York prof prime mover behind international conference in Toronto
TORONTO, December 13, 2007 -- The annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies will bring more than 1,200 Jewish studies scholars to Toronto this weekend, largely due to the efforts of Sara Horowitz, director of York’s Centre for Jewish Studies, who is president of the association.
The 39th conference of the international association, which begins on Sunday, will be the first held outside the United States.
“As the Association for Jewish Studies takes the significant step of convening outside the United States, it strikes me as altogether appropriate that it come to Toronto,” says Horowitz. “After all, Toronto is the largest Jewish community in Canada, and home to the largest concentration of academic Jewish studies in Canada.”
Delegates will be brought up to date on the latest research in all fields of Jewish studies. There will be more than 800 presentations during the three-day conference, including posters, symposia, plenary lectures, as well as exhibitions, film screenings and musical performances. The program is available online at the Association for Jewish Studies website.
The following York University professors are presenting their research or chairing sessions at the conference: Judith Cohen, Carl Ehrlich, Shelley Hornstein, Sara Horowitz, Linda Lipsky, Martin Lockshin, Ester Reiter, Randal Schnoor, Kalman Weiser, Belarie Zatzman and Carol Zemel.
WHAT: 39th annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies
WHEN: December 16 - 18, 2007
WHERE: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto
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Media Contacts:
Sara Horowitz, President, Association for Jewish Studies, 416 736 5823
Mary-Lou Schagena, Media Relations, York University, 416 736 2100 x22686 / schagena@yorku.ca
