September 14 – 6:30 pm
Singing the Sacred Text. Cantor Alberto Funaro
October 18 – 6:30 pm
A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem. Paula Fredriksen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
October 19 – 6:30 pm
Minority, Religion and Roman Law. Alessandro Saggioro, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Seth Schwarz, Columbia University
October 22 – 6:30 pm
Frivolous, Ironic and Erotic Like the Bible: The Poetry of Immanuel da Roma. Ann Brener, Library of Congress, Isabelle Levy, Columbia University
October 25 – 6:30 pm
“Io so’ jodio romano”- Notes on the Jewish-Roman Dialect. Daniel Leisawitz, Muhlenberg College
October 26 – 6:30 pm
The Jerusalem Temple in Renaissance Imagination. Giuseppe Veltri, University of Hamburg
November 2 – 6:30 pm
Jerusalem, Yavneh, and the Symbolic Power of Rome. Amram Tropper, Ben Gurion University, Ron Naiweld, French, National Centre for Scientific Research – Moderator: Shai Secunda, Bard College
November 5 – 6:30 pm
Rome and the Jews at the Times of the Ghetto, Serena Di Nepi, Università di Roma La Sapienza
November 8-9 – 6:30 pm
To Be a Scribe in Italy: A Century Old Legacy and Traditions of Roman Jews. Rav Amedeo Spagnoletto, Collegio Rabbinico Italiano
November 12 – 6:30 pm
Dressing the Sacred Text: Mappot, Me’ilim and Parochyot in the Synagogues of Rome. Alessandra Di Castro, Jewish Museum of Rome,
Serena Di Nepi, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rav Amedeo Spagnoletto, Collegio Rabbinico Italiano
November 15 – 6:30 pm
The City of Rome as Storehouse of Jewish Artifacts. Ra’anan Boustan, Princeton University
November 16 – 6:30 pm
Roman Travelers in Eretz Israel. Asher Salah, Bezalel Academy
November 19 – 6:30 pm
Giuseppe Valadier’s Restoration of the Arch of Titus. Marina Caffiero, Università di Roma La Sapienza
November 20 – 6:30 pm
The Knight and His Jewish Readers: Orlando Furioso.
Michela Andreatta, University of Rochester, Serena Di Nepi, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Jane Tylus, New York University.
