The Foundation for Jewish Studies

Professor Walter Laqueur

in conversation with

Rabbi Joshua Haberman

Professor Laqueur and Rabbi Haberman discuss:

* The New Germany and Its Jews

* The Rise of anti-Semitism

* Israel and the Jewish Future

 Dr. Laqueur was the Director of the Institute of Contemporary History and the Wiener Library in London from 1965-1994. He was founder and editor with George Mosse, of the Journal of Contemporary History and of Survey 1956-1964. He was founding editor of the The Washington Papers. He was Chairman of the International Research Council CSIS Washington. He was Professor of History of Ideas at Brandeis University 1968-1972, University. Professor at Georgetown University 1976-1988.

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Lecture by Professor Robert Alter

Numerous translations of the Bible abound, from the popular King James version to illustrated versions of the Books for children. Some strive for accessibility; others strive for fidelity. Each translator must make choices and grapple with questions of accuracy, readability, tone, and other such problems posed by translating an ancient text into modern language. Professor Alter addresses the challenges involved in translating the Torah and the way he negotiates these issues in the creation of his celebrated Biblical translations.

Dr. Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley.

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Lecture by Dr. Mark N. Ozer

Charges of Nazi collaboration, accusations regarding complicity, defensiveness and mutual mistrust appear to be the hallmarks of Lithuanian Jewish relations, but has it always been this way? What are roots of anti-Semitism in Lithuania and how has anti-Semitism waxed, waned and evolved? What is the state of this relationship today and its outlook for the future? These questions and many others are addressed in the discussion of the progression of Lithuanian Jewish relations. 

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