Join Judaic Studies for an evening with former Maine poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum. The author of six collections of poems, Kestenbaum has also published and taught widely on the craft of making and creativity. On Feb. 8 he will speak on the Jewish influences on his poetry. Former US poet laureate Ted Kooser has written […]
Join UMaine Judaic Studies on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) for a presentation by Prof. Phillip Silver on his research rescuing music suppressed by the Nazis with a performance by the Silver Duo (Phillip and Noreen Silver). Minsky Recital Hall, April 27, 7–8:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Co-sponsored by: UMaine Judaic Studies, UMaine Religious Studies, […]
Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale by actress and playwright, Vicki Summers is a one-woman play that chronicles the remarkable life journey of Vicki’s beloved grandmother from the pogroms of Russia (modern day Ukraine), to a new life in America as a Jewish immigrant—filled with courage, humor and love. The play is even more relevant today with […]
Rabbi Beth Lieberman will take us on a journey through the history of Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible, offer a glimpse into the translation process for the forthcoming JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, and explore its game-changing potential for the next generation. Lieberman served as literary editor and a revising translator of the JPS TANAKH: […]
Join UMaine Judaic Studies, and Maine Jewish Film Festival (https://mjff.org/) for a screening of "My Name is Andrea" (https://www.mynameisandreamovie.com/) followed by a panel discussion. "The story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of […]
On April 17 we mark Yom HaShoah with a public lecture by Professor Anne Knowles on "Landscapes of Remembrance." There are now thousands of Holocaust memorials around the world, from the vast grounds of former concentration camps to the palm-size “stumbling stones” that mark where individuals last lived before they were deported or killed. This […]
FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II A film by Julia Mintz. "A stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience" (Lincoln Center, NYJFF). In this moving documentary, the last surviving Jewish partisans tell the little-known story of their four years in the forests of Ukraine and Poland, who organized to sabotage […]
UMaine Judaic Studies is proud to present an evening with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, Executive Director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College. The spiritual leader of […]
Join us for a free screening of the documentary film "A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting" followed by live panel discussion with subjects from the documentary, Audrey Glickman, Diane Rosenthal, & Andrea Wedner. “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” is a deeply personal portrait of the survivors, victims and family members, […]
In partnership with the Maine Jewish Film Festival, UMaine Judaic Studies is delighted to present Resistance: They Fought Back, which tells the largely unknown and incredibly courageous story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. We cordially invite you to the Maine premiere of this award-winning documentary film on the University of Maine campus. Following the […]
