Sunday, May 6 – Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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Emory University, May 6-8, 2012
"Jews, Military Service, and Collective Belonging: From Antiquity to the Present" is a conference exploring one of the most promising subjects of interdisciplinary study, the relationship between military service and belonging. By appealing to a history of wartime sacrifice, minority groups including ethnic groups and women can affirm their membership in the collectivity.
This conference investigates the subject from the perspective of Jewish communities. It treats three millennia of history, from the first attestations in the Neo-Assyrian and Achaemenid Empires to the modern nation-state.
Hosts: Jacob L. Wright
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, Emory University
Derek Penslar
Samuel Zacks Professor of Jewish History, University of Toronto (now Oxford University)
Schedule Sunday, May 6th, 6:30-8:30pm
Keynote Lecture and Reception
By invitation only
"Military Service and the Quest for Israeli Identity"
—Yoram Peri, University of Maryland
Miller-Ward Alumni House, Governor's Hall, 815 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
Monday, May 7th, 9:30-12:00pm, Open Session
1. "A People-in-Arms: Wartime Contributions and Belonging in Early Jewish History" —Jacob Wright, Emory University
2. "Judean Soldiers in Egypt" —Dan’el Kahn, Haifa University
3. "The Contribution of the Jews to the Ptolemaic Military: Many Problems and Some Solutions" —Sandra Gambetti, The College of Staten Island-CUNY
Monday, May 7th, 1:30-3:00pm, Open Session
1. "Jews in Civic Militias, 1650-1850: Soldiering between Civil Society and the State" —Michael Silber, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2. "Beyond the Battlefield: Reevaluating Jewish Participation in the Civil War" —Adam Mendelsohn, College of Charleston
Monday, May 7th, 3:15-5:00pm
1. "Jews in the Military: Polish Contexts"—Francois Guesnet, University College London
2. "Jewish Experiences in the Russian Army: 1827-1917" —Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Northwestern University
Tuesday, May 8th, 9:30-12:00pm, Open Session
1. "Dreyfus Was Not Alone: Jewish Officers in the French Military, 1870-1914" —Derek Penslar, University of Toronto
2. "Iraqi Jews in the Turkish Military During World War I" —Reeva Simon, Yeshiva University
3. "World War I Jewish Soldiers’ Welfare Services and the Origins of American Religious Pluralism" —Jessica Cooperman, Muhlenberg College
Locations:
Monday sessions are in the Jones Room of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322
Tuesday sessions are in the Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
RSVP required
Email Ryan Bonfiglio (rbonfig@emory.edu) and list which Open Session(s) you plan to attend.
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Faculty and Academic Affairs
Building/Room: Off Site
Event Open To: All
Contact Name: Ryan Bonfiglio
Contact Email: rbonfig@emory.edu
Emory University, May 6-8, 2012
"Jews, Military Service, and Collective Belonging: From Antiquity to the Present" is a conference exploring one of the most promising subjects of interdisciplinary study, the relationship between military service and belonging. By appealing to a history of wartime sacrifice, minority groups including ethnic groups and women can affirm their membership in the collectivity.
This conference investigates the subject from the perspective of Jewish communities. It treats three millennia of history, from the first attestations in the Neo-Assyrian and Achaemenid Empires to the modern nation-state.
Hosts: Jacob L. Wright
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, Emory University
Derek Penslar
Samuel Zacks Professor of Jewish History, University of Toronto (now Oxford University)
Schedule Sunday, May 6th, 6:30-8:30pm
Keynote Lecture and Reception
By invitation only
"Military Service and the Quest for Israeli Identity"
—Yoram Peri, University of Maryland
Miller-Ward Alumni House, Governor's Hall, 815 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
Monday, May 7th, 9:30-12:00pm, Open Session
1. "A People-in-Arms: Wartime Contributions and Belonging in Early Jewish History" —Jacob Wright, Emory University
2. "Judean Soldiers in Egypt" —Dan’el Kahn, Haifa University
3. "The Contribution of the Jews to the Ptolemaic Military: Many Problems and Some Solutions" —Sandra Gambetti, The College of Staten Island-CUNY
Monday, May 7th, 1:30-3:00pm, Open Session
1. "Jews in Civic Militias, 1650-1850: Soldiering between Civil Society and the State" —Michael Silber, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2. "Beyond the Battlefield: Reevaluating Jewish Participation in the Civil War" —Adam Mendelsohn, College of Charleston
Monday, May 7th, 3:15-5:00pm
1. "Jews in the Military: Polish Contexts"—Francois Guesnet, University College London
2. "Jewish Experiences in the Russian Army: 1827-1917" —Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Northwestern University
Tuesday, May 8th, 9:30-12:00pm, Open Session
1. "Dreyfus Was Not Alone: Jewish Officers in the French Military, 1870-1914" —Derek Penslar, University of Toronto
2. "Iraqi Jews in the Turkish Military During World War I" —Reeva Simon, Yeshiva University
3. "World War I Jewish Soldiers’ Welfare Services and the Origins of American Religious Pluralism" —Jessica Cooperman, Muhlenberg College
Locations:
Monday sessions are in the Jones Room of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322
Tuesday sessions are in the Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
RSVP required
Email Ryan Bonfiglio (rbonfig@emory.edu) and list which Open Session(s) you plan to attend.
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Faculty and Academic Affairs
Building/Room: Off Site
Event Open To: All
Contact Name: Ryan Bonfiglio
Contact Email: rbonfig@emory.edu