On Sunday, December 1, 2019, the Institute welcomed over 350 individuals to History and Memory: The Legacy of Yosef H. Yerushalmi, a conference created to mark the 10th anniversary of Prof. Yerushalmi’s passing.
Among the presenters and participants were his former students, the current leaders in the field of Jewish Studies. The opening remarks were made by Pierre Birnbaum and a keynote was delivered by Sir Simon Schama.
The day was filled with reminiscing on personal memories of the man, while expounding upon his profound legacy and indelible mark on the way Jewish History is studied. Francine Klagsburn, author of Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, shared her thoughts on the Institute’s conference History and Memory: The Legacy of Yosef H. Yerushalmi in the New Jersey Jewish News.
Below is the schedule of the day, along with a portion of the lectures presented.
1:00 pm - Welcoming Remarks - Elisheva Carlebach
Introduction to Conference- Michael Stanislawski
Opening Remarks - Pierre Birnbaum
Between Hope and Despair: Yosef Yerushalmi’s Vision of the Vertical Alliance
1:30 - 3:00 pm - "Yerushalmi The Historian" moderated by Lois Dubin
Edward Fram: Yosef Yerushalmi the Historian as Teacher and Advisor
Benjamin Gampel:The Royal Image of Yosef Yerushalmi
Marina Rustow: Yerushalmi and the Historical Olfactory
3:30 - 5:00 pm - "Narrative, History, and Yerushalmi" moderated by Jonathan Karp
Olga Litvak: No Consolation! Isaac Babel Declares War on Jewish Time
Nancy Sinkoff: Still Asking, What is the Use of Jewish History
Magda Teter: Following Yerushalmi’s Sephardic Paper Trail
6:30 - 8:00 pm - Keynote address by Sir Simon Schama
Selective Memory: Yerushalmi and the Tension Between Remembrance and Forgetting