Previous EventsAll events are free and open to the public
A Jewish Journey Between Genders
Tuesday, October 2, 11:45am-12:40pm, USF, Cowell 10
In June 2007, after a lifetime of struggling to live as a man, Dr. Joy Ladin began to live as a woman. In this powerful presentation Joy will share parts of her newly published autobiography, Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey between Genders.
Co-sponsored by Department of Theology and Religious Studies and Program in Gender and Sexualities.
Jews, Blacks, and the Politics of Identity
Thursday, October 11, 11:45am-12:40pm, USF, Cowell 106
A candid discussion of race, class, gender and beyond led by African-American Jewish woman Yavilah McCoy. Join Yavilah for an up close and personal look at the successes and challenges of contemporary multidimensional identity in the US and the ways that women of color are caring for themselves, their families, and their communities as they walk the road with grace.
Co-sponsored by Departments of Theology and Religious Studies, Politics, and Programs in African American Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.
Jews of Africa
Thursday, November 1, 11:45am-12:40pm, USF, Cowell 106
Join Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, Uganda’s Chief Rabbi and the leader of the Abayudaya Jews, in a presentation on the Jews of Africa. Though there have been Jews in Africa since their beginning, little is known about them.
Co-sponsored by Departments of Theology and Religious Studies, and International Studies, and Programs in African Studies and Peace and Justice Studies.
