The Jewish Museum Lecture

Learn the little-known history of Jewish communities in The Netherland from the Renaissance to present day.

• Dr. Jane Gerber, Director, Institute for Sephardic Studies, City University of New York
• Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary
• Janice Meyerson, Mezzo-soprano
• Dr. Shoshannah Brombacher, Artist, author, academic researcher, and Maggida
• Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, Professor of Religion, Vassar
• Salomon L. Vaz Dias
• Cantor Josee Wolff
• Yona Verwer, Artist and President, Jewish Art Salon

Itinerary:
10:30-10:45 Registration

10:45 Welcoming Remarks

10:50-11:40
Dr. Jane Gerber
Director, Institute for Sephardic Studies, City University of New York
Jews in the Dutch Republic: from Portuguese New Christians to Jewish Merchants & Printers 

11:45-12:45
Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature, Jewish Theological Seminary, and Janice Meyerson, Mezzo-soprano
From Spinoza to Ann Frank: Literary and Musical Heritage of the Jews of the Low Countries 

12:45-2:00 Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Museum’s new Lox Cafe. Price of lunch not included in program ticket.

2:00-2:45
Dr. Shoshannah Brombacher
Artist, academic researcher and maggidah
The Portuguese (Marano) Jewish Community in 17th century Amsterdam; and Gravestone inscriptions at Bet Haim cemetery

2:45-3:30
Dr. Marc Michael Epstein
Director of Jewish Studies, Vassar College
Representations and Re-Presentations of Jewish Customs in 18th century Amsterdam

3:30-4:10
Salomon L. Vaz Dias
Spanish and Portuguese Jews in World War II in the Netherlands

4:10-4:20
Break for light refreshments

4:20-5:05
Cantor Josee Wolff
Cantatorial Music of the Dutch Jewish Synagogue 

5:05-5:35
Yona Verwer
Artist and President, Jewish Art Salon
Dutch Jewish Art Today

5:35
Closing Remarks
Dr. Aryeh Maindenbaum, Jewish Museum Travel Representative

More info: http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/TravelU