, Temple Rodef Sholom, “The Role of Rabbis”

Rabbi Winnig spoke to students in our Introduction to Jewish Studies Course (HIST 2600). The talk was shared with the public as part of our “Open Classroom” project.

10/23/2020    
Rokhl Kafrissen, Yiddishist and playwright, “America as a Clay Dreydl: The Improbable Continuity of Yiddish in America”

Ms. Kafrissen spoke to students in our Introduction to Jewish Studies Course (HIST 2600). The talk was shared with the public as part of our “Open Classroom” project. Unfortunately, the video was lost.

10/28/2020    
Jewish-Muslim Forum, co-organized with the Center for Islamic Studies, featuring Armin Langer, “Jewish-Muslim Alliances and Rivalries in Europe”

Flyer from Jewish-Muslim Forum

11/02/2020    
Karin Hendrickson, “Creativity Against the Odds: Alma Rose and the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz,” organized by the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and co-sponsored by the CJHS

11/06/2020    
Sophia Zohar, artist, & Zachary Levine, curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “What is Jewish Art?”

Ms. Zohar and Mr. Levine spoke to students in our Introduction to Jewish Studies Course (HIST 2600). The talk was shared with the public as part of our “Open Classroom” project.

11/20/2020    
Sariel Birnbaum, “Jewish Life in Israel”

Dr. Birnbaum, who taught Hebrew at YSU, spoke to students in our Introduction to Jewish Studies Course (HIST 2600). The talk was shared with the public as part of our “Open Classroom” project.

11/24/2020    
Louis Schmidt, “Recording Holocaust-Survivor Testimonies for the Shoah Foundation”

Award winning journalist Louis Schmidt recorded Holocaust testimonies for the Shoah foundation. He spoke privately to YSU students enrolled in Dr. Labendz’ course on the Holocaust (HIST 3788) and publicly to the university and Youngstown communities.

02/08/2020    
Marra B. Gad, author of The Color of Love: The Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl, organized by the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and co-sponsored by the Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies

01/28/2021    
Film Screening and Discussion with director-producer Michelle Paymar, From Cairo to the Cloud
Part of our “Jews around the World” series, co-produced with the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University
We thank the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation for their support

02/23/2021    
Moshe Bernstein, “The Jews of Kaifeng, China: Identities Then and Now”
Part of our “Jews around the World” series, co-produced with the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University
We thank the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation for their support

Bernstein talk flyer

03/18/2021    
Jewish-Muslim Forum, co-organized with the Center for Islamic Studies, with presentations from Jacob Ari Labendz and Mustansir Mir, “What is Scripture?”

Flyer from Jewish Muslim Forum

03/23/2021    
Galia Sabar, “Ethiopian Jews: The Long Quest for Zion”
Part of our “Jews around the World” series, co-produced with the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University
We thank the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation for their support

Tsabar talk flyer

04/20/2021    
Alma Rachel Heckman, “The Sultan’s Communists: Moroccan Jews and the Politics of Belonging”
Part of our “Jews around the World” series, co-produced with the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University
We thank the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation for their support

Heckman Talk Flyer