FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

Summer 2013

annual newsletter VOLUME EIGHTEEN • NUMBER ONE

A PUBLICATION OF THE CARL & DOROTHY BENNETT CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES AT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Director of the Bennett Center From the Director of the Bennett Center...... 1 Elaine Bowman and I, on behalf of the Bennett Center, continued our tradition of inviting members of the University and Fall 2012 - Spring 2013, general communities to join us for lunch Highlights and Events...... 2 in the sukkah during the week of Sukkot. Professor Judy Lerner offered workshops Student Spotlight...... 4 throughout the year on theological concepts underlying the observance of Kabbalat Shabbat Services ...... 5 several Jewish holidays, while in early December, adults from my “Lunch and Focus on Faculty...... 5 Learn” class (annually co-sponsored by the Bennett Center and the Jewish Looking Ahead...... 6 Community Center of Eastern Fairfield County) joined undergraduate students in n 2012-2013, the Carl and Dorothy Announcing Lunch & Learn my “ and Judaism in America” course Bennett Center for Judaic Studies for 2014...... 6 for a memorable tour of the Lower East sponsored a record number of lectures I Side of . and other special events. Taken as a Course Offerings – Fall 2013...... 7 whole, they highlighted specific periods of My thanks to Professors Gavriel Rosenfeld, Jewish history, underscored the changing Philip Eliasoph, Yohuru Williams, Patricia A Year in the Making...... 7 nature of Jewish religious thought, and Behre, and Orin Grossman for their showcased Jewish participation in the leadership roles in Bennett Center events Honor Roll, arts. At the same time, each revealed the while I was on leave in the spring, and to July 2012 - June 2013...... 8 great impact of Jewish interaction with our student assistants, Laura Stakey, Rachel others – from the influence of Christian Sperry, and Maggie O’Brien for their great Judaic Studies theology on medieval rabbis, to the help during the academic year. To our Faculty & Friends...... 8 1,000 year old history of Polish Jewry, many donors and enthusiastic supporters of to the coming together of the musical the Bennett Center: we literally could not worlds of klezmer, funk, and hip-hop, to do what we do without you. Last, a special the reverberations from General Grant’s thanks to Elaine Bowman, who in addition decision in the middle of the Civil War to being the best Program Manager anyone to expel all Jews from territories under could ask for, did a superb job of running his command. The Bennett Center and the day-to-day affairs of the Bennett Campus Ministry continued to co-sponsor Center in my absence. Wishing you all monthly Shabbat services and dinners, a wonderful summer. I look forward to with services beautifully led by Rabbi Suri seeing many of you this fall. Krieger. Fr. George Collins once again proved invaluable in helping members of KADIMA, Fairfield’s Jewish student organization, erect their sukkah, while ~ Ellen M. Umansky, Ph.D.

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Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 November 29– “When General Grant Expelled the Jews” – Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, Braun Professor Highlights and events… of American Jewish History, Brandeis University, and chief historian of the September 19 – Jewish New campus meeting with members of the Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, National Museum of American Jewish Year Get-Together – Faculty, staff, University and general communities. professor of performance studies, History, presented an insightful talk that delved into this Order, the only Students from “Jews and Judaism in America” class and students gathered in the Bennett Dr. Cooper’s presentations included: NYU, and program director of the University President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J.(left) ; Dr. visit the Bialystoker on The Lower East Paula Fredriksen; Dr. Ellen Umansky; and Dr. Paul time in American history that Jews as Center to welcome the Jewish • “Seething a Kid in its Core Exhibition at the Museum of Side, with Lauri Tobias-Cohen (executive director, Mother’s Milk” Lakeland, director of the Center for Catholic Studies. a group were singled out. Over 200 Jewish Conservancy). Year 5773. Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Twenty Jewish clergy and people attended this lecture. director of Fairfield’s Judaic Studies Religion at Hebrew University, community leaders participated in Jerusalem. Over 150 attended this February 21 – “Out of Left Field: a luncheon study session hosted by event, co-sponsored each year with Jews and Black Baseball” – and held at Congregation Rodeph Fairfield University’s Center for Associate Professor of Religion and Sholom in Bridgeport. Catholic Studies. • “Do Jews Believe in Original Sin?” Women’s Studies, Dr. Rebecca This lecture attracted over 150 Alpert of Temple University, November 12 – Fifteenth annual students and community members. addressed an audience of 100 as she • “Biblical and Post-Biblical Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian examined the relationship between Concepts of Holiness” Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (third from left) Lecture – “Human Rights: Jews and organized baseball in Jim A study session with 30 students in with Dr. Marti LoMonaco; Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J.; Free Press and Democracy” – Dr. Jonathan Sarna (bottom, center); Dr. Derek Crow America. The lecture focused Enjoying the annual Jewish New Year get- Dr. Ellen Umansky; Fred Plotkin of the Adolph McKisick (left); Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld; Dr. Elizabeth on Jewish entrepreneurs, sportswriters, together are (left to right) Laura Stakey’14; Anna Ellen Umansky’s “Introduction to and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation; and Dr. Underwritten by the Frank Jacoby Hohl (top row, left) Elaine Bowman, program man- and the integration of teams. Edelman’15; Aidan Wildes’14; Dr. Gavriel Judaism” undergraduate class. Gavirel Rosenfeld. Foundation in collaboration with the ager of the Bennett Center; Dr. Ellen Umansky; Dr. Rosenfeld, director of the Judaic Studies academic • “The Red Heifer, the Healed Bennett Center and Fairfield’s Open Cecelia Bucki; and Dr. Philip Eliasoph. program; and Dr. Patricia Behre. Leper, and Other Biblical Rituals Poland, presented an illustrated talk to VISIONS Forum, Kati Marton, of Purification” an audience of 150 in the Charles F. human rights advocate and reporter. undergraduate program, presented a December 3 – KADIMA Chanukah A Jewish Forum discussion, attended Dolan School of Business. This annual Two hundred people attended this brief explanation of Rosh Hashanah. by 16 faculty and staff. lecture is sponsored by the Adolph and special evening. Party – Members of KADIMA Everyone enjoyed tasting apples dipped Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation. organized and hosted a festive gathering Made possible by a gift from David and for 25 students who enjoyed playing in honey and other foods symbolizing Edith Chaifetz of Fairfield. the hope for a sweet and happy new dreidle and eating potato latkahs October 26 – In celebration of (pancakes) and sufganiyot (doughnuts), year. Daniel Pearl World Music Days – foods associated with the holiday. Dr. Rebecca Alpert, with Dr. Yohuru Williams, chair- “Abraham Inc.” – David Krakauer, man of Black Studies Program at Fairfield University. Fred Wesley, and Socalled October 1 – 7 Sukkot Experience December 4 – Class trip to The – For the twelfth consecutive year, This group of Jewish and African- March 4 – The Samuel and American musicians performed musical Lower East Side, NYC – Students members of KADIMA (Fairfield’s in Dr. Umansky’s “Jews and Judaism Bettie Roberts Memorial Lecture numbers that melded numerous styles, student Jewish cultural organization) in America” class and 12 adult learners including klezmer, hip-hop, spiritual, Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lecturer Kati Marton, in Jewish Art “Facing Jewish erected a sukkah on the plaza between shares a light moment at dinner with David Zieff enjoyed a walking tour of the Lower rap, classical, soul, and rock-and-roll. Identity Through Images: Style, Donnarumma and Canisius Halls. of the Frank Jacoby Foundation. East Side, led by Laurie Tobias Two hundred twenty-five people Color and Content.” – Audrey Throughout the week, members of the Cohen, director of the Lower East Dr. Alan Cooper (middle) with Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, Flack, photorealist, painter, and University community enjoyed having delighted in the evening’s energetic Side Jewish Conservancy. Highlights S.J. (far left) Edith Chaifetz, David Chaifetz, and November 14 – A Taste of sculptor overwhelmed an audience of lunch, visiting, and holding classes in Dr. Ellen Umansky. performance. included a tour of the Bialystoker Judaism – Kadima members over 300 with her intellect and wit. the sukkah. Synagogue, seeing the organized and hosted a table in As Ms. Flack discussed various pieces November 5 – Seventh Annual Settlement House and October 22 – The 2012 Adolph the Barone Campus Center that of her work, she shared her personal October 10 & 11 Annual Judaic Lecture in Jewish-Christian Building, a visit to a stiebl founded by featured various “Jewish foods.” Tasty involvement and motivation with each and Ruth Schnurmacher Lecture Polish Jews in the early 20th century, Studies Scholar in Residence Engagement – “When Christians selections included bagels and cream piece. The Samuel and Bettie Roberts in Judaic Studies –“Rising From and sampling fresh baked matzo at the – Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Were Jews” – Dr. Paula Fredriksen, cheese, blintzes, noodle kugel, bobka, Endowment Fund in Jewish Art at Streit Matzo Factory. Professor of and the Rubble: Creating the Museum Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita and hamantashen. Fairfield University sponsored Ms. Provost of the Jewish Theological of Polish Jews” – at Boston University and Distinguished Flack’s appearance. Seminary, NY, spent two days on Visiting Professor of Comparative

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March 19 – “Peddlers and Modern Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services are arguably one of “I think that the Shabbat services have been a great addition the most beautiful traditions of the Jewish faith, a time when to the events on campus,” noted Laura Stakey ’14, student Jewish Migration” – A staged reading of The Visitor, written by Carol Mack families and friends gather to reflect on the week, give thanks assistant at the Bennett Center. “Not only do they provide and directed by Dr. Marti LoMonaco, for their blessings, and welcome the Sabbath with song and a service for those who are Jewish, but (they) are also an was presented in the Quick Center’s prayer. Therefore, the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and opportunity for people who aren’t Jewish to experience Wien Experimental Theater before a full Campus Ministry were thrilled to be able to continue to offer something unfamiliar. Personally, I had never been to a house of 120 people. The play takes place monthly services led by Rabbi Suri Krieger throughout the Shabbat service before I went to one on campus.” in City in the year 1895 and school year. centers on a group of Jewish policemen Bob Simon (center) with Dr. Ellen Umansky and Carl Bennett.

its relationships with Europe and the Focus on Judaic Studies Faculty U.S. He also addressed Israel’s own Thomas Grund ’13, recipient of the Congregation internal challenges such as its growing B’nai Israel Academic Achievement Award in multiculturalism and religious diversity. Judaic Studies. Dr. Patricia Behre has developed a new moderator on panels at two major academic conferences: Over 350 members of the University The recipient of the 2012-2013 course, titled “Godless: Atheism and the German Studies Association Annual Conference and a and general communities attended this Congregation B’nai Israel Academic Skeptical Thought in the West,” which will special conference at UCLA, History Unlimited: Probing the thought-provoking lecture, which was Achievement Award in Judaic Studies was be offered for the first time in Fall 2013. Ethics of Holocaust Culture. Professor Emeritus, Dr. Orin Grossman (left) with Dr. funded by a gift from Carl Bennett of senior Thomas Grund, who graduated with Marti Lomonaco and playwright Carol K. Mack. Greenwich, Conn. a major in German and minors in Judaic Although not formally part of the Judaic Studies, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies offerings, this course expands In Fall 2012, Dr. Ellen M. Umansky Studies, and Education. assigned to protect a rabidly anti-Semitic April 4 – Friends of the Bennett Fairfield’s curriculum to consider the was elected to a two-year term as member of the German Reichstag who Center Donor Reception – Following “As a German major, I have often been work of thinkers, some of whom were of Jewish heritage, looked at funny when I mentioned my vice-president of the Southern Jewish comes to to preach. An Bob Simon’s presentation, a lovely outside of a conventional faith tradition. on-stage discussion with the playwright Judaic Studies minor, but my work in Historical Society and a three-year term champagne and dessert reception was these two areas has given me a broad followed the reading. The Bennett held for Friends of the Bennett Center on the Board of Directors of Theta Alpha Center wants to express a special thank understanding of the fields I studied, as In addition to teaching at Fairfield, Kappa, the Religious Studies National who gave a minimum of $100 for the well as the ability to work with primary you to professor emeritus Orin Grossman 2012-2013 program year. Donors had sources,” states Tom. “I have also come to Adjunct Professor Gail Ostrow teaches Honor Society. Her essay, “Some Are for his participation in this event. the special opportunity to personally develop a greater appreciation of my own a Holocaust unit to 6th graders at Black Guilty, All Are Responsible,” appeared in We Have Sinned: engage Mr. Simon in conversation and Christian upbringing, and I believe the Rock School every year. Gail is a Facing Sin and Confession in Judaism (Ashamnu and Al Chet), ed. March 20 – Passover Seder – Judaic Studies courses have been a critical to socialize. History and Ourselves trained teacher. Lawrence A. Hoffman, (Jewish Lights). In Spring 2013, Forty students, faculty, and staff enjoyed component of my spiritual and academic education at Fairfield.” She also creates and hosts an annual Ellen was honored to receive the Lucy Katz Award in this year’s “model” Seder, led by Dr. April 23 – Annual Holocaust Gavriel Rosenfeld. Everyone present “Many of my [Judaic Studies] courses… community Yom Ha’Shoah program Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Commemoration – More than 100 enjoyed sampling some traditional contributed to my Women, Gender & for the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of students and members of the University Passover foods and reading the Haggadah Sexuality minor… I was able to hone in and general communities gathered for a Fairfield County. prepared for this occasion. on a very specific field, which led to my service and candle lighting ceremony led receiving an award for my essay on the by students, faculty, and staff. Our guest status of Homosexuality in Judaism. My Dr. Gavriel D. Rosenfeld continued work April 4 – Carl and Dorothy speaker was Mr. Alan Bell, son of Aron favorite Judaic Studies course was Hebrew on a forthcoming edited volume, If Only Judaic Studies Classes Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies (Bielski) Bell, the last surviving member with Professor Judith Lerner and Dr. Angela We Had Died in Egypt! What Ifs? of Jewish –“Understanding Israel and the of the Jewish partisan brothers whose Harkins. By developing an understanding of Popular As Ever! the Hebrew language, I was able to analyze History from Abraham to Zionism, which Middle East” – Award-winning resistance to the Nazis was the subject of the 2008 film, Defiance. language in the Torah and integrate this will be published by Cambridge University A total of 316 undergraduate students took international journalist Bob Simon language into my other academic work.” presented this year’s Bennett Lecture in Press in 2014. He also completed a new “Next year I will be attending Fairfield in Judaic Studies classes throughout the 2012- Judaic Studies. Mr. Simon’s talk included article, “Between Memory and Normalcy: the Graduate School of Education and an analysis of the external challenges Allied Professions to obtain my M.S. in Germans, Jews, and The Transnational” (University of 2013 academic year. and problems that Israel faces from Elementary Education. I will be interning Michigan Press). He delivered papers and served as the Iran and other Arab states as well as at Black Rock Elementary School in Bridgeport during the year as well.”

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April 24 at 8:30 p.m. – Bennett ANNOUNCING LUNCH AND LEARN FOR 2014 Center Donor Reception – for those donors who have contributed a minimum of $100 for the 2013-2014 academic year. “Movers and Shakers: Men and Women Who Made a By invitation only. Difference in American Jewish Life” This ten-week course in the winter/spring of 2014 will focus on a number of April 28 at 4:30 p.m. – “Life as a men and women who had a significant impact on American Jewish history. Child in Hiding: Grace and Struggle” Included will be discussions of religious, cultural, philanthropic, and defense – Annual Holocaust Remembrance organizations and their creators; educational movements; Zionist leadership, Service, Dr. Ilsa Leeser, Holocaust and attempts by rabbis and laypeople to regenerate Jewish survivor. Co-sponsored with Campus religious life. Ministry and KADIMA. Egan Chapel Dates, times, and fees will be announced in the late fall. Contact the Bennett Center for a Lunch and Learn registration form in November.

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DONOR HONOR ROLL… JUDAIC STUDIES FACULTY & STAFF

July 2012 – June 2013 BENNETT CENTER DIRECTOR Angela K. Harkins, Ph.D. Ellen M. Umansky, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religious Studies: The Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center Carl and Dorothy Bennett Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism – for Judaic Studies was founded in Professor of Judaic Studies: including the Dead Sea Scrolls 1993 by a gift from Carl and the late Modern Jewish History and Thought, Dorothy Bennett of Greenwich, Conn. Women’s Spirituality ADJUNCT FACULTY Maureen Dewan, M.A., J.D. Endowments that have been created UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Lecturer, Department of to fund Judaic Studies include: The DIRECTOR Religious Studies: Carl and Dorothy Bennett Chair in Gavriel Rosenfeld, Ph.D. Jewish History, Women in Judaism Professor of History: Judaic Studies and the Samuel and Gail Ostrow, M.S. Modern European History, Modern Bettie Roberts Memorial Endowed Carl and Dorothy Bennett Lecturer, Department of English: Germany, Modern Jewish History, Judaic Studies Fund. Literature of the Holocaust, American The Holocaust We wish to thank the following donors for their generous support of the Jewish Literature ASSOCIATED FACULTY Bennett Center and the Judaic Studies Program from July 1, 2012 – Rabbi James Prosnit, M.A. Patricia Behre, Ph.D. June 30, 2013: Lecturer, Department of Associate Professor of History: Religious Studies: Early Modern France, Golden Benefactors: Mitch & Carole Tilkin Classic Rabbinic Texts, Jewish Liturgy $100,000 - $150,000 Michelle & David Titlebaum Medieval Europe Ellen Umansky Judith Lerner, M.A. Carl Bennett Cecelia Bucki, Ph.D. Betty & Tim Walker Guest Lecturer, Bennett Center Associate Professor of History: Special Benefactors: David and Deborah Zieff Hebrew Language, Traditional Labor and Immigration $55,000 - $99,000 Jewish Texts Contributor: up to $199 Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher Philip Eliasoph, Ph.D. Sylvia & Joel Askinazi Foundation Professor of Visual and Performing BENNETT CENTER STAFF Roberta Bernstein Arts; American Arts Society: Elaine F. Bowman Special Sponors: Richard & Dorothy Blank Italian Renaissance Civilization, Program Manager $15,000 - $34,000 Dorothy Blaustein Media and Propaganda in 20th Frank Jacoby Foundation Patricia Brown Maggie O’Brien ’14 Century Europe Rabbi Daniel Cohen Sponsors: $5,000 - $14,999 Rachel Sperry ’14 (Congregation Agudath Laura Stakey ’14 David and Edith Chaifetz Sholom, Stamford) Student Assistants Patron: $1,000 + Bernice Epstein Richard & Carol Jacobson Cynthia Goldstein (To the David Felner Memorial Edith Katzen Library Fund) Sara H. Klein Henry and Joan Katz Fund Muriel Lefsetz Norman & Kathy Solomon Steven Lessler Friends of The Bennett Center Ilse Levi Friend: $500 + Muriel Mann Help the Bennett Center continue to offer undergraduate student activities, host Samuel Miller Stuart Belkin & Maureen Dewan special lectures and events, and purchase Judaic books, tapes, and DVDs for the Joseph & Robin Kanarek Linda S. Murray DiMenna-Nyselius Library and the Center’s resource room. Seth & Judith Lerner Suzanne Phillip Joel & Susan Lichtenstein Rabbi James Prosnit Golden Benefactor………$100,000+ Patron...... $1,000+ UJA/Federation of Eastern (Congregation B’nai Israel) Special Benefactor………..$50,000+ Friend...... $500+ Bernice Resnick Fairfield County Benefactor...... $35,000+ Supporter...... $200+ Joan Rosenbaum Supporter: $200 + Anita Rosnick Special Sponsor...... $15,000+ Contributor...... up to $199 Richard & Shirley Becker Diane Schwartz Sponsor...... $5,000+ Carson & Robert Berkowitz Selma Sheketoff * To attend the annual Friends of the Bennett Center Donor Reception, a Robert & Lee Bercham Stephanie Stern & John Moore Jonathan & Elaine Bowman Rabbi Daniel Victor minimum gift of $100 per person is required. Invitations will be mailed in Peter & Cindy Burnim (Congregation Rodeph Sholom) early Spring 2013. Bobbi & Barry Coller Helen B. Wasserman ** Gifts to the Bennett Center are tax-deductible. David & Jacqueline Ellenson Edward & Jessica Waxman Jane & Robert Hillman Frances Weiss Name______Harriet Hirsch Hinda Wolf Michael & Susan Joseph Deborah & Wallace Zuckerman Alice Madwed Address______Gerald & Elaine Rosenberg Phone number (______)______E-mail______Gifts in Kind : Helene Lopatin – for her donation of seventeen books to the Bennett Amount enclosed $______Center and the DeMenna-Nyselius Libraries.

Congregation Beth El - for providing memorial candles for the annual Make checks payable to Bennett Center, Fairfield University and send to: Holocaust Commemoration Service. Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, DMH 245, Fairfield University, 1073 North Individuals interested in contributing books, documents, or other Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 items related to Judaic Studies may contact the Bennett Center at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066

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