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 Backman Memorial Lecture on January 24th will delve into the first political assassination in modern Jewish history, the murder of Reform rabbi Abraham Kohn in 19th century Lemberg Director of the Columbia University Program in Human Rights to lecture on his new book probing the story of the first political assassination in modern Jewish history, the murder of Reform rabbi Abraham Kohn in 19th century Lemberg. The 2007 Dr. Jules Backman Memorial Lecture "Murder in Lemberg: The Assassination of Reform Rabbi Abraham Kohn" The first political assassination in modern Jewish history: a tale of religion, politics, and money in 1848 Lemberg Dr. Michael Stanislawski Nathan J. Miller Professor of Jewish History, Director of the Program in Human Rights at Columbia University Wednesday, January 24, 6:30 pm Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion One West 4th Street (Broadway & Mercer) FREE - No reservation necessary Photo ID required for entrance Information: 212.824.2272; kollel@huc.edu www.huc.edu/kollel Contact: Leah Kaplan 212-824-2293; lkaplan@huc.edu Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
