Release date: March 2, 2004
Contact: Elaine Justice, Associate Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-727-0643 or ejustic@emory.edu

Emory's Tenenbaum Lecture Explores Jewish Life in the South

WHAT: "The 'South' and Its Jews: Shifting Meanings, Shifting Identities," by Brandeis University professor Stephen J. Whitefield, part of Emory University's annual Tenenbaum Family Lecture Series.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 23.

WHERE: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall, 571 South Kilgo Circle, Emory campus.

PARKING: Contact 404-727-0896 for more information.

COST: Admission is free to the public.

Stephen Whitefield, a leading scholar of 20th century American politics and culture, particularly the culture and politics of American Jews, will discuss the changing perspective on Jews in the American South. Whitefield is the Max Richter Chair in American Civilization at Brandeis University. His publications have spanned diverse topics such as the Americanization of the Holocaust, black-Jewish relations and American Jews in the creative arts. He is the author of eight books, including "American Space, Jewish Time," "Voices of Jacob, Hands of Esau: Jews in American Life and Thought" and "In Search of American Jewish Culture."

The Tenenbaum Family Lecture Series is sponsored by Samuel J. Tenenbaum of Savannah, Ga., a 1965 Emory College graduate, in honor of his family and its many Emory alumni. The lectureship also is sponsored by Emory's Rabbi Donald A. Tam Institute for Jewish Studies.

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