Global Judaism in Focus: Central Asia's Bukharan Jews
- Starts: 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
- Ends: 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Join cultural anthropologist Alanna E. Cooper, who will discuss her new book, Bukharan Jews and the Dynamic of Global Judaism. Dr. Cooper, who received her doctorate from BU's Anthropology department, will share stories from her work among Bukharan Jews in Central Asia, Israel and New York. She offers an intimate portrayal of Jewish experience, alongside a wide-angle lens on the maintenance of Jewish identity across the far reaches of the globe.
Reception to Follow
- Speaker(s)
- Dr. Alanna Cooper
- Event Open To
- public
- Building
- The Elie Wiesel Center, 147 Bay State Rd.
- Room
- JSC 201
- Show Fees
- free
- Link:
- http://www.bu.edu/otherwithin/
- Contact Organization
- The Other Within
- Contact Name
- Sarah Leventer
- Contact Email
- othrwthn@bu.edu
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