NEWS FROM THE STUDIES PROGRAM Director, Pamela Nadell, FOR ISRAELI STUDIES Director, Wachtel,Howard ■ ■ ■ Inside rotLsi:p 6 p. Arnost Lustig: 6 p. Endowment: Abensohn 2 p. Lectures: JEWISH CENTER zerici JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM T Jewish History Scholars’ Conference on American T FROM THE DIRECTORS sustain our vital programming by making a contribution with the form at the end of this newsletter.sustain our vital programming by making a contribution with the form only with your continuing financial support. We thank you for your past support and encourage to munity. Such important contributions to the history and values of Judaism Israel can be sustained academics from around the world, and individuals greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan com- the 2004 Biennial Scholars’ Conference on and program director Pamela S. Nadell chaired, anniversary, AU’s Jewish Studies Program hosted, American Jewish History Month. To mark this has recognized by proclaiming September 2004 a part of our national history the U.S. Congress established the first American Jewish community, found haven in New Amsterdam. There they of the Inquisition refugees fleeing the long arm University; Riv-Ellen Prell, professor, University of Minnesota. University; Riv-Ellen Prell, emeritus, Columbia University and Hebrew professor Goren, Goldman, historian, Jewish Women’s Arthur Aryeh Archive; graduate student, New YorkJosh Perelman, University; Karla anniversary celebrations of Jewish life in America. on the 1954 tercentenary generations of scholars reflect Three Three hundred and fifty years ago, 23 Jewish Anti-Semitism.” They were attended in large numbers by American University students and faculty, conferences: the 2004 Biennial Scholars’ Conference on American Jewish History and “The New his past year the Jewish Studies Program and Center for Israeli hosted two significant AND See THE coas Conference Scholars’ CENTER FOR ISRAELI STUDIES Left to right: page 2 Symposium on the New Anti-Semitism Center for Israeli Studies Hosts and contentious issue in a two-day symposium. Israeli Studies decided to tackle this complicated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Center for a rise in new anti-Semitism that has its roots tudes among Hispanics. anti-Semitic atti- are Relations, talked about whether there gration law and founder of the Institute for Hispanic Jewish Jay Marks ,of and Katz, an expert on immi- attorney spoke about anti-Semitism in universities; and Carolina, of history at the University South Synnott, professor torical public opinion data on anti-Semitism; Marcia his- reviewed American University’s School of Public Affairs, From left to right, A topic of growing concern is whether there A topic of growing concern Rita Simon, University Professor in Rita Simon, University Professor See Anti-Semitism FA LL 2004 page 3 Scholars’ Conference from page 1 exhibition, From Haven to philosophy and religion pro- Anti-Semitism, from page 1 toward its conflict with Palestinians? If so, phy, history, public interest law—in order to American Jewish History. Thanks to the Home. fessor Gershon Greenberg We enlisted the support of American what are the forms of a new anti-Semitism? broaden the discussion beyond the usual generosity of AU’s Office of the Provost and The Jewish Studies Program led panels which included University’s Washington College of Law, Needless to say, there was a spirited dis- contributors to this debate. We had one of cosponsored this conference scholars from Israel. Aleisa School of International Service, and Jewish cussion before standing-room-only audiences the first screenings in the United States of Jewish Studies Program supporters, AU Professor Pamela S. Nadell, partnered with the Commission for with the congressionally rec-AU’s Jewish Studies Program Fishman, who earned her Studies Program to bring to the campus a of students and faculty drawn from the the French documentary film Décryptage Commemorating 350 Years of American ognized Commission for director, greets conference PhD from AU’s Department distinguished group of speakers with many American University campus and an equal (Decoding), about the role of the media in Jewish History to convene what is likely Commemorating 350 Yearsparticipants of after dinner at of History in May, presented different perspectives. number of guests from the Washington-area reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. the largest conference ever held on the his- American Jewish History. Thethe Library of Congress. “Consuming is Believing: In the invitation to the symposium, the community. A full description of the event is on our tory of America’s Jews. Over three days in commission has brought together four Jewish Women Making Community in center asked the participants to address this The center invited speakers from many Web site: www.centerforisraelistudies.org. June a stellar international gathering of more great archival institutions—the Library of Suburbia,” based on her study of New set of questions: Has a new anti-Semitism different fields—literary journalism, philoso- than 100 scholars met on campus and at the Congress, the National Archives and York’s Nassau County Jewish community. erupted in the past several years in the Library of Congress to share research, ponder Records Administration, the American Joshua Ford, director of the Washington United States and around the world with a new directions for the future, and preview Jewish Historical Society, and the Jacob Jewish Film Festival, and David Weinstein, current manifestation in an anti-Zionism and << Sander L. Gilman, the Library of Congress’s 350th anniversary Rader Marcus Center of the American senior program officer of the National anti-Israelism which transcends the bound- a cultural and literary Jewish Archives—to mark this Endowment for the Humanities, joined aries of legitimate debate about Israeli policy historian, former pres- ident of the Modern historic milestone. The confer- documentary filmmakers Debra Gonsher Language Association, << Brandeis ence was but the first of several Vinik and David Vyorst to close the confer- and the author or edi- University professor projects the commission ence with a session called “Film and tor of more than 70 Jonathan Sarna, planned for this anniversary. History: New and Forthcoming Works.” books, was the lunch- coeditor with Pamela Conference participants The New York–based Radio Foundation eon speaker. He is the S. Nadell of Women Distinguished looked back to the very begin- recorded most conference sessions for its and American Professor of the Liberal Two speakers addressed the debate on university Judaism, reminisces nings of American Jewish projected Web site for the 350th anniversary, Arts and Medicines at campuses surrounding Israel in the Middle East. about Professor history with papers on Jewish www.onlyinamerica.org. the University of Mitchell Bard, executive director of the American- Naomi Cohen with characters on the colonial stage This remarkable conference ushered in Illinois in Chicago and Israeli Cooperative Enterprise and the Jewish Virtual Rafi Cohen and the first director of its and early Jewish settlement in a flurry of activities which will continue Library, a comprehensive encyclopedia of Jewish Avital Weisbrod. Jewish Studies Jamaica. They heard new into June 2005, commemorating 350 years history and culture, and the author of 17 books on << Yeshiva University professor Jeffrey Gurock Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies Program. the Middle East, talked about universities in the (left) presented the American Jewish Historical research on Jewish GIs under fire of Jewish life in America. AU Jewish Studies in American University’s School of International United States; and Norma Joseph, chair of the Society’s Lee Max Friedman award for lifetime achievement to and the sociological love affair faculty will continue to play leading roles Service and former high commissioner of Pakistan to Department of Religion at Concordia University in Naomi Cohen, professor emerita, Hunter College. Cohen now with intermarriage. AU history in these events, and we will report on Great Britain (right), and Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Canada told about her first-hand experiences during resides in Israel. Accepting on her behalf was Rafi Cohen (right), author of the controversial international best-seller professor Alan Kraut and AU them in YediAUt 2005. the controversy at her university over the appearance her grandson. Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the New Republic of Israeli speakers, such as former prime minister the Holocaust, at the first panel of the symposium. and author of the critically acclaimed Kaddish, spoke Benjamin Netanyahu, and its aftermath. at a packed dinner lecture.

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■ DAVID NEWMAN, an expert on political geography Professor Inbar, director of and his special delegate to PLO chairman Yasser ■ GUY LEVY-YURISTA spoke on the Israeli high- ■ JEFFREY ■ ARNOLD DASHEFSKY, director of the North and border controversies, titled his talk “The the Begin-Sadat Center for Arafat, lectured on security issues in the Middle East, tech industry in his talk “From Venture Capital to Start- GUROCK, Libby M. American Jewish Data Bank and professor of sociology Separation Fence and the Strategic Studies (BESA) at cosponsored with AU Up: Israeli Technology in Silicon Wadi,” cosponsored Klaperman Professor at the University of Israeli-Palestinian Border Bar-Ilan University, is a pro- Students for Israel. In with the MoGIT Club of the Kogod School of Business. of Jewish History, Connecticut at Storrs, Discourse” (cosponsored lific scholar. Author of four 1985–86 he was appoint- He is currently direc- Yeshiva University, presented his latest with the Department of books and numerous arti- ed to head a team of tor of Technical presented “From research on American Ephraim Inbar Sociology). Professor cles, he is an internationally Israelis engaged in back- Market Development Ancient Face-Offs Jewish identity. David Newman Newman is from Ben known authority on the channel political talks with at CeLight, an through a Medieval Professor Dashefsky Gurion University, where Middle East who has held the PLO and presently is a American-Israeli com- Time-Out.” He is the Jeffrey Gurock is the founding director he has been chair of the appointments at the Woodrow senior research associate pany developing opti- author or editor of of the University of Arnold Dashefsky Department of Politics and Wilson International Center for Scholars and with the Jaffe CenterShlomo for Gazit cal communications more than 20 books, Connecticut’s Center Government and editor of the International Journal of Georgetown University and was a Manfred Warner Strategic Studies, having systems, after previ- including When for Judaic Studies and Guy Levy-Yurista Geopolitics. He has written op-ed columns for the New NATO Fellow. been a fellow of Harvard ously working in Harlem Was Jewish and the award-winning A Modern Contemporary Jewish Yo r k Times and the Jerusalem Post. University’s Center for Israel for Tamir Heretic and a Traditional Community: Mordecai M. Life and past president ■ SHLOMO GAZIT, a retired major-general and one International Affairs, the Fishman Ventures, Kaplan, Orthodoxy, and American Judaism. Professor of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of ■ EPHRAIM INBAR delivered a lecture titled “Is of the most respected authorities on the Middle East, Woodrow Wilson Center, and the U.S. Institute for one of Israel’s major Gurock is past president of the Academic Council of Jewry. He is the coauthor or editor of six books and is Peace Between Israel and Palestine Possible?” at an former president of Ben Gurion University, an advisor Peace. venture capital firms, and prior to that with the the American Jewish Historical Society. currently completing a new book on American Jewry in event cosponsored with the Department of Sociology. to Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Palestinian affairs Weizmann Institute of Science. the twenty-first century.

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Richard Breitman, Department of Holocaust: Wartime Orthodox Jewish Con- interactions between job stability, marital a variety of projects to celebrate the 350th History, with three other historians, has ceptions,” at the United States Holocaust stability, and earnings. anniversary of Jewish settlement in America. been working for many years on some 8 Memorial Museum. Alan Levine, School of Public Affairs, She served as historical consultant to the Russell Stone, Department of Sociology, million previously classified documents, Alan Kraut, Department of History, won won an Earhart Fellowship for travel to Library of Congress exhibition From Haven continuesto as administrative officer of the many of which deal with two awards for his most recent book, France and England to continue researching Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America, Associationin My Lifefor Israel Plus 4Studies,, which an was international translated by the U.S. government’s Goldberger’s Wars:The Life and Work of a his book on the idea of America in European and her essay “America’s Jewish Women” academicformer association AU professor for the Moshe study Dor.of contem- knowledge of the Public Health Crusader: the Henry Adams political thought, 1492–9/11. He delivered appears in the companion catalog publishedporary Israel that is housed at American Holocaust during World Prize for the best book on the history of the numerous papers on this topic in venues by the Library of Congress. She participatedUniversity in cooperation with AU’s Center War II and its use of Nazi federal government, awarded by the Society from Duke University to the Catholic Univ- in the Commission for Commemorating 350 for Israeli Studies. He is advising editor of the war criminals after the for History in the Federal Government, and ersity of Portugal and wrote an article, Years of American Jewish History, cospon- Israeli Studies series published by the State war. He and his col- the Arthur J. Viseltear Prize for the best “America,” for The New Dictionary of the sored with, among others, the Library of University of New York Press, which publishes leagues for the first time book on the history of public health, award- History of Ideas. He continues to run the Congress and the National Archives, and in four to six books annually on contemporary briefed the public on ed by the American Public Health Washington, D.C., Political Theory connection with the commemoration chairedIsraeli society, politics, and history and cur- AnewAU their book at a National Archives news con- Association. His work was honored Colloquium, is a regular consultant for the the Sixth Biennial Scholars’ Conference on rently has 65 books in print. He serves on ference in May 2004. He has also by the American University Library Department of State’s International Visitors American Jewish History, held on the the editorial boards of the journals Israel The purpose of AU's $200 million capital been commissioned to edit the at its spring Celebrating Program, and serves on the board of the AU American University campus. Studies and Israel Studies Forum. He was diaries and personal papers of James Scholarship. In May he delivered Hillel. David Rosenbloom, School of Public chair and discussant on the panel “Jews and campaign is to transform the university McDonald, who from 1933 to 1935, as the 2004 George Rosen Memorial Arnost Lustig, Department of Literature, Affairs, received the First Annual American Palestinians: Attitudes, Memories, and so that the education and environment the League of Nations high commis- Lecture, entitled “‘Pellagra is received the American Academy of Arts and University School of Public Affairs PhD National Identity,” and discussant on a meet- we provide will enable future genera- sioner for refugees from Germany, Only Ignorance; Pellagra is only Letters Award in Literature, which “honors Students’ Excellence in Teaching Award for the-author panel about Ilan Troen’s book tried to warn the United States and Poverty’: Dr. Joseph writers of exceptional accomplishment.” In Outstanding Contributions to PhD Students Imagining Zion: Dreams, Designs, and tions of students to respond insightfully others about the impending Holocaust, Goldberger’s Fight for the Prague he is the honorary president of the and was a visiting professor at Renmin Realities in a Century of Jewish Settlement, and innovatively to emerging challenges and was appointed the first U.S. diplo- Public’s Health” at the Yale Franz Kafka Society and the Nine Gates University in China. He is a member of the at the annual meetings of the Association for in a constantly changing world. To make a matic representative to the new state of University School of Medicine. He con- Festival of Jewish Culture and is an academic Board of Trustees, Marietta College and pub-Israel Studies in Jerusalem. His review of Joel Israel in 1948. tinues to serve as chair of the Statue of board member of the Josef Skvorecky lished (with Robert S. Kravchuk) the sixth S. Migdal’s Through the Lens of Israel: gift online, please visit our secure Web Erran Carmel, Kogod School of Liberty–Ellis Island History Advisory Literary Academy. edition of his Public Administration: Explorations in State and Society will appear site, www.giving.american.edu/gift. Business, continuing his work on the Israeli Committee. He has been an advisor on two Renee Marlin-Bennett, School of Understanding Management, Politics, and in the Middle East Studies Association high-tech sector, published “Israel’s Silicon recently completed PBS documentaries, International Service, gave Law in the Public Sector. In 2004 he deliv- Bulletin in 2004. To learn more about gift opportunities and Wadi: the Forces behind Cluster Formation,” Partners of the Heart, which received the a series of guest lectures ered three lectures in Japan: “Master of Howard M. Wachtel, Department of in Building High Tech Clusters, edited by T. Organization of American Historians Erik on Jewish ethics and Public Administration Programs in the U.S.A.:Economics, was an advisor on global taxes to the Center for Israeli Studies, go to: Bresnahan, A. Gambardella, and A. Barnouw Prize for the best documentary on global political economy Curriculum and Contemporary Issues” a commission established by the president of www.centerforisraelistudies.org Saxenian. American history, and The Most Dangerous for the Machon Kaplan (Ryukuko University, Kyoto) and “The France, Jacques Chirac, and has an article, Kenneth Cohen, rabbi and Hillel director Woman in America. He has also been Institute at the Religious Development of Master of Public “Global Taxes,” in The Encyclopedia of at AU, reports that American University’s appointed historical advisor to a new PBS Action Center of Reform Administration Program Accreditation by theGlobalization. He continues his work on Hillel has been recognized and honored series, History Detectives. Judaism, Washington, D.C. National Association of Schools of Public water issues in Israel and the surrounding twice by prominent outside groups. The Avi Robert I. Lerman, Department of Naomi McNally, Affairs and Administration” (Ryukuko region: “International Water Markets” a paper Chai Foundation cited AU as one of the five Economics, presented two seminars in Israel Department of Language and Foreign University, Kyoto, and Japan University delivered before the Association for Israel top campuses nationwide for outstanding in March 2004. The first, “Recent Studies, is an Israeli attorney and was a Accreditation Association, Tokyo). Studies (Jerusalem); an article in Food and Israel advocacy (along with Yale, Purdue, Developments in U.S. Income Support member of the Israeli Bar for eight years. Nutrition Security in the Process of Global- University of Southern California, and Policy,” was at the Brookdale Institute in She has lived and worked in Greece, Israel, ization, “The Intersection of Food and Water University of North Carolina). AIPAC has cho- Jerusalem before an audience that included Colombia, and Honduras as a family mem- Security: A Case Study of the Near East”; and YediAUt is dedicated to “our sen AU as one of only four campuses in the Bank of Israel staff and committee members ber in the American diplomatic mission in a paper delivered at the “Second Israeli- teachers and their students and country to pilot its new CORE program (the planning welfare reforms in Israel. The sec- those countries. She has been teaching Myra Sklarew, Department of Palestinian Conference on ‘Water for Life in the students of their students” others are Tulane, Washington University in ond seminar, “Can Expanding the Use of Hebrew and lecturing on Jewish topics in Literature, published several poems on the Middle East’” (Antalya, Turkey). In con- down through the generations. St Louis, and University of Texas at Austin). Computers Improve the Performance of the past decade in Northern Virginia and in Jewish and Israeli themes, including “A nection with his recently published book, Gershon Greenberg, Department of Small Minority- and Women-Owned the Washington, D.C., area, for the D.C. Three-Course Meal for the New Year” in Street of Dreams—Boulevard of Broken Philosophy and Religion, has two books Enterprises?” was given at the Haifa Jewish Community Center, the American Jewish Studies Program Celebrating the Jewish Holidays: Stories, Hearts:Wall Street’s First Century, he has Center for Israeli Studies forthcoming: Jewish Religious Philosophical University Department of Economics. He is Foreign Service Institute, George Washington Poems, Essays; “Tell It Not in Gath,” “On published “Wall Street’s Early Days” in the American University Thinkers: From Mendelssohn to Rav Kook currently working with Professor Avner University, and American University as well 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Muranowska Street,” and “April 1943,” all magazine of the New York State Archives and Washington, DC and (with Steven T. Katz) Wrestling with Ahituv, of Haifa University, on a research as other linguistic and Jewish establishments. in European Judaism; and “Impasse” in was honored by the American University 20016-8042 God during and after the Holocaust. He grant from the National Institute for Child Pamela S. Nadell, Department of History the Forward. She is working on “HolocaustLibrary at its fall 2003 Celebrating Scholarship.■ delivered a lecture, “Christianity and the Health and Human Development on the and Jewish Studies Program, has worked on and the Construction of Memory,” a http://www.american.edu/academic research study on the intersection of the .depts/cas/js/js.html

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4 5 Center for Israeli Studies Establishes the “Go out and ask my friends to We thank these contributors to the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Endowment Fund (through September 30, 2004): Lillian Klein Abensohn build this endowment to the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Endowment Vickie Abrutyn Jack and Nesse Godin Dr. L. M. Lazarou Rabbi Jonathan and BeverlyBook Signing Hosted by Adas Israel Congregation Sanford and Barbara Gold Levitt Foundation Schnitzer Center for Israeli Studies point where we can have an Judith Beltz Helen Goldkind Trust Roger Lewis and Leonard J. Schreiber your help. Please consider adding your Dollye and I. Wolford Drs. Sara and Larry Goldkind Dr. Lynne Haims Gail and David Schwartz n June 13, 2004, the Washington- To honor Lillian Klein Abensohn on name to the list of donors by making a endowed Professorship in Berman Foundation Marjory Goldman Kenneth A. Loren Yetta Segal area Jewish community lost one of Gary and Carol Berman Paula Seigle Goldman William and Helen Hershel Shanks Charitablethe occasion of the publication of contribution to: its most philanthropic and beloved Israeli Studies.” Foundation Sonia Golubcow Luksenburg Trust her new book, From Deborah to O David and Toni Bickart Pamela Halperin Rabbi Jack Luxemburg Dr. Herbert and MadelynEsther: R. Sexual Politics in the members, Seymour Abensohn. To perpetu- Ruth T. Bigelson Dr. Samuel Hanik Dora S. Mallinoff Shapiro Hebrew Bible, the Center for ate his memory and his life-long interest in ABENSOHN FUND AT THE Israel, he and his wife, Lillian Klein —Seymour Abensohn Pamela Bilik Dr. and Mrs. Donald Harman Lester and Vivien Marion Muriel Shindler Israeli Studies hosted a book- CENTER FOR ISRAELI STUDIES Florence Blackman Mindy A. Hecker Irene and Dr. Sander Lawrence A. and Roberta F. Abensohn, made a generous gift to start an signing party. American University Sylvia Blajwas Arthur and Edith Hessel Mendelson Shulman endowment fund in the Center for Israeli Herschel and Goldene Richard and Lois Hollander Irwin Monsein Warren Siegel and Studies. 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Blumberg Robert and Merry Hudson Wolfgang Mueller Christopher Sanger The Abensohns’ donation along with Washington, DC 20016-8029 Stephen A. Bodzin Jewish Youth Philanthropy Dr. Pamela Nadell and Jay and Ruth Silberg Lee and Ellen Burstyn Fund Ed Farber Joseph and Selma Sitrick their previous gifts were in the form of a Donald and Mary Carol Joan Kahn and Leonard Andrew M. Obrecht Dr. Chester and Rita Stein substantial seed grant. As Seymour said to Cherba Blackman David M. and Glenna D. Hugh Steinberger and Joann us shortly before his passing, “Go out and Jane and Joseph Churchman Ambassador Max M. Osnos Kline ask my friends to build this endowment to James and Irene R. Churgin Kampelman J.K. Pickard Stempler Family Foundation Lawrence and Lisa Cines Mildred and William Kaplan Dr. Richard and Sandra Saul I. Stern the point where we can have an endowed Sidney and Rose May Closter Myrtle and Cy Katzen Pollen Temple Beth Ami Professorship in Israeli Studies,” so that Melvin and Ryna Cohen Jack Kay Irene and Abe Pollin Priscilla and students can learn about Israel in a bal- Sidney and Barbara Dickstein Raphael and Tamar Kedar Lester and Irma Poretsky Dr. George Tievsky anced way without bias. In what became Eileen and Lou Drucker Louis Kohl Quantum Real Estate Miriam M. Tommer Samuel R. Dweck Foundation Seymour D. and Elaine R. Management Howard M. Wachtel his last project, Seymour Abensohn under- Arthur and Ann Eden Kottler Violet Rason Sherry and Lawrence Wachtel stood that what is taught in university class- Trudi and Robert Edwards Marion and Dr. Jeffrey Ann Ratner Diane S. Wapner rooms will have a long-lasting effect on the Richard and Lois England Kraskin Frank Ridge Shirley Waxman next generation of leaders. Ruth Freedman Daniel and Jocelyn Krifcher Harold I. and Jane C. Dr. Sheldon and Nancy Harvey E. Fruman Marvin T. Kuperstein Rodman Zinberg We are building the Abensohn Fund Dr. Paul and Michelle Stuart S. Kurlander Jay and Linda Rosenkranz Zitelman Family Foundation toward our goals for the fund and need Gindoff Stephen Kurzman and Jonathan and Ruth Ruskin Geraldine Gittleson Patricia Goldman Donald and Fanny Salkowitz

Lillian Klein Abensohn and Seymour Abensohn Faculty Comings and Goings Outstanding Artistic Achievement by former Jew and a dissenter, was doubly vulnerable, president Vaclav Havel and the Czech Pen so he left his country to live in Israel before Internationally acclaimed novelist and ✄ Club for Literary Achievement—the highest coming to the United States in 1970 and to film-script writer Arnost Lustig retired from Czech literary award. He contin- American University in 1973, the Department of Literature, having ues to be honored, most recently where he became a principal Invest in the future of JEWISH STUDIES and ISRAELI STUDIES education. inspired untold numbers of students in his in 2004 by the American AcademyHe wrote the voice of the Holocaust in serious classes on creative writing and writing for Help foster Jewish studies and Israeli studies teaching, research, and scholarship at American University. Your gifts guarantee of Arts and Letters with an script for fiction. the cinema. Winner of an Emmy for his that AU’s Jewish Studies Program and Center for Israeli Studies will move from strength to strength in the coming years. We Academy Award in Literature. A colleague who was directly script for The Diamonds of the welcome and very much appreciate gifts of any amount. Lustig organized a Czech New involved in his becoming an Precious Legacy, and Night, which was ❏ Wave film festival that brought to American University faculty Here is my contribution to the Jewish Studies Program, JSP ______twice the National the American University campusvoted among the member said of Arnost Lustig, ❏ Here is my contribution to the Center for Israeli Studies, CIS ______Jewish Book Award his friends Milos Forman, Jan 100 best European “After such a difficult and recipient, he has also Name ______Kadar, Jiri Weiss, and Ivan Passer.films ever made. painful start, he deserves tribute written novels nomi- His university colleagues marvel at for [his] persistence, accomplish- Address ______nated for National his unfailing cheerfulness, exuberant friend- ment, and indeed heroism.” Book Awards. He City ______State ______Zip ______liness, charm, and abundant energy, despite Now he has returned to Prague, where wrote the script for his childhood internment in three concentra- he is engaged in stimulating a new genera- ❏ Visa ❏ MasterCard ❏ American Express Card#______Exp. Date______Diamonds of the tion camps after the Nazi invasion of tion of Czech writers as the honorary presi- Signature______Night, which was Czechoslovakia. As a young radio reporter dent of two organizations—the Nine Gates voted among the 100 ❏ My (spouse’s) employer will match my gift. ______he covered Israel’s War of Independence Festival of Jewish Culture and the Franz best European films (Please enclose the appropriate information.) and returned to Czechoslovakia as one of Kafka Society—as well as serving on the ever made. He has Thank you for your support. the young writers challenging Soviet-style academic board of the Josef Skvorecky Arnostbeen Lustighonored in his native country, the cultural domination. In the aftermath of the Literary Academy. Please make checks payable to American University and return this form and your contribution either to the Jewish Studies Program Czech Republic, with the Order of Merit for failed Prague Spring of 1968, Lustig, as a or the Center for Israeli Studies, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016-8042. ■

6 7 W 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW American University Center for Israeli Studies ■ ■ ■ ■ Israeli Studies Giving to the Center for for Opportunities ashington, DC 20016-8029 Summer Institute on Israeli Endowed Professorship Visiting Professorship Curriculum Development Fund Studies ($250,000) ($1,000,000 each) ($100,000 each) ($50,000) center’s reach beyond the AU campus. ula on Israeli studies to extend the institute will develop replicable curric- The community college teachers. professors, high school teachers, and summer institute in Israel for university the 4-week will be used to support Funds will provide scholarships and studies. Establish the first chair in Israeli Israeli Studies. in the Summer Institute on participate developed, address the campus, and to teach in the AU being curricula staffed by the best of Israeli scholars Establish an annual rotating position sciences. sciences, humanities, and social remarkable achievements in the arts, nation in conflict but also as one with ex Will enable students to society. and letters, economy,arts and agriculture,system, water and arid political immigration and absorption, the nation’s history, multiethnicity, nation of Israel with components on Develop new on the modern curricula amine the country not only as a amine the country following donors for their generous contributions: The Center for Israeli Studies and the Jewish Program thank Hope and Mark Foster The Melvin and Betty Fine Harriette B. Farber Gloria Falk J. Casey Faiman Richard and Lois England Mr. and Mrs. Marc Eden Ann and Arthur Eden Leatrice and Melvin Eagle Lisa Dick Stewart Deutsch Stephanie DeSibour and Joanne L. Davis Cora and John H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Sander Davidson Stacie Curran Dr. and Mrs. Morris Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cohen Herbert and Brenda Cohen Ms. Leah Chanin David S. Carton Craig F. Cardy Michael and Heidi Brodsky The Blajwas Family and Craig Barbara Bikoff Melissa Bailin Bernstein Mr. Berman Jeffrey Dottie Bennett and Richard Miriam and Eliezer Benbassat Ann Belkov Susan J. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Lon Babby Patricia Alper-Cohn Richard Alper Nancy Alper Anne E. and Ronald Lillian and Seymour Foundation Mark Miller Foundation Thank You!Philanthropic Fund Berkowich Morton Abramson Abensohn Bill and Elaine Kremens Joe and Donna Koenig Ms. Wendy Kloner Ms. Ellie Klein Mr. Jack Kay Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Katzen Roslyn and Russell Katz Martin and Corinne Kamerow Ms. Gail Kalin Elliott Kagan Roz and Gary Jonas Mr. and Mrs. Murray Horwitz Mr. and Mrs. Ken Heyman Andrea Becker Herman Barbara and Bill Harkaway Harry and Tamara Samuel J. Halpern Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Halle Martha Gross and Deborah and Jerald Ada Greenblatt Ms. Laura Greenberg Amy and Alan Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Walter Green Ms. Bonnie E. Green Jamie Gorelick and Dr. Mr. Richard Gordon Joy Gordon Dr. Everett and Mrs. Marian Jerrold and Jane Goodman Alan and Ellen Goldner Margery and Nathan Goldman Stanley R. Goldberg Dr. Michael Gold Ambassador and Mrs. Anne Gelfand Robin Wildstein Garvin Prof. Valerie French Heather N.Freedman Handelsman Robert Tracy Greenspan Richard Waldhorn Gordon Joseph Gildenhorn Adrienne Klein Roth Jerry and Micheline Rosenthal Mr. Irving Rosenthal Patti and Ron Rosenfeld Joan and Marvin Rosenberg Marlene Riceberg Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Porter Robert Pincus Mr. and Mrs. Steven Peck Beverly Ann Pasternak Ms. Lori Parrish and Mr. Dr. Mark N. Ozer Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Prof. Pamela Nadell Robin M. Molan Daniel J. Mitterhoff Ms. Randy Michelson Mersfelder Ms. Lynne Mr. Matthew Merlin Memorial Foundation for Mr. Alan Meltzer Naomi McNally Ms. Marcia Weiner Mankoff Family Foundation Mankoff Louise and Edward Mach Princeton Lyman Wi Gregg A. Luckman Phil London Philip G. Levy David Levinson Nicole Levine Fred H. Levin Mr. and Mrs. David Levenson Glory Letter Mr. Matthew R. Leshner Paul and Barbara Leber Dr. L.M. Lazarou lliam and Helen Ratcheson D. Cohen Geoffrey Nussdorf Jewish Culture Luksenburg Delphine and Lenard Zohn Sharon and Jeremy Zissman Laurence Zieper Christopher Wolf Ms. Bayla F. White Stanley and Joan Weiss Mr. Bruce D. Weinstein Gerald Wedren The Stempler Family Dr. and Mrs. Neil L. Starr Ms. Yael Spiwak Ronald and Harriet Sommer David and Donna Sobel Mr. David Sislen Rabbi Eric J. Siroka Mr. and Mrs. Barry Simon Mr. Mark D. Silverman Mr. Louis Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sigel Bonnie and Stuart Sigel Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ms. Susan Shinderman and Mr. Sherman Ms. Charna Adam Sher Stanley Sheinbaum Steven and Arlene Shapiro Mr. Stephen M. Shapiro Ms. Sophie L. Shapiro Madelyn and Herbert Shapiro Ms. Rhea S. Schwartz and Mrs. Linda Schwartz Ms. Kimi Schulman Marie and Steve Schram Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schlosberg Dr. and Mrs. Craig Sander Mr. Leo Samet Michael and Deborah Foundation Family Philanthropic Fund Shusterman David Weiner Mr. Paul Martin Wolff Fund Salzburg Philanthropic W Non-Profit Org. Permit No. 966 Permit ashington, D.C. U.S. Postage P AID