Past Events       2002 - 2003       2003 - 2004       2004 - 2005 2003 - 2004 Events July 17-18, 2004 "Beyond Klezmer: The Legacy of Eastern European Jewry Today." Jewish Studies sponsored a small, public conference at Schloss Elmau with twelve internationally known specialists in the field. From UIC, Dr. Sander Gilman and Dr. Elizabeth Loentz presented papers. September 2003 The Jewish Studies Program, the Humanities Laboratory, and the Department of Medical Education (UIC) are pleased to sponsor Dr. Xun Zhou (Fellow, School or Oriental and African Studies, London) for a two week visit. Dr. Zhou is a historian of Modern China. Specifically, she is well known for her acclaimed work on Jews in China and on patterns of addiction and smoking in China. She co-edited a book with Sander Gilman, A Cultural History of Smoking, due out next year by Reaktion Press. Three events connected with her visit include: Monday, September 8, 2003 Brown Bag "Jews in China" - Her slide lecture talk introduces the complex history surrounding the presence and myth of Jews in China. Where: Levine Hillel Center, 924 S. Morgan St (at the corner of Morgan and Taylor), Chicago When: 12:00 pm Monday, September 8, 2003 An expanded version of her Brown Bag lecture (Co-sponsored by Spertus Institute) "Jews in China" Where: Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 618 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago When: 5:30 pm Reservations kindly requested: (312) 322-1769 Tuesday, September 9, 2003 Symposium - "Smoking as Cultural Phenomenon" Sponsored by: the Jewish Studies Program, the Humanities Laboratory, the Department of Medical Education, and the Department of Psychology Where: Chicago Illini Union, 828 S. Wolcott, Room 213 When: 1:00-5:00 pm Speakers include:        Barry Chiswick (Economics) on "Smoking Among Immigrants"        Sander Gilman (Jewish Studies) on "Smoking Jews"        Bonnie Spring (Psychology) on "Ethnicity, Culture and Smoking"        Xun Zhou on "Smoking in Modern China" Tuesday, September 16, 2003 Dr. Laurie Zoloth (Northwestern) Brown Bag: "Cloning" Where: Levine Hillel Center, 924 S. Morgan St (at the corner of Morgan and Taylor), Chicago When: 12:00 pm Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Dr. Lester Friedman (Northwestern) Brown Bag: "New and Old Jewish Directors in Hollywood" Where: Levine Hillel Center, 924 S. Morgan St (at the corner of Morgan and Taylor), Chicago When: 12:00 pm October 16 - November 20, 2003 Lecture Series: Einstein in Chicago In the fall of 2003, the most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on the life and theories of Albert Einstein will travel to Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. This exhibit presents an opportunity for the entire city to engage in questions of science, religion, politics, and ethics that the figure of Einstein raises like no other. Both the Humanities Laboratory and the Jewish Studies Program at University Illinois, Chicago are collaborating with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern University, the Goethe Institut-Chicago, the Consulate General of Switzerland, the German Academic Exchange Service (NY), and the Illinois Institute of Technology to present this series of free, public lectures. Please view the Einstein in Chicago flyer for a complete listing of events and dates.