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Gideon Amir
Gideon Amir is a frequent lecturer of Judaic studies and especially Biblical topics in the Washington, D.C. area.
Rabbi Reuven Hammer
Reuven Hammer is a Conservative rabbi, scholar of Jewish liturgy, author, lecturer, a founder of the Masorti movement in Israel and a past president of the International Rabbinical Assembly.
Dr. Miriam Isaacs
Dr. Miriam Isaacs is a linguist and professor of Yiddish culture in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Marsha Rozenblit
Dr. Marsha Rozenblit is the Director of Graduate Studies of the History Department, University of Maryland.
Professor David Ruderman
Prof. David B. Ruderman is the Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History and was the Ella Darivoff Director of the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania from 1994-2014.
Dr. Benjamin Sommer
Dr. Benjamin Sommer is Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Multiple Speakers
Programs with multiple speakers and/or speaker panels.
Dr. Lauren B. Strauss
Foundation for Jewish Studies
Director
Dr. Strauss has taught modern Jewish literature and history for many years as both a university professor and a teacher of adult education.
