Bridging Israel and Turkey: Turkish Jews and the Concept of 'Home'

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Marcy Brink-Danan
Date: 
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 18:00 to 20:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Third Floor - Cathedral of Learning
Contact Email: 
jsp@pitt.edu

Marcy Brink-Danan is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Hebrew University. She is the author of Jewish Life in 21st Century Turkey: The Other Side of Tolerance (Indiana University Press, 2011). Brink-Danan examines what it means for Jews to live as a tolerated minority in contemporary İstanbul. The overall schedule for the event is listed below:

6:00 PM - Tours of Israel Heritage Room and Turkish Nationality Room
7:00 PM (324 CL) - Lecture with Marcy Brink-Danan
8:30 PM - Refreshments and Reception

Advance Registration is Recommended but not Required
The event is FREE and OPEN to the public

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Turkish Nationality Room Committee
Israel Heritage Room Committee
Pitt Jewish Studies Program
Nationality Rooms
Non-University Sponsors: 
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Hillel
Turkish American Student Association