2002 - 2003

Public Lectures  2002-2003

Varieties of Antisemitism in Post-Communist East-Central Europe: Motivations and Political Discourse
Michael Shafir, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague East European Perspectives

Moderation in an Age of Extremes: Haskalah and Reform in the Habsburg Empire
Michael Miller, Central European University, Budapest

Screening of the film "Why Wasn't He There?"
Produced by András Jeles
Followed by a discussion with István Bálint

Zionism as Escape from Nationalism? The Case of the Prague Zionists, 1900-1938
Marsha Rozenblit, University of Maryland
co-sponsored by the Nationalism Studies Program

Contemplating the Beauty of Women in Jewish Mysticism
Moshe Idel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
co-sponsored by the Medieval Studies Department

The 'Invention of Tradition': The Viennese Jews' Search for Integration through the Jewish Museum in Late 19th Century
Klaus Hödl, University of Graz, Austria

Scapegoating and Antisemitism in Post World War One Hungarian Political Thought and Action
Attila Pók, Institute of History, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

The Israeli Elections and Peace-Making under Conditions of War
Shlomo Avineri, Institute for European Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
co-sponsored by the Nationalism Studies Program