The first of a series of annual lectures that will focus on the modern Jewish experience will be held Feb. 4 and 5. Morton Weinfeld, professor of Sociology and chair of Canadian Ethnic Studies at McGill University, is the inaugural guest lecturer. Weinfeld has published widely in the areas of Canadian studies, modern Jewish studies, immigration and ethnicity. Admission is free. The annual Itta and Eliezer Zeisler Memorial Lecture series was established at UBC by Betty and Irv Nitkin.
Topics focus on the modern Jewish experience, especially as it relates to Canada and Israel.
A committee chaired by Richard Menkis, associate professor of Jewish Studies in the Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, co-ordinates the lectures. The University of British Columbia , Canada.