Barbara U. Meyer,
"The Suffering Jewish Jesus and Christian Memory"
June 16, 2022
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How does remembering Jesus’ Jewishness affect Christian approaches to suffering? For centuries, Christians have found comfort in associating their own suffering with that of Jesus. But what happens when Christians remember Jesus as a Jew who suffered? Prof. Barbara Meyer explored this question in dialogue with Jewish and Christian voices critical of the notion of redemptive suffering. |
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Frans van Liere
"Scriptural Reasoning, Medieval Style: Interfaith Dialogue in Twelfth-Century Paris"
September 20, 2022
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When we think of Jewish-Christian encounters in the High Middle Ages, disputation and polemic are often the first things that comes to mind. However, the abbey of Saint Victor, in the mid-twelfth century, also witnessed a different kind of interaction between Christians and Jews: an encounter centered not on what divided but on what united them. Prof. Frans van Liere spoke on how the discovery of a shared scriptural heritage could lead to mutual learning, although it was not always without challenges. |
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Susannah Heschel
"Faith and Politics in a Complex Time: Christian-Jewish Relations in the Third Reich"
October 25, 2022
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As part of the Center's Jewish-Christian Lecture Series, Prof. Susannah Heschel spoke on the complexities of Jewish-Christian relations during the Third Reich—focusing on Jews who converted to Christianity and how they were treated by churches in Nazi Germany. This event was co-sponsored by the Boston College Jewish Studies Program and Film Studies Program.
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Kendall Soulen
"Why Did God Choose the Jews? A Christian Reflection in Conversation with Jewish Thought"
November 2, 2022
Prof. Kendall Soulen delivered the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning's 10th Annual John Paul II Lecture in Christian-Jewish Relations: "Why Did God Choose the Jews? A Christian Reflection in Conversation with Jewish Thought." This lecture unpacked what the question means, what makes it so difficult for Christians to answer in a satisfactory way, and what a satisfactory Christian answer might be that is informed by Jewish thought.
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Remembering the Holocaust: Voices of Survivors
July 18-20, 2022
Boston College, in collaboration with the International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem, hosted a three-day virtual seminar on remembering the experiences of women and children during the Holocaust. Each day consisted of a lecture followed by small group conversation for further reflection.
July 18 - Understanding Memory Construction
Sharon Kangisser Cohen, “Early and Later Holocaust Survivor Testimony”
July 19 - Women’s Voices during the Holocaust
Naama Shik, “Jewish Women in Auschwitz-Birkenau”
July 20 - The Voices of Hidden Children
Carmen M. Mangion, “Inside the French Convent: Female Religious Life before the Second World War”
Eliot Nidam-Orvieto, “Letters to and from Parents of Children Hidden in Convents and Catholic Institutions in France during the Holocaust: What Do They Tell Us?”
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A Conversation with Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman
September 28, 2022
This event coincided with the opening of a major exhibition at the McMullen Museum of Art, Alternative American Comics, 1980–2000: “Raw,” “Weirdo,” and Beyond, featuring the work of Françoise Mouly, art editor of The New Yorker since 1993, and Art Spiegelman, recipient of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for his masterful Holocaust narrative Maus.
This event was co-sponsored by the Boston College McMullen Museum of Art; Center for Christian-Jewish Learning; Center for Human Rights and International Justice; Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy; American Studies Program; Literature Core Program; English Department; History Department; and Art, Art History, and Film Department.
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Mark Ludwig
"The Arts in the Terezin Concentration Camp"
October 18, 2022
Mark Ludwig is Executive Director of the Terezin Music Foundation, violist emeritus of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and a leading scholar, teacher, and promoter of Holocaust Music. He spoke on his book Our Will to Live about music and the Holocaust at the Terezin Ghetto.
This event was sponsored by the Boston College Institute for the Liberal Arts and co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, and Film Studies Program.
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Susannah Heschel and Elisha Wiesel
"Two Jewish Fathers Who Changed History: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Elie Wiesel"
October 26, 2022
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel were good friends whose work influenced people around the world to seek peace and justice. Their children, Susannah Heschel and Elisha Wiesel, spoke about the legacies of their fathers.
This event was presented by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life and co-sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning.
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Center Student Internship Program |
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Owen Fletcher, Class of 2025
Student Internship Recipient
The Center has awarded a CCJL Student Internship to Owen Fletcher (Class of 2025, International Studies major) to support his year-long research project "Loving the Stranger: Christian and Jewish Responses to Migration in the United States." Through his research, which will be directed by Prof. Mark Massa, S.J., Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Owen will seek to understand better the responses to global migration by people of differing faith traditions and to provide an opportunity for members of the Boston College community to be part of the conversation. His project will explore the fundamental similarities and differences of how the identity of Jewish and Christian aid organizations influences their respective approaches to the realities of migration.
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