Kieval Institute ProgramsUpcoming ProgramsThe Hayyim and Esther Kieval Institute for Jewish Christian Studies and the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center present the 27th annual colloquium: They Will Teach You: A conversation about the book of Job. Featured speakers are Dr. Robert Alter of U Cal Berkeley and our own Dr. Michael Dick and Bishop Howard Hubbard. Dates: Sunday October 16, 2:30-5:30 in SSU; Monday October 17, 10:00-12:00, West Room Serra Hall. All are welcome.Online registration available.Click here for a copy of the brochure.Recent ProgramsThe Kieval Institute Town of Colonie Jewish Association Lecture took place on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Dr. Jack Mayer presented the program "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project." An extraordinary story of heroism during the Holocaust, Life in a Jar also chronicles its transformative role in the lives of three high school students in contemporary Kansas. It is based on the true but little-known story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic rescuer of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, and of the young students in Kansas who rescued this history. Jack Mayer masterfully weaves these two separate but intimately connected stories into one larger saga that provides us swith a unique lens into the Holocaust and its meaning and relevance in today's world. Previous Fall ColloquiaThe Kieval Institute sponsors annual colloquia, open to all who are interested in a frank and stimulating discussion of academic issues pertinent to Jewish-Christian studies. The colloquia attract participants from throughout the region, with interested clergy and laity from New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts joining residents of the Capital District, as well as Siena faculty and students, in these discussions. From the beginning, these discussions have been both ecumenical and interfaith--not only have the colloquia featured the finest Jewish and Christian scholars, but the audience participants as well have come from the entire range of the community. Twenty-fifth annual colloquium, December 6-7, 2009Reassessing Josephus Twenty-fourth annual colloquium, November 2-3, 2008The Lure of the Apocryphal Brochure: The Lure of the Apocryphal Twenty-third annual colloquium, October 28-29, 2007Dabru Emet and A Sacred Obligation. Can We Talk Seriously to Each Other About God? Brochure: Dabru Emet and A Sacred Obligation Twenty-second annual colloquium, October 29-30, 2006What We Learn When We Teach Brochure: What We Learn When We Teach Twenty-first annual colloquium, October 30-31, 2005What Jewish Studies can Teach Catholic Studies Brochure: What Jewish Studies can Teach Catholic Studies Twentieth annual colloquium, October 24, 2004
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