January was a big month for elections in the Arab
world. While attention this week has focused on Iraq,
the election in the occupied territories may have been
as important. The future of Palestine and the
Arab-Israeli conflict may be as significant for the
future of the clash between Jihadis
and the West as is the course of events in Iraq. The
Palestinian election also raises similar issues of
whether the elected government can control their
territory, never mind the fact that in each case the
government may be accused of collaboration with a
foreign, occupying state. And, of course, winning such
elections may not be the safest career move.
So,
Abbas,
lets see what you’ve won… We’ll try to figure out the
answer on Friday, February 4, at the weekly
Public Affairs Discussion Lunch.
Peter J. Haas, Professor and Chair of the Department of
Religion and Director of the Samuel Rosenthal Center for
Judaic Studies, will speak on, “Mahmoud
Abbas and Prospects for
Israel and Palestine.”
The
brown-bag lunch will be
12:30
– 1:30 p.m.
in the Toepfer Room of
Adelbert Hall.
THERE
WILL BE COOKIES. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
(sorry, that may be more appropriate for February 25)….
I’m very sorry about last Friday, it’s
all my fault.
Best regards,
Joe White
About Our Guest
Peter Haas received his B.A. in Ancient Near East
History from the University of Michigan in 1970 and then
attended Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, from where
he received ordination as a Reform rabbi in 1974. After
ordination, he served as an active U.S. Army chaplain
for three years. Upon completion of active duty, Rabbi
Haas enrolled in the graduate program in religion at
Brown University, earning a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies in
1980.
He joined the Vanderbilt University Department of
Religious Studies in 1980, where he taught courses in
Judaism, Jewish ethics, the Holocaust and Western
religion. He has published several books and articles
dealing with moral discourse and has lectured in the
United States, Germany and Israel. His most recent work
is on the relationship between science and moral
discourse.
Professor Haas joined the CWRU Department of Religion
in January, 2000.
Spring 2005 Semester Schedule
February 11, Crawford Hall 14: Steven Litt,
Art
and Architecture Critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
“Rebuilding Cincy: The
Architectural Makeover of the University of Cincinnati
Campus”
February 18, Crawford Hall 14: Lee Fisher,
CEO,
Center for Families and Children and former Attorney
General, State of Ohio, “Life at the Intersection:
Perspectives and Lessons Learned From a Life Lived at
the Intersection of the Public, Private, and Nonprofit
Sectors.”
February 25, Crawford Hall 14: Zev Garber, Rosenthal
Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies, “Forty Years Since
Nostro Actate: Reappraising a Generation of
Catholic-Jewish Dialogue.”
March: 4: TBA
March 11: Spring Break
March
18, Crawford Hall 14: Dick Baznik, Director, Case
Western Reserve University Institute for the Study of
the University in Society, “Notes on the History of Case
Western Reserve University.”
March 25, Crawford Hall 14: Amos Guiora,
Visiting Professor of Law and Lt. Colonel, Israeli
Defense Forces, “Morality
in Armed Conflict"
April 1: TBA
April 8: TBA
April 15: TBA
April 22: TBA
April 29: TBA
Parking:
People who due to mobility concerns need to make special
arrangements for parking for the Public Affairs
Discussion Group Friday Lunch
Series can send their request for parking to,
patricia.cornacchione@case.edu or you can call
216-368-4440 and speak to Pat or Fay to make arrangements.