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October 2021

Catastrophe and Rebirth: 1939–1973, Volume 9 of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization's anthology of Jewish writing, explores Jewish perceptions of the momentous events of the mid-twentieth century and how Jewish people around the world redefined themselves in the face of tragedy, displacement, and dispersion during the subsequent Jewish diaspora. Join Samuel D. Kassow, Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College, and Deborah Dash Moore, Editor in Chief of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, for a discussion about Jewish writing during the Holocaust and the era of transformation that followed. This program is presented in partnership with The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.

Speakers

Samuel Kassow, Charles Northam Professor of History, Trinity College; co-editor, The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 9: Catastrophe and Rebirth, 1939–1973, and author of Who Will Write Our History? Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Deborah Dash Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan; Editor in Chief, The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization and the Jewish Theological Seminary invite you to join Jeffrey H. Tigay, Emeritus A. M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Pennsylvania, Deborah Dash Moore, Editor in Chief of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, and Alison L. Joseph, Senior Editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Civilization and Culture, for a discussion of how we can read the Bible today in relation to the development of Judaism from ancient times to the present.

Speakers

Jeffrey H. Tigay, co-editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 1: Ancient Israel, from Its Beginnings to 332 BCE. Tigay is Emeritus A. M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught from 1971 to 2010. He received his Master of Hebrew Literature and Rabbinical Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Deborah Dash Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan; Editor in Chief, The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.

Alison L. Joseph is Senior Editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Civilization and Culture. She brings her academic expertise in Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism to the management of the ancient volumes of The Posen Library. She is a graduate of List College and teaches in the JTS department of The Bible and Its Interpretation.

November 2021

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization and the Center for Jewish History invite you to join Deborah Dash Moore, Editor in Chief of The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, and Alison L. Joseph, Senior Editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Civilization and Culture for a discussion of how we can read the Bible today in relation to the development of Judaism from ancient times to the present.

Speakers

Deborah Dash Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan; Editor in Chief, The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.

Alison L. Joseph is Senior Editor of The Posen Library of Jewish Civilization and Culture. She brings her academic expertise in Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism to the management of the ancient volumes of The Posen Library.