43 ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES JEWISH FOR ASSOCIATION New York, NY 10011-6301 NY York, New 16th Street 15 West History Jewish for c/o Center Studies Jewish for Association 43ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES DECEMBER 18–20, 2011 GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, DC 43 RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE RD ANNUAL DECEMBER 18–20, 2011 Association for Jewish Studies Association for Jewish Studies c/o Center for Jewish History 43rd Annual Conference 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011-6301 Program Book Contents Phone: (917) 606-8249 Fax: (917) 606-8222 E-mail: [email protected] Association for Jewish Studies Goals and Standards.................................................... 4 www.ajsnet.org Institutional Members.................................................................................................... 5 President AJS Staff Marsha Rozenblit, University of Maryland Rona Sheramy, Executive Director Message from the Conference Chair............................................................................. 6 Vice President/Membership Karen Terry, Program and Membership and Outreach Coordinator Conference Information................................................................................................ 8 Anita Norich, University of Michigan Natasha Perlis, Project Manager Vice President/Program Emma Barker, Conference and Program Program Committee and Division Coordinators........................................................... 9 Derek Penslar, University of Toronto Associate 2011 Award Recipients.................................................................................................. 11 Vice President/Publications Karin Kugel, Program Book Designer and Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University Webmaster Hotel Floor Plans.......................................................................................................... 14 Secretary/Treasurer Graphic Designer, Cover Jonathan Sarna, Brandeis University Ellen Nygaard Sessions at a Glance..................................................................................................... 16 Conference Program................................................................................................... 24 The Association for Jewish Studies is a Constituent Society of The American Council of Learned Societies. Films............................................................................................................................. 80 Conference Exhibitors.................................................................................................. 81 The Association for Jewish Studies wishes to thank the Center for Jewish Advertising Index......................................................................................................... 82 History and its constituent organizations—the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Publishers, Booksellers, Journals................................................................................ 84 Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research— for providing the AJS with office space at the Center for Jewish History. Programs, Institutes, Fellowships, and Digital Resources........................................ 110 Cover credit: Washington Hebrew Congregation Building on 8th Street, 1863. Gala Banquet Sponsors.............................................................................................. 126 Photo courtesy of Washington Hebrew Congregation. Index of Participants................................................................................................. 146 Copyright © 2011 Index to Sessions by Subject..................................................................................... 152 No portion of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the express written permission of the Association for Jewish Studies. The views expressed in advertisements herein are those of the advertisers and do not necessarily reflect those of the Association for Jewish Studies. Association for Jewish Studies AJS Institutional Members, 2011-12 Goals and Standards FULL INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AssociatE INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS The Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) was founded in 1969 by a small group of scholars (continued) Brandeis University seeking a forum for exploring methodological and pedagogical issues in the new field of Jewish Columbia University, Institute for Israel and Johns Hopkins University, Leonard and Helen R. Studies. Since its founding, the AJS has grown into the largest learned society and professional Jewish Studies Stulman Jewish Studies Program organization representing Jewish Studies scholars worldwide. As a constituent organization of Cornell University, Jewish Studies Program Loyola Marymount University, Jewish Studies Harvard University, Center for Jewish Studies Program the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association for Jewish Studies represents the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of National Yiddish Book Center field in the larger arena of the academic study of the humanities and social sciences in North Religion Northeastern University, Jewish Studies Program America. The organization’s primary mission is to promote, facilitate, and improve teaching and Indiana University, Robert A. and Sandra S. Northwestern University, The Crown Family Borns Jewish Studies Program Center for Jewish Studies research in Jewish Studies at colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning. Its The Jewish Theological Seminary, The Graduate Old Dominion University, Institute for Jewish more than 1800 members are university faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, and School Studies and Interfaith Understanding Lehigh University, Philip and Muriel Berman museum and related professionals who represent the breadth of Jewish Studies scholarship. The Portland State University, Harold Schnitzer Family Center for Jewish Studies Program in Jewish Studies organization’s institutional members represent leading North American programs and depart- McGill University, Department of Jewish Studies Purdue University, Jewish Studies Program ments in the field. Monash University, Australian Centre for Jewish Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Civilisation University at Albany-SUNY, Center for Jewish New York University, Skirball Department of Studies The AJS’s major programs and projects include an annual scholarly conference, featuring more Hebrew and Judaic Studies University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Judaic The Ohio State University, Melton Center for than 150 sessions; a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, AJS Review, published by Cambridge Studies Jewish Studies University of Connecticut, Center for Judaic University Press; a biannual magazine, AJS Perspectives, that explores methodological and peda- Stanford University, Taube Center for Jewish Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life gogical issues; Positions in Jewish Studies, the most comprehensive listing of Jewish Studies job Studies University of Denver, Center for Judaic Studies University of California, Los Angeles, Center for opportunities; Resources in Jewish Studies, an online guide to Jewish Studies programs, grant op- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jewish Studies Program in Jewish Culture and Society portunities, professional development resources, electronic research tools, and doctoral theses; University of California, San Diego, Judaic University of Massachusetts Amherst, Judaic and Studies Program the Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards, which recognize outstanding research in the field; the Legacy Near Eastern Studies Department University of Maryland, Joseph and Rebecca University of Minnesota, Center for Jewish Studies Heritage Jewish Studies Project, in cooperation with the Legacy Heritage Fund, in support of Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Norman and innovative public programming; and the Berman Foundation Dissertation Fellowships. University of Michigan, Jean and Samuel Frankel Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies Center for Judaic Studies University of North Carolina at Asheville, Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for Jewish Studies Carolina Center for Jewish Studies Membership in the association is open to individuals whose full-time vocation is teaching, re- University of Oregon, Harold Schnitzer Family University of Texas at Austin, Schusterman Program in Judaic Studies search, or related endeavors in academic Jewish Studies; to other individuals whose intellectual Center for Jewish Studies University of Pittsburgh, Jewish Studies Program concerns are related to the purposes of the association; and to graduate students concentrating York University, Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies University of Tennessee – Knoxville, The Fern and in an area of Jewish Studies. Institutional membership is open to Jewish Studies programs and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies Yeshiva University, Bernard Revel School of departments, foundations, and other institutions whose work supports the mission of the AJS. Jewish Studies University of Virginia, Jewish Studies Program University of Washington, Samuel and Althea ASSOCIATE INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS Stroum Jewish Studies Program, Jackson School In order to maintain a professional and comfortable environment for its members, conference of International Studies registrants, and staff, the association requires certain standards of behavior.