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UCF’s Judaic Studies 1984 - 2004. Judaic Studies Website. Statement of Purpose. Judaic Studies Cooperates with Other College Programs. Liberal Studies Women’s Studies Religious Studies Middle East Studies Burnett Honors College.
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Judaic Studies Cooperates with Other College Programs • Liberal Studies • Women’s Studies • Religious Studies • Middle East Studies • Burnett Honors College
Judaic Studies Enriches the Intellectual, Cultural and Academic Life on UCF Campus and in the Community
1986Nobel LaureateI.B. Singer Accepts Honorary Degree From UCF President Colbourn
1988Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Awarded Honorary Degree from UCF
Elie Wiesel:Building a Moral Society: What Ancient Masters Could Teach Our Generation
1988: Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel • Meeting with the Community at the Holocaust Memorial Researchand Education Center in Maitland
1993Amb. Zalman Shoval Israel's Ambassador to Washington, Addressed the Topic:"Vision of Peace in the Middle East"
70 Speakers 120 Participants 199510th Anniversary of Judaic Studies Holding International Conference with:
The International Conference on University Teaching of Hebrew Language and Literature at UCF
1986 Amos Oz, Israeli Author, Speaks on • Israel: Peace and War • Israel Through Its Literature
1988: Israeli AuthorA.B. Yehoshua Speaks with Students Following His Lecture
A.B. Yehoshua with Students Visiting Exhibit on the Holocaust at UCF Library
1991: Israeli AuthorAharon AppelfeldSpeaks on "The Arts and the Holocaust”
Noted Scholars Participate in the Distinguished Lecturers Series
1987: In Collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial Resources and Education Center - Professor Yehuda Bauer Comes to UCF for Lectures
1997: Professor Yehuda Bauer Speaking Informally with UCF Students and Faculty
1991: Dr. G. Sheffer with Faculty; in Background - Picture of a Colleague...
2001Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, Noted Dead Sea Scrolls Expert with UCF Faculty
Dr. Lawrence Schiffman Spoke On: Scholars, Scrolls, and Scandals: The Dead Sea Scrolls Controversy
2001Dr. Henry Feingold Spoke On:“The American Jewish Experience” and “Did American Jewry Do Enough During the Holocaust?”
2002Dr. Daniel Pipes, Noted Terrorism Expert, Spoke on • The Terrorist Threat Today • America's Response to Terrorism
2002Dr. Frank Peters Speaking on“Holy War in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions”
2002Dr. Jane Gerber, City University of New York -“Jews and Arabs: Their Encounters in History”
2003Dr. James StrangeLectures On: • Bible and Archaeology: Unearthing the 'Truth'? • Biblical Narrative and Archaeological Contexts: The Case of Abraham and David
2004Hershel ShanksSpoke on: • Biblical Archaeology:Looting and Forgeries • The Dead Sea Scrolls
Judaic Studies Courses • Jewish Civilization • Hebrew Bible • Modern Hebrew Language & Literature • Jewish Culture & Jewish History • Dead Sea Scrolls & Modern Jewish Experience • The Holocaust & Literature of the Holocaust • Judaism • Biblical Archaeology • Romantic Love in the Bible • Great Minds That Shaped Jewish History
Enrollment Senior Citizens Non-seniors Judaic Studies Enrollment 1997- 2002 Number of Students Academic Year
Students Minoring in Judaic Studies and Community People Awarded Certificates inJudaic Studies
Judaic Studies Academic Committee of Faculty from the Following Departments: • Philosophy • English • Sociology and Anthropology • Foreign Languages • History • Health Professions • Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Judaic Studies Faculty: • Prof. Moshe Pelli, Ph.D., Director of the Program • Dr. Kenneth Hanson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor • Rick Sherwin, MA • Dora Avni, MA