Jordan Rosenblum, author of Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism, is the guest speaker. This annual Judaic Studies Lecture is sponsored by the Klingenstein Chair of Judaic Studies and the Jay Rudolph Endowment. The lecture series is named in honor of Selma and Paul Klingenstein, who helped establish the Klingenstein Chair in Judaic Studies at New College in 2001. While both Selma and Paul have since passed, the series serves as an enduring tribute to their commitment to New College.

Kathleen Supové, one of today's finest contemporary pianists, returns to New College for the latest installment in her Exploding Piano series. Through electronic media, costume and direct engagement with the audience, Supové transforms the piano recital into performance art. The program will feature selections from the "Digital Debussy Project," in which contemporary composers fashion new works in response to works of the French master.

Suzanne Vromen, professor emeritus of sociology at Bard College, will give this talk on hiding Jewish children during the Holocaust. Vromen is the author of Hidden Children of the Holocaust: Belgian Nuns and their Daring Rescue of Young Jews from the Nazis. This event is co-sponsored by New College Judaic Studies and Gender Studies. Refreshments will be served.