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Lecture: “The Jewish Calendar: Tradition and Evolution of a Civilization. Yom Ha’atzmaut”

April 19, 2012
On Monday, April 30, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., the lecture “The Jewish Calendar: Tradition and Evolution of a Civilization. Yom Ha’atzmaut,” led by Rafael Winter, Professor in the Jewish Studies Department at the Escuela Integral Hebreo Uruguaya – Instituto Ariel Hebreo Uruguayo and Vice President of the Montevideo Holocaust Memorial Center. The speaker will discuss the significance of the creation and independence of the State of Israel (Yom Ha’atzmaut) within the context of the Jewish calendar’s festivals and commemorations; its multiple meanings for the Jewish people and its universal message. The event is organized by the Department of Jewish Studies.

Prof. Winter holds a Master’s degree in Contemporary Judaism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with a specialization in Jewish Education for the Diaspora from the university’s Melton Center. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History. He is a columnist for the Semanario Hebreo and the monthly magazine Identidad. He is a member of the Press and Outreach Commission of the Central Israeli Committee of Uruguay and a member of the Jewish-Christian Fellowship of Uruguay. He served as Coordinator and Instructor in the Jewish Studies Department at the Ariel Hebrew Institute of Uruguay.