Ohio University History Department
Annual Lazaroff Lecture in Jewish History
Baker University Center Athens, OH, United StatesThe History Department at Ohio University presents the 20th Annual Lazaroff Lecture: “Portugal, ‘Forced Paradise’: The Daily Lives and Feelings of Jewish Refugees in Nazi Europe” by Prof. Marion Kaplan, New York University Baker Center 240/242 7 p.m. on February 27, 2017, with reception to follow This event is free and open to the public.... Read More
Lazaroff Lecture
Baker Center Multipurpose Room (240/242) Athens, OH, United StatesThe History Department at Ohio University presents the 21st Annual Lazaroff Memorial Lecture. Professor Sara Lipton (SUNY Stony Brook) will give a talk on medieval Jewish history, titled "Anti-Jewish Iconography, Prejudice, and Violence." Free and open to the public, followed by reception.
Ohio University’s History Department presents the 22nd Annual Lazaroff Lecture
Baker Center Ballroom AWhen Astruga Became Blanca: Understanding Jewish Women, Conversion, and Apostasy in Late Medieval Spain presented by Dr. Alexandra Guerson (New College, University of Toronto) and Dr. Dana Wessell Lightfoot (Department of History, University of Northern British Columbia) Event is free and open to the public, with reception to follow.
Citizenship & Service: A Panel Discussion with Women Veterans
Masonic Lodge 153 Main Street, Powhatan Point, OH, United StatesWomen make up nearly 10 percent of the U.S. veteran population and are the fastest growing group within the veteran community, yet they remain mostly invisible in society. In recognition of their service and the centennial of women’s suffrage, a group of community and Ohio University sponsors are holding a panel discussion with women veterans on... Read More
Lazaroff Lecture: Sex, Racial Purity, & Imperialism: German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich
Online/virtualThe History Department at Ohio University hosts its annual Lazaroff Lecture in Jewish history on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in a virtual event. This year’s lecture, “Sex, Racial Purity, & Imperialism: German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich,” is presented by Dr. Elizabeth Baer, Research Professor of English and African Studies at Gustavus... Read More