Albert & Liese Eckstein Sholar in Residence

Albert & Liese Eckstein Scholar in Residence

This annual program is made possible by generous contributions from
the late Dr. Albert & Mrs. Liese Eckstein. the Eckstein Family, & the Friends of Jewish Studies.

Judit Bokser Liwerant is Head of the Graduate School of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and Chair of the Academic Committee of the Universidad Hebraica in Mexico City. Considered an expert in the field of Latin American Jewish Studies, she was born in Buenos Aires, and l earned her B.A. and M.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1968 she moved to Mexico — where she resides today — to study at UNAM, receiving her Ph.D. in Political Science. In 2002 she was appointed a member if the Council of the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City, and has published extensively on the topics of anti- Semitism, racism, and related topics in Jewish history.

2007 Eckstein Scholar in Residence Program Events

PUBLIC LECTURES

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
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Times of Globalization:
Jewish in Latin America Today

Thursday, March 22, 2007 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Physical Education Building East, room 219
(just East of the ASU Bookstore - click here for map)
Arizona State University | Tempe campus

All events are free of charge & open to the community. No reservations required.
For additional information, please call (480) 727-6906