Professor Miriam Udel, Emory University, will deliver the 12th Annual Maurice Amado Foundation Lecture in Jewish Ethics on Dec. 2, 4:00-5:15, in Johnson Auditorium. In the early decades of the twentieth century, a lively, multifarious literature for children sprang into being across four continents in the Jewish hybrid language of Yiddish. The cultural and educational… Continue reading Building Good Kids: How Twentieth-Century Jewish Culture Tried to Save the World One Child at a Time

Two speakers, one Jewish Israeli and one Palestinian, will visit campus to discuss their work with this joint Israeli-Palestinian organization, made up of families who have lost loved ones to the conflict. Members visit schools and other institutions to promote their message of reconciliation and coexistence.