The Shaol & Louis Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series
is made possible by
the generous support of
The Pozez Families
The Pozez Family Fund
at the Community Foundation
of Southern Arizona
The Marriott University Park Hotel
The Jewish Federation
of Southern Arizona
The Tucson Jewish
Community Center
The 2013 - 2014 Schedule
All Lectures will be at 7:00pm at the Tucson Jewish Community Center (3800 E River Rd)
November 18, 2013
Steven Fine, Director of Yeshiva University’s Center for Israel Studies, New York
“The Color of Jewish Life: The Art of Ancient Judaism”
December 16, 2013
Deborah Dash Moore, Director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
“Walkers in the City: Young Jewish Women with Cameras”
January 13, 2014
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Director of Jewish Studies and Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism and Professor of History at Arizona State University
"Judaism and the Contemporary Pursuit of Happiness" Book list from the lecture
February 3, 2014
Robert Krakow, Author and Playwright
“Complicit: The Story of the SS St. Louis" a video presentation
February 24, 2014
Elizabeth Bloch Smith, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
“Archaeology and the Bible: Two Witnesses to Ancient Israel”
March 10, 2014
Beth Wenger, Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania
“Civics Lessons: Jews and American National Holidays”
All events are subject to change. Please contact our office at (520) 626-5758 or consult our website for up to date information