Discover what's happening at the Center for Judaic Studies, the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Holocaust Awareness Institute. Read about Judaic Studies students and faculty, and join us for our many events and conferences, including the Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture, the Vinnik Evening of Jewish Culture, the Week of Jewish Philosophy and the Hebrew Seminar, as well as frequent online exhibitions highlighting the collections in the Beck Archives.
Thursday, October 13
Join HAI and guests for a panel discussion on representations of the Holocaust in comics from Captain America to Maus.
Wednesday, October 26
Join RMJHS for a discussion with Marlene Connors on how she researched her family tree. After discovering her Great-Great-Grandfather Moishe, Connors embarked on a journey of discovery through five generations of the Zinn family, tracing her roots from Denver to a shtetl in what is now northwestern Ukraine.
Thursday, October 27
In advance of exclusive performances of Theatre Or’s production of Sisters in Law at the Newman Center, DU and Theatre Or present a special forum for DU students.
Colorado Attorney General Phillip Weiser will join Sisters In Law playwright Jonathan Shapiro, Dr. Sara Chatfield (Assistant Professor of Political Science) and special guests for a panel discussion about the legacy of these two iconic Justices.
Seating is limited. Please register ahead of time to secure your spot.
Tuesday, November 1
Celebrated Senegalese author Boubacar Boris Diop will read from his work and discuss his writing process and the importance of language in literature and culture with Dr. Moustapha Ly, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies.
Seating is limited. Please register ahead of time to secure your spot.
Wednesday, November 9
HAI welcomes Oscar-nominated Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman for a special screening of his animated feature Where is Anne Frank, prior to its American theatrical release. After the film, Folman will discuss his decade-long effort to bring the legacy of Anne Frank to a younger generation.
Where is Anne Frank follows the 2019 publication of the Graphic Diary of Anne Frank, adapted by Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky.
Tickets are $18. Holocaust survivors, educators, and students attend free and can contact us at hai@du.edu or 303-871-3013 to request tickets.
Sandy Vinnik was a passionate advocate for the advancement of Jewish studies and a leader in the Denver Jewish community. As part of her work with the center, the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and the Holocaust Awareness Institute, Sandy founded the Dr. Irwin E. Vinnik Fellowship for Advanced Study, providing funding for research and educational projects and learning trips to Israel. Sandy worked tirelessly to promote scholarship and understanding of Jewish culture. Each year, we honor her memory at the Vinnik Evening of Jewish Culture, which brings the community together for a night of film in partnership with the Denver Jewish Film Festival.
Center for Judaic Studies holds conferences and seminars to engage with the Denver Jewish community and beyond.
With an anthropology BA, MA and PhD in hand, Moshe Kornfeld is working on a book and a podcast, and is teaching in the DU Center for Judaic Studies as the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow in the American Jewish Experience.
