Example of an arpillera made by Chilean women.Spring 2008
February 24, 2008
"Preserving Jewish Greece" - Adina Mindick '08 (Journalism Major and Jewish Studies minor) presented on her
experiences studying the Jewish communities of Rhodes and Crete in the summer of 2007.
February 24, 2008
The 5th Annual Klezmer Gala featuring great music from the IC Klezmorim, presentations (by Max
Buckholtz and violinists playing music he had gathered on a recent trip to Romania), and dancing (led
by Roey Mendel), took place in the Emerson Suites.
March 18th, 2008
Marjorie Agosin will present on "The Weavings of Justice: The Arpillera Movement in Chile" at
7:00 PM in the Emerson Suites, Campus Center. Agosin (Professor of Spanish, Wellesley College) is
a well known spokesperson for the plight and priorities of women in Third World countries. She
has also written extensively on her family's experiences as Jews in Chile and on struggles for human
rights in South America.
April 1, 2008
Film Screening and Forum Discussion of "Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School" at 7:00
PM in Park Auditorium. "HINEINI" (Hebrew for 'Here I am') chronicles the story of one student's
courageous fight to establish a gay-straight alliance at a Jewish high school in the Boston area and
the transformative impact of her campaign on her entire community. Sponsored with LGBT Center and
Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF).
Fall 2007
October 25, 2007
Deborah Lipstadt presented on: “Holocaust Denial: A New Form of
Anti-Semitism."
November 12, 2007
David Tal presented on the topic: "I am in the East But my Heart is in the West: Israel
and Its Identity as a 'Western' Society."
December 9, 2007
Director Arno Selco and Professor Kirsten Wasson (English), together with members of the cast,
conducted a "Talkback" after the final performance of "Last Night of Ballyhoo."
