2009 Annual International Conference - Jewish Heritage: Part of the World and National Heritage (May 28-29, 2009)

The University of Bucharest The Goldstein Goren Center for Hebrew Studies Annual International Conference on

JEWISH HERITAGE – PART OF THE WORLD AND NATIONAL HERITAGE Bucharest, May 28-29, 2009

Partners: Academia Romana – Institutul de Istorie a Religiilor
Federatia Comunitatilor Evreiesti din Romania – Centrul pentru Studierea Istoriei Evreilor din Romania
Institutul Cultural Român – Tel Aviv


Thursday, May 28, 2009
Opening, Council Hall

Chair: Andrei Oisteanu, Institutul de Istorie a Religiilor, Academia Romana – Romania
9.30 – 9.45
Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Liviu Papadima, Dean, Faculty of Letters/ Director, The
Goldstein Goren Center for Hebrew Studies, University of Bucharest
9.45 – 10.00
Welcome address by Traian Basescu, President of Romania, delivered by Dr. Bogdan Tataru-Cazaban, State Counselor for Culture and Religious Affairs
10.00 - 10.15
Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Aurel Vainer, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania
10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

Morning Session, Council Hall
Jewish intellectual heritage and its influence on local and world culture

Chair: Felicia Waldman, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest - Romania
10.30 – 10.50
“Patrimoniul cultural evreiesc – document istoric prea putin uzitat”
Liviu Rotman, SNSPA; Centrul pentru Studierea Istoriei Evreilor din Romania, FCER - Romania
10.50 – 11.10
“ ‘In Nehardea There Are No Heretics’ - The Purported Jewish Interaction with Christianity in Sasanian Babylonia”
Barak Cohen, Bar Ilan University – Israel
11.10– 11.30
“From Monologue to Dialogue: the Varying Relationships of Jewish Thinkers to European Intellectual Culture”
Raphael Shuchat, Bar Ilan University - Israel
11.30 – 11.50
“Jews and Central Europe – A Double Legacy”
Raphael Vago, Tel Aviv University - Israel
11.50 - 12.10
Discussions
12.10– 14.15 Lunch break

Afternoon session, Council Hall
Jewish monuments of worship - Synagogues and their art

Chair: Mariuca Stanciu, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest - Romania
14.15 – 14.35
“Ars brevis, vita longa: On Preservation of Modern Synagogue Art”
Ilia Rodov, Dept. of Jewish Art, Bar Ilan University - Israel
14.35 – 14.55
“Tradition and Innovation in the Romanian Synagogues – Structure and Decoration”
Ariella Amar, Center for Jewish Art, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Israel
14.55 – 15.15
“The Great Synagogue of Budapest”
Rudolf Klein, St. Stephen University, Budapest – Hungary
15.15 – 15.35
“The Mural Painting of Romanian Synagogues – a surprising documentary source”
Mariuca Stanciu, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest - Romania
15.35 – 15.55
“Sinagogile din Bucuresti – perspective arhitecturala”
Alina Popescu, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest – Romania
15.55 – 16.15
Discussions

Friday, May 29, 2009
Morning session, Council Hall
The Jewish Cultural Heritage – A Multifaceted Approach

Chair: Liviu Rotman, SNSPA; Centrul pentru Studierea Istoriei Evreilor din Romania, FCER - Romania
9.30 – 9.50
“The transformed Jewish Heritage of Târgu Neamţ - Romania”
Felicia Waldman, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest - Romania
9.50 – 10.10
“Patrimoniul iudaic din Romania – reabilitare, restaurare si optiuni de conservare”
Rudy Marcovici & Lucia Apostol, Federatia Comunitatilor Evreiesti din Romania
10.10 – 10.30
“Reportajul interbelic prin textele lui F. Brunea Fox, ilustrate de Iosif Berman ”
Anca Ciuciu, Centrul pentru Studierea Istoriei Evreilor din Romania, FCER – Romania
10.30 – 10.50
“Evolutia artei funerare evreiesti din Cimitirul Filantropia – Bucuresti in secolele XIX-XX”
Gabriela Vasiliu, Centrul pentru Studierea Istoriei Evreilor din Romania, FCER - Romania
10.50 – 11.15
Discussions
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break

Midday Session, Council Hall Jewish heritage lost and found

Chair: Raphael Vago, Tel Aviv University - Israel
11.30 – 11.50
“Spatiul corpului si irealitatea targului”
Voichita Horea, University of Bucharest – Romania
11.50 – 12.10
“The preserved Jewish Heritage of Bursa - Turkey”
Bulent Senay, Uludag University, Bursa - Turkey
12.10 – 12.30
“The entirely lost Jewish heritage of Ştefăneşti - Romania”
Laurenţiu Ursu, Al. I. Cuza University, Iaşi – Romania
12.30 – 12.45
Discussions
12.45 – 14.45 Lunch break

Afternoon session, Council Hall
Jewish heritage lost and found (continued)

Chair: Carol Iancu, Paul Valery University Montpellier III - France
14.45– 15.05
“The lost and found Jewish heritage of Montpellier - France”
Michael Iancu, Moses Maimonides Institute, Montpellier - France
15.05-15.25
“Patrimoniul evreiesc din sudul Franţei – exemplul sinagogilor din Carpentras si Cavaillon”
Carol Iancu, Paul Valery University Montpellier III - France
15.25 – 15.45
“Intre exclusivism şi inclusivism: CazulRonetti Roman”
Michael Shafir, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj – Romania
15.45 – 16.05
“Romancero sau Istoria unei comori de suflet”
Cristina Toma, Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune – Romania
16.05 – 16.25
“Leaving the Jewish heritage behind: Wartime Jewish emigration from Romania”
Mihai Chioveanu, Goldstein Goren Center, University of Bucharest - Romania
16.25 – 16.45
Discussions