THIS NEW FOUR-LESSON COURSE of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning addresses the important role of collective collective memory in the ongoing development and adaptation of Judaism throughout the generations. What do we remember and why? How are national memories formed and preserved? The course opens with the Torah’s directive to remember the attempted Jewish national genocide perpetrated by Israel’s arch-enemy, Amalek. The next three lessons
each explore significant historical periods and the memories formed around them: reflections on the Spanish expulsion, recollections of Poland just before and after the Shoah, and the State of Israel as envisioned by its founders and
as experienced by its citizens today. Explore the significant impact of Jewish collective memory on the current and future status of worldwide Jewry.

FOUR SESSIONS: Thursdays, June 2-June 23, 2016
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
9001 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92122
Price: $80; JCC/Beth Israel Member Price: $65

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Katey Lindley (858) 362-1134 • www.sdcjc.org/AdvancedJewishStudies

Joellyn Zollman holds a Ph.D. in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She has worked with the Jewish material culture collections at the Smithsonian Institution, the Skirball Museum, and The American Jewish Historical Society. Locally, she has taught classes on Jewish history, American religion, and religious art and architecture at San Diego State University, UCSD, and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture.