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 Dr. Uzi Avner presents Archaeology lecture at HUC-JIR/NY - December 7 at 6 pm The Irma L. and Abram S. Croll Center for Jewish Learning and Culture Dr. Uzi Avner: The Biblical and Social Implications of the Timna Miner's Sanctuary in the Southern Arava Valley Jerusalem born archaeologist, Dr. Uzi Avner, has studied the ancient desert societies through surveys and excavations in the Negev and SInai for the last 24 years as District Archaeologist of the Southern Negev. An advocate for the preservation of the desert, he is a faculty member of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. He has published extensively and lectured both in Israel and abroad. In 2003, his dissertation ("Studies in the Material and Spiritual Culture of the Negev and Sinai Population, During the 6th-3rd Millennia B.C.") was awarded Summa Cum Laude from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Today he continues his research in the southern Negev, and his work on the conservation and development of ancient sites for education and tourism, as well as his activities for the protection of nature and the environment. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Brookdale Canter - One West 4th Street (between Broadway and Mercer Street) No Registration Required. Photo ID for Entry Information: kollel@huc.edu; 212-824-2272; www.huc.edu/kollel The 2006 - 2007 Archaeology Lecture Series is sponsored in loving memory of Amy Newman Korn by her parents, Miriam and Sheldon O. Newman. Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
