Modern Judaism: Through the Lens of October 7
The 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel was the worst massacre suffered by Jews since the Holocaust. Unleashing waves of anti-Zionism and antisemitism, the Jews’ right to a national homeland has been challenged; Israel stands accused as a colonialist, genocidal state denying the rights of native Palestinians.
Led by Dr Miri Freud-Kandel, this lecture series explores critical questions faced by various strands of Jewish life and thought in the aftermath of 7 October, such as:
How did we get to this point?
How did Zionism emerge?
What were the formative influences shaping modern Jewish identity construction?
The French Revolution promised a society in which religious discrimination would be eliminated. How did Jews respond to the opportunities heralded by Emancipation?
At what cost to Jewish life, faith, and thought?
Against a centuries-old legacy of Christian anti-Judaism, Enlightenment thought seemed to promise new beginnings. How did that play out?
Talks will take place in Room 207, Clarendon Institute.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser:
Dr Miri Freud-Kandel (University of Oxford)
Timing: Mondays at 11:00
Organising department: Faculty of Theology and Religion
Talks:
Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
The Shoah: Jewish faith rethought
Date: 25 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Miri Freud-Kandel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Clarendon Institute, Walton Street OX1 2HG
Venue Details: Room 207
Organiser:
Dr Miri Freud-Kandel (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 2 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
The Sisterhood: Feminist critiques of patriarchy and inter-faith as a path forward?
Date: 2 December 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Miri Freud-Kandel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Clarendon Institute, Walton Street OX1 2HG
Venue Details: Room 207
Organiser:
Dr Miri Freud-Kandel (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Belinda Clark,
Miri Freud-Kandel
