Sephardic American Jewry: Communities and Contributions

Please join us for a very special event funded by a grant from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation

2:00 PM: 
Panel 1: From There to Here:
Voices from the Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Spanish and Syrian Jewish Communities
Speakers: Professor Jane Gerber; Dr. Houman Sarshar; Rabbi Marc Angel; Doreen Carvajal
Moderator: Dr. Nina Lichtenstein
4:00 PM: 
Audio-visual presentation by the Baruch College Sephardic Student Club
4:30 PM: 
Panel 2: The Taste of Home:
The Influence of Traditional Cuisine in a New World
Speakers: Poopa Dweck; Stella Cohen; Lior Lev Sercarz.
Moderator: Dr. Ari Ariel
6:00 PM: 
A reception with the panelists featuring Sephardic food.
7:00 PM:
Keynote Address: Lucette Lagnado,
Author: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit and The Arrogant Years.

 

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All events will take place at Baruch College, William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus,
55 Lexington Avenue (25th Street), Baruch Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information or to make reservations for all or part of the event
please email: jessica.lang@baruch.cuny.edu.

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This event was funded by a grant from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and is co-sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation, Congregation Shearith Israel and the Institute for Sephardic Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center.

A special thank you to: American Sephardi Federation, Congregation Magen David of Union Square,
Esme Berg; Jonathan Nachmani; Alissa Shams; David Sitt; and Abe Tawil.