UC's Final 2009 Lichter Lecture Features David Biale on April 2

As cosmopolitanism represents such a broad topic, the 2009 Lichter Lecture Series focuses on particular encounters between the Jewish world and the world at large. The third and final lecturer in the distinguished series is David Biale, Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History at the University of California-Davis.

What: "The Cosmopolitan Agenda of Jewish Secularism"

When: Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Russell C. Myers Alumni Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The closest available parking is in the Campus Green Garage (see map of west campus). The "pay-in-lane" parking technology in Campus Green Garage accepts cash, major credit cards and Bearcat cards to exit.

About the Speaker

David Biale was born in Los Angeles in 1949. He was educated at Harvard University, the University of California–Berkeley, the Hebrew University and UCLA, where he received his PhD in history. From 1986 to 1999, he served as Koret Professor of Jewish History and director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. During the same period he also served as adjunct professor in the Departments of Near Eastern Studies and History at UC Berkeley. In 1999, he was appointed Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History in the Department of History of University of California–Davis.

Biale has also been visiting professor at UC–Santa Cruz, UCLA, Haifa University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Lady Davis Foundation, the National Endowment of the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. Biale is the author of numerous articles and books including Eros and the Jews, and Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians. He edited Cultures of the Jews: A New History, which won a 2002–2003 National Jewish Book award.

At the conclusion of the lecture, there will be a reception with light refreshments.

For further information, contact the Department of Judaic Studies at 513-556-2297.

Read more about this year's Lichter Lecture Series:
11/1/2008   Lichter Lecture Focuses on Jews and the Challenges of Cosmopolitanism
Gil Tamary, Washington correspondent for Channel 10 News in Israel, discusses the "Peace Process in the Middle East: The Impact of the United States' New Administration and Israel's New Government."

1/1/2009   Deborah Hertz Featured at UC's Lichter Lecture on Jan. 8
Deborah Hertz, Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies at UC-San Diego, presents "From the Business Wife to the High-Culture Mother: The Origins of Reform Judaism in Modern Germany."

The Lichter Lecture Series in Judaic Studies is made possible by the Jacob and Jennie L. Lichter Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.