Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies announces fall schedule | Press Releases

The Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies at Fairfield University has announced its fall schedule, which includes four engaging public lectures and a performance in honor of Daniel Pearl Music Days. Except where noted, events have complimentary admission. The events include:

"Changing Patterns of Jewish Identity in the United States" by Dr. Steven M. Cohen, professor of Jewish Policy, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Barone Campus Center Oak Room. Call the Bennett Center to reserve a seat: (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066. This is the 2011 Judaic Studies Scholar-in-Residence Lecture. The event is made possible with a gift from David and Edith Chaifetz. Free admission.

"Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin" with Dr. Timothy Snyder, Yale University. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Charles F. Dolan School of Business Dining Room. Call the Bennett Center to reserve a seat: (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066. Sponsored by the Judaic Studies Undergraduate Program at Fairfield University with the Bennett Center. Free admission.

Performance in honor of Daniel Pearl Music Days, "Six13: A Night of Pop-Rock Jewish A Cappella," an engaging musical performance of new and classic Hebrew and English selections by an award-winning group from New York with a "beat-box style." Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m., Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Call the Bennett Center to reserve a seat: (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066. Sponsored by the Bennett Center, Fairfield University. Free admission.

Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lecture. "DNA Evidence and the Saving of Human Lives" with Attorney Barry C. Scheck, Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Innocence Project; Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Monday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m., Regina A Quick Center for the Arts. Tickets are required. Please call the Quick Center Box Office, (203) 254-4000, ext. 4010. Made possible by a gift from the Frank Jacoby Foundation. Presented by the Bennett Center and the Open VISIONS Lecture Series.

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Lecture in Judaic Studies. "Beyond the Battlefield: Jews and the Civil War" with Adam Mendelsohn, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston. Thursday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., Charles F. Dolan School of Business Dining Room. Call the Bennett Center to reserve a seat: (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066. Made possible by a gift from the Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation. Free admission. For more information, visit http://www.fairfield.edu/judaic/