Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT hotkey.net.au>]

On behalf of the undersigned. All correspondence should be made with the 
undersigned.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Fifteenth Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium
October 27 and 28, 2002

"Food and Judaism"

 The Creighton University Kluztnick Chair in Jewish Civilization and the 
University of
Nebraska-Lincoln Harris Center for Judaic Studies announce the Fifteenth 
Annual Klutznick-Harris
Symposium, to take place  in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday, October 27, and 
Monday, October 28, 2002.
The theme of the symposium is "Food and Judaism."

 The Program Committee seeks proposals from presenters in all fields, and 
there is no limitation on
presentation topic. Some general suggestions include "Food and Jewish 
Identity," "The History of
Food and Judaism," "Food and Jewish Practices," and the like. Preference will 
be given to proposals
from individuals who have not presented at previous Klutznick-Harris 
Symposia. Support for
presenters' transportation and accommodation will be provided.

 Those selected to participate in the Symposium will be expected to make 
original oral
presentations of their material in a manner suitable to an audience composed 
of the general public,
undergraduate students, and other scholars. Audiovisual aids are encouraged. 
Presenters must also
submit written forms of their papers in a scholarly format; selected papers 
will be published in a
thematic volume.

For further information, please contact: Leonard J. Greenspoon 
(ljgrn AT creighton.edu) or Gerald
Shapiro (gshapiro AT unlnotes.unl.edu). Abstracts no longer than one page in 
length plus vitae should
be submitted (via fax, e-mail, or hard copy) by April 15, 2002, to Ms. Adrian 
Koesters, Editorial
Specialist and Program Coordinator, Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, 
Creighton University,
2500 California Street, Omaha, NE 68178, 402/280-2303 (phone), 402/280-1454 
(fax),
akoest AT creighton.edu.