"Remnants of a Mighty Nation": Jews Through the Eyes of American Christians INT 100/201 APPROVED!

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Online, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Julian Levinson, Samuel Shetzer Professor of American Jewish Studies, University of Michigan

Presenting the Padnos Public Engagement on Jewish Learning Lecture: “Remnants of a Mighty Nation”: Jews Through the Eyes of American Christians

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The Padnos Public Engagement on Jewish Learning Event, to take place on November 1 at 7 pm, will feature Dr. Julian Levinson, Samuel Shetzer Professor of American Jewish Studies, University of Michigan. Dr. Levinson will present a lecture called “'Remnants of a Mighty Nation': Jews Through the Eyes of American Christians” at the Loosemore Auditorium at the Richard M. Devos Center on Grand Valley State University's Campus. The event will also be virtually simulcast via Zoom. Immediately following the lecture at approximately 8:30 there will be a light reception in the adjacent Lubbers Exhibition Hall.

Dr. Levinson prefaces his discussion: "What is it like to belong to a religious minority? For Jews in the United States, there have been countless challenges as well as unexpected benefits from living among a Christian majority. While some individual Christians have been highly critical of Jews for their beliefs and practices, others have been deeply respectful of Jews for being the original “chosen people,” for preserving the Hebrew language, and for maintaining traditions going back to the Bible. This talk will focus on the ways Jews were perceived in nineteenth-century America, when the origins of present-day Christian-Jewish relations were established. It will trace the formation of views that are still prevalent today, including the evangelical fascination with Israel. It will also consider how Jews have shaped their own identities in relation to the broader Christian environment."

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Location Information

This is a hybrid lecture. The in-person event will take place at Loosemore Auditorium (DeVos Center Building E) on the GVSU Downtown Pew Campus.

Please register here for the in-person lecture and reception. If you plan to attend virtually , please follow this Zoom registration link.

Contact Information

University of Michigan: Frankel Institute for Judaic Studies

[email protected]; 734.763.9047

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This event was added to the calendar by Elizabeth English (englisel@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 and was last updated on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 12:42 p.m.