The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop is pleased to welcome its next speaker in the Jews in East European Cities Series, Professor Natan Meir, Lorry I. Lokey Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Portland State University Professor Meir will present his paper: "A 'Russian Zion,' or a Jewish Nightmare?: Jewish Life in Tsarist Kiev" this Wednesday, February 29 at 6:15pm in CGIS South, S450 Light dinner will be served. The event is co-sponsored by Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies; Russian and East European Jewish Studies Seminar at the Davis Center; Study Group on Jews in Modern Europe at the Center for European Studies; and the Ukrainian Research Center Upcoming Events: Wednesday, March 21st: Sophia Grachova (History), Title TBA Wednesday, March 28th: Alexander Groce (Slavic Languages and Literature), Julius Zeyer and Decadent Patriotism: Wandering Tropes and the Jewish Experience in A Toledan Legend Wednesday, April 11th: Adam Stern (Committee on the Study of Religion), Title TBA Questions? Email Mihaly Kalman (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas) ************************************************* The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop brings together professors and graduate students from multiple disciplines engaged in the field of modern Jewish studies. If you are interested in presenting works in progress or participating, please feel free to email Mihály Kálmán (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas). Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: Jewish history, literature, philosophy, linguistics and studies of Jewish culture from anthropological and sociological perspectives.