Several departments at SJSU worked together with Hillel to host an outstanding week of programming on the Holocaust and other Genocides in April 2007. Together, we received a $25,000 gift from the Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ Zisovich Award for Holocaust Education, which enabled us to learn from Lani Silver, Jonathan Roth, speakers from the and many others.
Community Events 2007-08
Award-winning novelist, journalist, Israeli TV station director, and Academy Award Nominee
Ron Leshem
spoke Feb 28 on the topic "Research, Writing, and Film: Creating a World through Journalism"
Leshem’s award-winning novel and screenplay, Beaufort, was nominated for this year’s Oscar award for Best Foreign Film. The film was screened at Cinequest, with a Q & A by Leshem following.
Leshem’s award-winning novel and screenplay, Beaufort, was nominated for this year’s Oscar award for Best Foreign Film. The film was screened at Cinequest, with a Q & A by Leshem following.
Working closely with Hillel of Silicon Valley, SJSU devoted two weeks in November to the study of terrorism. Featured were an art exhibit by Diane Covert entitled “Inside Terrorism: The X-Ray Project” a talk by Judea Pearl, a panel of Consuls General, and many more events. Please click here for a full program of events.
Throughout the year the SJSU Jewish Studies Program works with the Israeli Consulate of San Francisco to bring speakers to campus; all talks are open to the public. We brought award-winning Israeli poet, novelist, and theater director Michal Govrin on October 9; on October 10 U.S. Holocaust Museum fellow Alexa Stiller spoke on the Nazi plan of Germanization.
October 25th at noon in the SJSU chapel noted raconteur George Gilbert told the story of the Leica Freedom Train, the Holocaust story of the German Leitz family's brilliant use of their camera company to save hundreds of Jews from Nazism.
For the third year, English Professor David Mesher and invited faculty led the popular Jewish literature series “Let’s Talk About It,” in collaboration with the San Jose Public Libraries. This year the theme “Neighbors: The World Next Door” was explored at the West Valley Branch on Sunday afternoons. In 2008-09 the series will continue at the Sunnyvale and San Jose Public Libraries. Look for an update and dates on these pages.
