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Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal, featuring Fania Oz

Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal, featuring Fania Oz

Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal, featuring Fania Oz

Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies Monday, October 7, 2013 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room

Please join the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies for:

Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal

Featuring Fania Oz-Salzberger

Monday, October 7, from 4:00-5:30 PM

Prince George’s Room, Stamp Student Union

Following the publication of Jews and Words (Yale, 2012) co-authored  with her father, novelist Amos Oz, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger presents the book's main arguments about Jewish history, continuity, and nationhood beyond religion. Reconsidering the power of words and ideas, the book and the lecture offer a fresh Israeli perspective on the importance of "textlines" for families, societies and cultures in general.

Fania Oz-Salzberger is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa. She has published widely in the fields of political philosophy and intellectual history.

Books will be available for sale. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Israel Studies website.

Event Flyer: https://jewishstudies.umd.edu/sites/jewishstudies.umd.edu/files/Fania%20Oz%2010-7.pdf

Add to Calendar 10/07/13 4:00 PM 10/07/13 5:30 PM America/New_York Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal, featuring Fania Oz

Please join the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies for:

Jews and Words: An Israeli Proposal

Featuring Fania Oz-Salzberger

Monday, October 7, from 4:00-5:30 PM

Prince George’s Room, Stamp Student Union

Following the publication of Jews and Words (Yale, 2012) co-authored  with her father, novelist Amos Oz, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger presents the book's main arguments about Jewish history, continuity, and nationhood beyond religion. Reconsidering the power of words and ideas, the book and the lecture offer a fresh Israeli perspective on the importance of "textlines" for families, societies and cultures in general.

Fania Oz-Salzberger is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa. She has published widely in the fields of political philosophy and intellectual history.

Books will be available for sale. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Israel Studies website.

Event Flyer: https://jewishstudies.umd.edu/sites/jewishstudies.umd.edu/files/Fania%20Oz%2010-7.pdf

Adele H. Stamp Student Union