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SUMMARY:"The Jews of Latin America\," Lunchtime Learning with Prof. Ilan Stavans
DESCRIPTION:A journey spanning over five centuries\, from the arrival of conversos to the New World and their clash with the Inquisition\, to the role Jews played during the 19th century as fosterers of modernity\, up until the present time where in countries like Argentina\, Brazil\, Cuba\, and Mexico their place in the economy\, politics\, and culture is essential if also contested by the status quo. Anti-Semitism\, the Holocaust\, the State of Israel\, assimilation\, and questions of identity will be lenses through which to appreciate this varied journey. \nIlan Stavans\, one of today’s preeminent essayists\, cultural critics\, and translators\, is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture and Five College-Fortieth Anniversary Professor at Amherst College. A native of Mexico\, he received his Doctorate in Latin American Literature from Columbia University. His books include The Hispanic Condition (1995)\, On Borrowed Words (2001)\, Spanglish (2003)\, Love and Language (2007)\, and Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years (2010). He is the editor of The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories (1998)\, The Poetry of Pablo Neruda (2003)\, the 3-volume set of Isaac Bashevis Singer: Collected Stories (2004)\, Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing (2009)\, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2010)\, and The FSG Books of 20th-Century Latin American Poetry (2011). His most recent titles are\, as translator\, Juan Rulfo’s The Plain in Flames (Texas\, 2012) and Pablo Neruda’s All the Odes (Farrar\, Straus\, and Giroux\, 2013)\, and\, as author\, Return to Centro Histórico: A Mexican Jew Looks for His Roots (Rutgers\, 2012)\, the graphic novel El Iluminado (Basic\, 2012\, with Steve Sheinkin)\, and the children’s book Golemito (New South).
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/lunchtime-learning-with-prof-ilan-stavans/
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SUMMARY:"Israel's Extraordinary Woodlands\," Lecture by Prof. Alon Tal
DESCRIPTION:“All the Trees of the Forest: Israel’s Extraordinary Woodlands\, from the Bible to the Present” \nProf. Alon Tal of Ben Gurion University is one of Israel’s leading environmental scholars and activists. \nIn an era when deforestation constitutes a paramount global challenge\, Israel’s woodlands tell an extraordinary story. They carry the scars of past military invaders and conquests. But most of the trees in Israel’s forests are contemporary and represent an expression of recent national zeal to restore the woodlands of the Bible\, making a harsh climate more hospitable. Drawing on insider anecdotes\, Prof. Tal’s presentation describes how the trial and error process evolved that transformed drylands and degraded soils into flourishing parks\, rangelands\, and renewed ecosystems. The talk is part of a book tour presenting the first history of Israel’s forest to be published in over forty years. \nProfessor Alon Tal teaches at Ben Gurion University and is currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University. Prof. Tal founded the Israel Union for Environmental Defense\, Israel’s leading green advocacy organization\, and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies\, a regional center for Arabs and Israelis. Between 2010 and 2013 he served as chair of Israel’s Green Party. Haaretz newspaper selected him as the country’s most effective environmental leader and Israel’s Ministry of Environment gave him a lifetime achievement award at age 48. In 2005 he was the winner of the prestigious Bronfman prize\, a humanitarian award for young Jewish leaders. \nProf. Tal’s talk at UW is co-sponsored by Stroum Center for Jewish Studies\, Temple Beth Am\, UW Division of Spanish & Portuguese Studies\, and Latin and Caribbean Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/israels-extraordinary-woodlands-lecture-by-prof-alon-tal/
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