Events
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January
Florida Jewish History Month Kick-off Celebration!
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Sharing Memories of Jewish Life in Iraq at the JMOF-FIU
Jews of the British Raj: Sephardim in India
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Lecture by Dr. Nathan Katz.
Was Islam originally a Jewish Messianic movement?
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
A look at some of the conspiracy theories and controversies surrounding the rise of Islam with Dr. Bella Tendler.
Jews and Color Symposium
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
The Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at FIU in collaboration with Tel Aviv University is pleased to present the Global Jewish Studies Program Jews and Color Symposium. The symposium will consist of various ten-minute presentations by scholars and experts on the topic “Jews and Color” followed by a round-table on the same subject with a small break for lunch in between.
Modern Spain and the Jews
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
A conversation on Spain and Portugal's newly instated "Right of Return" Law with Tel Aviv University Vice-President Dr. Raanan Rein and FIU Global Jewish Studies Program Director, Dr. Tudor Parfitt & Spanish and Mediterranean Studies Program Director Dr. Aurora Morcillo.
Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs for a special presentation by Dr. Tudor Parfitt, Director of the Global Jewish Studies Program, followed by a tour of the exhibition “Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage,” currently on view at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Free transportation to the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will be provided. Please, RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovery-and-recovery-preserving-iraqi-jewish-her
The Mitzvah Project
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
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Venue: | FlU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 243 |
Holocaust Studies Initiative Scholar-in-Residence Roger Grunwald presents two special performances of The Mitzvah Project, both performaces are free and open to the public.
February
The Mitzvah Project
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
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Venue: | FlU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 243 |
Holocaust Studies Initiative Scholar-in-Residence Roger Grunwald presents two special performances of The Mitzvah Project, both performaces are free and open to the public.
The World of the Cairo Geniza: Everyday Jewish Life under Medieval Islam
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
This talk by Oded Zinger will present a general introduction to the Geniza and then towards the end will focus on what we can learn from the way Jews used Muslim legal venues.
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Lecture by Dr. Richard A. Freund, University of Hartford.
Why the Rapid Increase of Interest in Crypto-Jews?
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a lecture on the strong increase of interest in Crypto-Jews and their ancestry by FIU expert Dr. Abe Lavender.
Brothers in the Lord: Family, Faith, and Betrayal in Colonial Mexico
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
A lecture by Dr. Ronnie Perelis, Yeshiva University, on the intimate relationships at the heart of a Crypto-Jewish family in the New World.
Genesis, Creation and the Emergence of Biblical Monotheism
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a lecture by Associate Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at Barry University, Dr. Deena Grant.
A Chorus of Voices, Readings from the Saviour Shoes and Other Stories
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a lecture by Carol Lipszyc, SUNY - Plattsburgh.
March
Ghosts of the Holocaust
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Venue: | The Miracle Theatre (Balcony Stage) | 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables |
Please join Florida Grand Opera and the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs for a poignant exploration of Memory and the Holocaust. “Ghosts of the Holocaust” highlights the themes of Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera The Passenger with excerpts from Holocaust memoirs, underscored by music from the work performed live by Florida Grand Opera young artists.
By the Rivers of Babylon: Music of the Iraqi and Indian Jewish Diasporas
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Venue: | Coral Gables Congregational Church | 3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables |
The Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and Coral Gables Congregational Church--United Church of Christ present a special performance by George Mordecai with accompanying musicians Sam Thomas • Rajneesh Bandhari • Eylem Basaldi • John Murchison
Annual Interfaith Lecture | Protecting Our Religions from Extremism
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Venue: | Coral Gables Congregational Church | 3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables |
The Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs presents its annual Interfaith Lecture by Rabbi Moshe Thomas Heyn, Temple Israel of Greater Miami.
September
Reconnecting 2016: Reinvigorating Shared Latino-Jewish Roots and Heritage
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Venue: | Trump International Beach Resort: 18001 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
This high profile conference is dedicated to both enhancing Jewish-Latino relations as well as raising awareness regarding the forced converts (Anousim) from the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants. It will feature leading scholars, public figures of both communities, spiritual leaders, heads of Jewish and Latino organizations, artists and authors. The city of Miami, with its high concentrations of both Latinos and Jews, will provide a dynamic backdrop to a dynamic conference.
Demography of the Jewish People: Long Term Trends and Prospects
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Dr. Sergio Dellapergola, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will discuss a broad overview of the demographic development of world Jewish population over many centuries. The event will close the Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies Reconnecting 2016 conference.
Cultural Islands, Cultural Bridges: The Jews of Kochi and Their Neighbors
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for our first Monday at the Museum with FIU Professor Emeritus Dr. Nathan Katz.
October
A Kippah in the Caribbean
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us at the JMOF-FIU for an educational documentary on the Jewish Caribbean identity.
November
Dum Spiro Spero
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Venue: | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green School Gallery (SIPA First Floor) |
A solo exhibit by Jonatas Chimen on identity, cultural hybridization, and their consequent nostalgia will be on display in the Green School gallery until December 10.
Judaism in Papua New Guinea and Other Pacific Islands
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a Monday at the Museum lecture with FIU Global Jewish Studies Program Director, Dr. Tudor Parfitt!
America's Debt to the Jewish Caribbean
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a lecture by Harry A. Ezratty, Esq. His book "500 Years in the Jewish Caribbean: The Spanish and Portuguese Jews of the West Indies," covers the close connection, politically, commercially and socially of Caribbean Jews to the U.S.
Setting the Record Straight: Cuban-Jewish Responses to the Holocaust (1938-1948)
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
This lecture by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor of Romance Studies Dr. Rosa Perelmuter will discuss the complicated public, private and inherited memories of the Holocaust and its reception by the Jews of Cuba.
Tales of Engagement with the Jewish Cemeteries of Curaçao, a Former Dutch Colony.
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Dr. Alan F. Benjamin, an anthropologist with the Penn State University Jewish Studies Program, will present vignettes on the Jewish Cemeteries of Curaçao and situate them in the island’s varying political-economy.
The Madagascar Plan as Prequel to the Final Solution
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join investigative journalist and New York Times Bestselling author, Gerald Posner, for a fascinating lecture at the JMOF-FIU!
December
2016 Kulanu-Lemba Speaking Tour
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
We are delighted to host Elysha Netsarh of the Madagascar Jewish community as the Miami venue for this year's Kulanu-Madagascar speaking tour.
The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Marisa Scheinfeld has been documenting the dramatic degradation of some of the most famous Borscht Belt hotels and colonies. She will present a slide lecture of her series - and new book, which contains 129 photographs, Borscht Belt ephemera and a re-photographic of “now”and “then” imagery composed by using found postcards and creating a mirror image of their present day depictions.
The Jews of South America: The Conservative Movement
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Venue: | Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach |
Join us for a lecture by Valeria Schindler, FIU.