UPCOMING MEETINGS
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Moldovan Symposium
Sunday, April 26, 2026 9:30AM - 2:00PM
In person at Temple Emanu-El 1 East 65th Street
Speakers include Samuel Gruber, Laura Newman Eckstein, Dr. Ira Rezak, Tsadik Kaplan and Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Past Events
Dr. Anna Berezin, "Synagogue Textiles from the Russian Empire"
watch the meeting recording here: https://vimeo.com/1175490999?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
Zvi Orgad, "The Symbolism of European Synagogue Paintings"
Watch meeting recording here.
Daniela Schmid & Domagoj Akrap, "G*d, Reflections between Heaven and Earth"
Watch meeting recording here
Dr. Alfred & Jean S. Moldovan Symposium "Mark Podwal: Jewish Artist"
To watch the meeting recording click here.
Dr. Sergey Kravtsov, "Constructing Jewish Style in the Early 20th Century"
Watch meeting recording here
Moldovan Symposium
Moldovan Symposium
Sunday, March 10, 2024, 9:30AM
The theme of the symposium this year will be “War & Memory in Jewish Material Culture.” Shalom Sabar will speak on "Souvenirs of the Six-Day War as Conveyors of Socio-Historical Messages from the Past to Modern Israel'' view recording here
Rabbi Joseph Topek will speak on “Beyond the Civil War: Memory and Iconography in Early American Jewish Veteran Culture.” view recording here
This was an in person meeting at the Center for Jewish History: 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011.
Riva Arnold, "A Sacred Space: Synagogue Architecture and Identity"
View meeting recording here
Sharon Weiser-Ferguson, "Old Customs, New Directions: Between the National and the Personal in Modern and Contemporary Judaica".
View meeting recording here (password protected)
David Sclar, "The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries"
David Sclar is the curator of the current exhibition on Maimonides. This was an in person event at Yeshiva University Museum (Center for Jewish History). View a recording of the event here.
Brad Kolodny, “The Jews of Long Island through Artifacts and Ephemera”
Brad Kolodny, founder and president of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island, and author of Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island and The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918. Watch the recording here.
Joshua Teplitsky: "Etrog: The Wandering Fruit"
Joshua Teplitsky is Joseph Meyerhoff Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the co-editor of Be Fruitful! The Etrog in Jewish Art, Culture and History. View a recording of the meeting here.
Lela Tsitsuashvili, "Jewish Cultural Heritage in Georgia".
View the meeting recording here.