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The Institute for Judaic Studies
of the Pacific Northwest
is a nonprofit organization that encourages people
  throughout the community
to join together in learning
about Jewish history, culture, and life.



     
COMING EVENTS



February 13, 2012
Institute for Judaic Studies
29th Annual Meeting
Roscoe C. Nelson, Jr. Memorial Lecture:
Boris Slutsky, the Soviet Rashi
Prof. Marat Grinberg, Reed College
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February 24-26, 2012
Weekend in Quest
An exhilarating study weekend in Astoria, on the beautiful Oregon Coast
The Modern
Moroccan Jewish Experience

Prof. Oren Kosansky, Lewis & Clark Coll.
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RECENT EVENTS


January 15, 2012
This Is Your Life:
Holocaust Survivors
(screening of 3 fascinating
episodes from the 1950s TV show)

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December 29, 2011
Can you put Felafel on a Bagel?
The history of two iconic foods

Prof. Shaul Stampfer,
Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem

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November 7, 2011
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza
Peter Cole and Adina Hoffman
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November 3, 2011
Literary Salon: Review of
The Hare with Amber Eyes
by Edmund de Waal

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October 23, 2011
Shylock's Venice: Reflections
on the History, Art, and Culture
of the World's First Ghetto

Lisa Calevi
Art History, Univ. of Oregon
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July 31, 2011
Event marking the retirement of
Rabbi Joshua Stampfer
after 28 years as Executive Director
of the Institute for Judaic Studies
ARTICLE IN JEWISH REVIEW

June 14, 2011
How Jewish Were the Khazars?

Prof. Shaul Stampfer,
Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem

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April 3-17, 2011
19th Portland Jewish Film Festival
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March 11-13, 2011
Weekend in Quest
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An exhilirating study weekend
in Astoria, on the beautiful Oregon Coast
Jews and Popular Culture
in the Ancient World
Prof. Loren Spielman, Portland State Univ.

February 7, 2011
Institute for Judaic Studies
28th Annual Meeting
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Roscoe C. Nelson, Jr. Memorial Lecture:
The Question of Jewish "Authenticity"
in the Modern Age:
Lessons from History
Prof. Natan Meir, Portland State Univ.