Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
ASU Jewish Studies Public Programs
Programs are free and open to the community unless otherwise stated.

2006-2007 Calendar of Events
(click to download PDF)



Janet Shafner
Internationally Recognized Jewish Artist

(click to download PDF publicity flier)

"Moses and the Burning Bush" copyright 1988 by Janet Shafner
Moses and the Burning Bush, 1988

"Interpreting Biblical Ancestors Through Art" 

Monday, February 26 | 12:15-1:30 PM
Farmer Education Building, Rm.130
Arizona State University, Tempe campus

"Considering the Bible Through Color, Collage, and Creativity"

A Workshop for Educators and the Artistically Inclined
Monday, February 26 | 3:15-5:45 PM
Arizona State University, Tempe campus
RSVP Required by Thursday, February 22
480-967-7563

"Approaching the Bible Through Art"
Tuesday, February 27 | 12:15- 1:45 PM
Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus
12701 North Scottsdale Road


Exhibition - Teach Them Diligently to Your Children: Jewish Ritual & Music
Tuesday, March 20 - Wednesday, June 20
Music Library, Music Building
Arizona State Univeristy | Tempe campus

A display of prayer books, ritual objects and memorabilia from the ASU libraries and private collections.


Eckstein Scholar in Residence: Judit Bokser Liwerant
Scholar in Residence page

"Latin American Jewish Communities & Their Present Challenges"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007| 7:00 PM
Temple Chai
4645 East Marilyn Road
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 971-1234
reception to follow

"Times of Globalization: Jews in Latin America Today"
Thursday, March 22, 2007 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Physical Education Building East, room 219 (click for map)
(just East of the ASU Bookstore)
Arizona State University | Tempe campus


“Sala’s Gift: My Mother’s Holocaust Story”
with Dr. Ann Kirschner (daughter of Sala Garncarz)
Thursday, March 22, 2007| 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Hayden Library, Room C6
-East
Arizona
State University
| Tempe campus

Co-Sponsored by ASU Libraries 
Additional information: Rachel Leket-Mor
| rachel.leket-mor@asu.edu | 480.965.2618

Copies of Sala’s Gift will be available for purchase at this event. Please join us for an evening with Dr. Ann Kirschner, renowned author and daughter of Sala Garncarz, is currently the University Dean of the CUNY Honors College at the City University of New York. She began her career as a lecturer in Victorian literature at Princeton University, where she had earned a Ph.D. in English. A writer and contributor to a variety of newspapers and other publications, she has built a career as an entrepreneur in media and technology. She lives with her family in New York City, a short drive from her mother's home.



Music of the Jewish Tradition with ASU Chamber Singers
Saturday, March 31, 2007 | 7:30 PM
Katzin Concert Hall (West Wing, 1 st floor, Music Building), Arizona State University

David Schildkret conductor, and ASU faculty members Judy May, Thomas Landschoot, and Robert Hamilton. Cosponsored by the ASU School of Music
   

Film Screening Bernstein:  Reaching for the Note
Monday, April 9, 2007 | 7:30 PM
Recital Hall (East Wing, 5 th floor, Music Building), Arizona State University  
 

Bernstein's Jeremiah Symphony and Bloch's Sacred Service Informance
Thursday, April 12, 2007 | 7:30 PM
Beth El Congregation
1118 West Glendale Avenue | Phoenix, Arizona  

Co-sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education
 


Bernstein and Bloch: Contexts and Conversations
Thursday, April 19, 2007 | 7:30 PM
Recital Hall (East Wing, 5 th floor, Music Building), Arizona State University           

Barton Lee (Religious Studies, Hillel, ASU):  Liturgy in the Bloch Sacred Service
Marvin Sweeney (Religious Studies, Claremont Graduate University):  Bernstein & Lamentations David Schiller (Music, University of Georgia):  Jewish Music before and after the Holocaust

Joel Gereboff , moderator
David Schildkret, respondent


Open Rehearsal: Bernstein's Jeremiah Symphony and Bloch's Sacred Service
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, Arizona State University

The ASU Symphony Orchestra joins the ASU Choral Union, Symphonic Chorale and Chamber Singers.
David Schildkret, conductor. Q & A with the conductor follows.


From Sorrow to Happiness
Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 7:30 PM
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, Arizona State University

The ASU Symphony Orchestra and combined Choirs, featuring Carole FitzPatrick, soprano,
Robert Barefield, baritone, David Schildkret, conductor perform works including Bernstein's
Jeremiah Symphony
and Bloch's Sacred Service.


Association of Jewish Libraries 42nd Annual Convention
June 17-20, 2007
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas
6333 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250


Additional information: Rachel Leket-Mor | rachel.leket-mor@asu.edu | 480.965.2618
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/conventions/convention2007.htm


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