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THE JUDAIC STUDIES DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS SERIES in cooperation with The Burnett Honors College and Central Florida Hillel
announce a public lecture with:
 Prof. Judith Baskin
Knight Professor of Humanities at the University of Oregon and Director of Judaic Studies
Women and the Holocaust: Controversy and Conclusions
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 10:30AM
Business Administration 2 Building, room 208
Four Approaches to Studying Women in Jewish History
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at 7:30PM
Classroom I Building, room 105
Judith Baskin, Knight Professor of Humanities, is Head of the Religious Studies Department and also directs the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Oregon. Dr. Baskin served as president of the Association for Jewish Studies and has served on the Board of Directors since 1998. She is an expert on Women’s studies, and has published numerous books, articles, reviews, and scholarly papers on topics in Judaic Studies, Women’s Studies, Medieval Studies, and more. Her published work includes Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic Literature (2002), Women of the Word: Jewish Women and Jewish Writing (1994), and Pharaoh's Counsellors: Job, Jethro and Balaam in Rabbinic and Patristic Tradition (1983). Dr. Baskin earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in History from Antioch College and a Ph.D in Medieval Studies from Yale, as well as many awards and fellowships. She has taught at several universities, including SUNY Albany, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Yale University.
Parking is free; permits should be secured through the Campus Visitors Booth prior to both the lecture and seminar.
More Information
For further information, contact:
The Office of Judaic Studies
(407) 823-5039 or 823-5129
Colbourn Hall 201E
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-1992
Funded by grants from Friends of Judaic Studies
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