The Fifteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies
3 August 2009
The Fifteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies
Sessions of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
On Monday, 3 August 2009, 13 Av 5769, 9:00 am
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus
For further information and registration visit the website of the Congress:
831 Holocaust Issues and Anti-Semitism
Chairperson: Manfred Gerstenfeld
Monday (3/8/2009) 09:00 - 11:00 Room: 284 (Education)
- Tammi Rossman- Benjamin (E) The Academic Legimitimization of Anti-Israelism, Anti-Zionism, and Anti-Semitism
- Laurence Weinbaum (E) Changing Perceptions in the Narratives of Polish Jewry
- Johannes Houwink ten Cate (E) The Future of Holocaust Research
- Ronnie Fraser (E) The British Obsession with Boycotting Israel: Why?
832 Anti-Semitism
Chairperson: Isi Leibler
Monday (3/8/2009) 11:30 - 13:30 Room: 284 (Education)
- Gerald Steinberg (E) Non-Governmental Organizatios (NGOs) and the New Anti-Semitism: The Role of European Funding
- Manfred Gerstenfeld (E) The Future of Anti-Semitism
- Richard Landes (E) A Gutenberg Moment: The Blogosphere as a New Terrain in the Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israeli Battle?
833 Changing Jewish Communities
Chairperson: Arthur Eidelman
Monday (3/8/2009) 15:00 - 17:00 Room: 283 (Education)
- Simon Erlanger (E) The Real, Imaginary, and Symbolic Role of Jews in Swiss Society
- Rela Geffen (E) At the Margins or at the Center? Exploring the Roles of Jewish American Grandparents
- Ira M. Sheskin (E) The Aging of American Jewry: Perspectives from Jewish Demographic Studies
- Allen Glicksman (E) Health behavior among Jews and non-Jews in America - A comparative study
834 Jewish Political Studies
Chairperson: Rela Mintz Geffen
Monday (3/8/2009) 17:30 - 19:30 Room: 283 (Education)
- Arthur Eidelman (E) Jewish Medical Ethics vs. Secular Medical Ethics: Implications for Medical Care
- Ben Mollov (E) Morgenthau, Elazar, and Buber: A Preliminary Typology of Approaches to the "Other" in the Jewish Political Tradition
- Mikael Tossavainen (E) Attitudes Towards Israel and the Jews in Scandinavia
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