Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization. Symposium

• Eretz Israel, Israel, and the Jewish diaspora
• Jewish assimilation, acculturation, and accommodation
• Jewish sects, religious movements, and political parties
• Millennialism from the Hebrew Bible to the present
• Representations of Jews through the ages
• The Jews of Eastern Europe
• Yiddish language & culture then & now
• Crisis & reaction