|
Iranian Jewry: From Past to Present
November 1-3, 2008
An International Conference
Sponsored by
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies
The Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute Center for Persian Studies
University of Maryland, College Park
and co-hosted by
The Hebraic Section and Near East Section, African and Middle Eastern Division
Library of Congress, Washington DC
Welcome Reception
Saturday, November 1
7:30-10:00 PM
University of Maryland
Van Munching Hall
3rd Floor Lobby
Sunday, November 2
University of Maryland
Van Munching Hall
Howard Frank Auditorium
Opening Ceremony
9:30-10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Nariman Farvardin, Provost, University of Maryland
James Harris, Dean, Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland
Opening Remarks
Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Roshan Center
Hayim Lapin, Meyerhoff Center
Conference Principles and Procedures; Houman Sarshar, Convener
Session I: Jews and Persians in Ancient Iran
10:00 AM-12:00 noon
Chair: Hayim Lapin, University of Maryland
Shaul Shaked, Hebrew University
"Mard ī ahlaw in Zoroastrianism and the Righteous in Judaism"
Yakov Elman, Yeshiva University
"Interrelations between Rabbinic and Sassanian Law in Late Antiquity"
Miriam Macuch, Free University of Berlin
"The Sassanian Legal System and the Babylonian Talmud"
Lunch Break: 12:00 noon-1:00 PM
Session II: Jewish-Persian Relations in the Nineteenth Century
1:00 PM-2:45 PM
Chair: Madeline Zilfi, University of Maryland
Daniel Tsadik, Hebrew University
"Some Notes on the Jews in the Pre-Constitutional Years (1896-1906)"
Haideh Sahim, Hofstra University
"The Herat War and the Expulsion of the Jews"
Nahid Pirnazar, University of California, Los Angeles
"Simantov Melamed's Hayāt al-Rūh in the Context of Iranian Literary Tradition"
Coffee Break: 2:45 PM -3:00 PM
Session III: Iran and Israel in the World Today
3:00 PM-4:45 PM
Chair: Saul Sosnowski, University of Maryland
David Menashri, Tel Aviv University
"Iran and Israel: A Couple at Odds"
Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council
"Iran and Israel: Can a Modus Vivendi Be Achieved?"
Daniel Levy, The Century Foundation
"Iran and Israel in a Regional Context"
Dinner Break
Concert, 8:00 PM
Izra Malakov's Bukharian Jewish Folklore Ensemble
Gildenhorn Hall, Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts
More information at the CSPAC website.
For tickets call 301-405-ARTS or click here to order online.
Monday, November 3
Library of Congress
James Madison Building
Mumford Room (6th floor)
Please note: There will be a display of Irano-Judaica from the collection of the Library of Congress available for viewing throughout the day.
Coffee/Breakfast 8:45 AM-9:15 AM
Greetings
9:15 AM-9:30 AM
James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress (?)
Mary-Jane Deeb, Chief, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress
Session IV: Jews in Medieval Persian Cultures
9:30AM-11:15 AM
Chair: Christopher Murphy, Head, Near East Section, Library of Congress
Parvaneh Pourshariati, Ohio State University
"Jewish Participation on Over-Land Trade in Late Antique Iran: A Preliminary Assessment"
Maria Subtelny, University of Toronto
"The Jews at the Edge of the World: The Islamic Ascension Narrative as Missionary Text in Medieval Iran"
Vera Moreen, independent scholar
"Neglected Sources: The Riches of Judeo-Persian Manuscripts"
Coffee Break: 11:15 AM-11:30 AM
Session V: Resources for the Study of Iranian Jewry
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Chair: Houman Sarshar, independent scholar
Peggy Pearlstein, Head, Hebraic Section, Library of Congress
"Judaica and Hebraica Resources in the Collections of the Library of Congress"
Hirad Dinavari, Reference Librarian, Iranian World Collections, Library of Congress
"Jewish Resources in Persian and Iranian Collections at the Library of Congress"
Vera Moreen, Section editor for Persia/Iran, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World
"Of Making Many Encyclopedias There Is No End: Reflections on the Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World"
Lunch Break: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Session VI: Jewish Material Culture and Folk Art
1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Chair: Leah Baer, independent scholar
Judith Goldstein, Vassar College
"Muslim Rulers and Jewish Holy Men: Oral Tradition and the Imagination of Political Agency"
Shalom Sabar, Hebrew University
"Persian-Jewish Amulets: Shapes and Images, Texts and Social Function"
Evan Rappaport, New York University
"Bukharian Jewish Musical Life and Its Relationship to Judeo-Persian Culture"
Coffee Break: 3:15 PM-3:30 PM
Session VII: Jewish Culture in Twentieth Century Iran
3:30 PM -5:00 PM
Chair: Ahmad Karimi-Hakak, University of Maryland
Orly Rahimian, Ben Gurion University
"The Image of Jews in Iranian Cinema"
Jaleh Pirnazar, University of California, Berkeley
"Post-Revolutionary Jewish Iranian Literature"
|
