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Sunday, March 25, 2018 l 7 p.m. l JCCSF, 3200 California St., San Francisco As Executive Director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Rabbi Jill Jacobs is at the vanguard of the Jewish human rights movement, working to… Continue Reading
Spring 2018 – “The Synagogue of Satan” with Dr. Roberto Mata Thursday, February 15, 2018 l 6:30 p.m. l USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Berman Room “‘The Synagogue of Satan’: Jewish-Christian Polemic Or Negotiation of Ethnicity in the Apocalypse of… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 l 6:30 p.m. l USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room Time and again police walk away from abusing and even killing civilians, particularly people of color, without any consequences or accountability. Rarely are police… Continue Reading
Fall 2017 -“Opening Future Doors: Identifying a Pathway to Jewish Liberation” with April Baskin Wednesday, October 11, 2017 l 7 p.m. l USF Main Campus, Welch Field, Sukkah In October 2017, the University of San Francisco (USF) Swig Program in… Continue Reading
Spring 2017 – “The ‘Embarrassing’ Bible,” with Dr. Eva Mroczek Wednesday, March 22, 2017 l 6:30 p.m. l USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room “The ‘Embarrassing’ Bible: Ancient Jews & Christians on the Disappointment of Scripture” with Dr.… Continue Reading
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 l 7 p.m. l USF Main Campus, McLaren Complex This opening night event of the USF Global Women’s Rights Forum (GWRF) will feature Leah Fessler and USF Cultural Centers’ students Angela “Anju” Kasturiraj and Kay Nilsson,… Continue Reading
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 l 7 p.m. l JCCSF, 3200 California St., San Francisco Stosh Cotler is one of the most important voices in the Jewish American community today. As CEO of Bend the Arc, the leading progressive Jewish organization… Continue Reading
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 l 6:30 p.m, l USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room Join us for a lecture, reading, and book launch with acclaimed writer and poet Andrew Ramer, faculty member of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 13, 2016 l 6:30 p.m. l USF Main Campus, McLaren Complex Join us for a lecture, reading, and book launch with Dr. Aaron J. Hahn Tapper, Mae and Benjamin Swig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Director of the… Continue Reading
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 l 6:30 p.m. l USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall, Maraschi Room Hadar Harris will deliver the second annual Human Rights Lecture of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice on criminal justice, human rights,… Continue Reading
