May 1, 2017
Speaker: Dr. Michael Brenner
Program Series: Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman Distinguished Scholar Series
Location: Congregation Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, VA
Date: March 19, 2017
Dr. Brenner tells the story of the rebuilding of Jewish life in Germany after the Holocaust and until today.
Mar 29, 2012
Speaker: Dr. Michael A. Meyer, Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Jewish History Emeritus at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati and international president of the Leo Baeck Institute, a scholarly organization devoted to the historical study of German Jewry
Location: Temple Shalom; Chevy Chase, MD
How did the Jews of Germany...
Oct 17, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Michael Berenbaum, writer, lecturer, and
teacher consulting in the conceptual development of museums and the
development of historical films
Location: Ohr Kodesh Congregation; Chevy Chase, MD
Dr. Berenbaum speaks about the lives of Martin Buber, Franz
Rosenzweig, and Gershom Scholem. Their different but...
Feb 8, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Michael Brenner, Chair of
Jewish History and Culture at the University of Munich in
Germany
Location: JCC of Greater Washington; Rockville,
MD
Contrary to common belief, Jewish life in Germany before the rise
of the Nazis was culturally thriving. While one segment of the
Jewish community was assimilated,...
Nov 3, 2009
Speaker: Professor Marsha Rozenblitz,
Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Jewish History at the
University of Maryland,College Park
Location: Temple Shalom; Chevy Chase, MD
What has life historically been like for Jews in these bastions of
Jewish culture? In this lecture, Dr. Rozenblit provides an
understanding of...