Speaker: Ayala Fader
Concept: The David W. Belin Lecture in American Jewish Affairs was established in 1991 to provide an academic forum for the discussion of contemporary Jewish life in the United States. Attendees enjoy a catered reception and the opportunity to mingle with the featured speaker before the lecture. The lecture is followed by a book-signing for anyone who is intersted in purchasing one of the speaker’s publications.
Scope:
- Budget: $20,000
- Total Attendance: 70
- Venue: University of Michigan Union, Pendleton Room
Ayala Fader is Professor of Anthropology and Jewish Studies at Fordham University. She is the author of the award-winning books Mitzvah Girls (2009) and Hidden Heretics (2020). Her research has been generously supported by numerous fellowships and grants, including those from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. As the founding director of Fordham’s New York Center for Public Anthropology & Sociology, she leads the Demystifying Language Project, which makes linguistic anthropology a social justice resource for public high schools. This Spring, Fader is a fellow at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
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