[Discussion] SYMPOSIUM/CFP- Russian, Central Asian, Jewish Culture, Bar-Ilan Univ., Israel, Jan. 2005

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SYMPOSIUM/CFP- Russian, Central Asian, Jewish Culture, Bar-Ilan Univ.,
Jan 2005

A Voice Calling

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to propose subjects for lectures in the symposium organized
by the Department of Comparative Literature in the Faculty of Humanities of
Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

The symposium will take place from the 9th to the 12th of January 2005.
  The
subject to be discussed is the influence of Russian and Central Asian
culture on Jewish culture in the 20th century.

The symposium will focus on the following questions:

1. The mutual influence of Russian and Central Asian literature and Jewish
    literature in the 20th century.

2. The influence of the Russian and Central Asian languages on Hebrew and
    Yiddish in the 20th century.

3. The influence of the Russian and Central Asian visual arts on Jewish
art,
    as in the decoration of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries.

4. The influence of Russian and Central Asian folklore on Jewish
folklore of
    all kinds.

5. The influence of Russian and Central Asian music on Jewish and Israeli
    music.

You are requested to send in a summary of your lecture to the following
e-mail address: alrlhs@mail.biu.ac.il

The summary should arrive before the 10th of October 2004 and should not
exceed 300 words.

Looking forward to meeting you,

Professor Rina Lapidus,
Organizer of the Symposium



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