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Aren M. Meir, Ph.D., Bar-Ilan University to Present “Archeology of the Philistines: Findings Relevant to Ancient Israel and Development of Biblical Text” Columbia University, November 19, 2007 5:30 PM…Underground Lecture Series III
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The Underground Lecture Series*: What Archaeology Tells Us About Ancient Israel III. The Archaeology of the Philistines: Findings Relevant to Ancient Israel and the Development of Biblical Text Speaker: Aren M. Maeir, PhD Professor and Chair of the Martin Szusz Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University Location: Held Auditorium, 304 Barnard…

Oxford Union Faces Boycott over Invite to Holocaust Denier
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http://news.independent.co.uk/education/education_news/article3174373.ece The Defence Secretary, Des Browne, is leading a group of politicians and public figures who are boycotting an increasingly divided Oxford Union over the decision by its president to host a talk involving the Holocaust-denying historian David Irving and the BNP leader, Nick Griffin. The event, entitled Free Speech Forum, which is planned for…

Professor David Menashri: “The Place of the Iranian Jewish Community in the Contemporary Islamic World”
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YIISA:The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of AntisemitismSeminar Seriespresents Professor David MenashriThe Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University “The Place of the Iranian Jewish Communityin the Contemporary Islamic World” Thursday, November 15 @ 4:15 PMLinsly-Chittenden Hall Room 10263 High St.More information:www.yale.edu/yiisa

Professors Clash Over Bollinger
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http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28100 Faculty members presented a letter to top administrators Tuesday condemning University President Lee Bollinger for creating a “crisis of confidence” and accusing the University’s administration of inadequately protecting academic freedom on campus. The Columbia University Faculty Action Committee, a coalition formed earlier this semester, presented the letter to Bollinger, Provost Alan Brinkley, and Vice…