The Yerushah Lectures

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Created: 2012-02-14 15:31
Institution: Faculty of Divinity
Description: The annual Yerushah Lecture in the Faculty of Divinity was established with a benefaction from the Righteous Persons Foundation, created by Steven Spielberg from the proceeds of his 1993 film Schindler’s List. "Yerushah" is the Hebrew word for "heritage". The Yerushah Lecture is devoted to Jewish heritage in all its aspects, with an emphasis on the transmission of Jewish identity and values across the generations.
 

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2013 Yerushah Lecture:The revival of Jewish culture in Europe: real or imagined?

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Antony Lerman at 17.00 on 28 February 2013

Collection: The Yerushah Lectures

Institution: Faculty of Divinity

Created: Fri 1 Mar 2013


2017 Yerushah Lecture: 'Legacy, Prognostication and Jews' with Dr Diana Lipton

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Legacy, Prognostication and Jews:

How the Torah's emphasis on inheritance and descendants helped create a culture that prizes plans, visions and dreams.

The Cambridge...

Collection: The Yerushah Lectures

Institution: Faculty of Divinity

Created: Thu 18 May 2017


The poetry of Judaism: Translating a precious heritage

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Professor Nicholas de Lange on the historic encounter between Judaism and Islam in medieval Spain, though the medium of poetry.

Collection: The Yerushah Lectures

Institution: Faculty of Divinity

Created: Fri 6 May 2016