Trinity Talk and Reception in Boston for Alumni & Friends
Trinity is returning to Boston this March! Join fellow alumni and friends at a talk by Dr Zuleika Rodgers, Programme Director for Middle East and European Languages & Cultures at Trinity, followed by a drinks reception.
Date & Time: Friday 29th March, 6.00–8.00pm
Venue: University Club of Boston, 426 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
Dr Rodgers will give a talk about the inspiring Trinity alumnus and professor Jacob Weingreen, whose story reflects Trinity's commitment to ground-breaking research, engagement with global issues and access for students from all walks of life. After the talk, catch-up with old friends and make new connections with fellow alumni at a social drinks reception.
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About the Talk
Prof. Jacob Weingreen, son of immigrant parents from Eastern Europe, entered Trinity on a scholarship despite having no formal education. He was appointed Chair of Hebrew in 1937 when fellow Jews were losing their jobs in academic institutions across Europe. In 1945, he was given a leave of absence from his university responsibilities to set up the education college at the Displaced Persons Camp at Bergen Belsen and after seeing the devastation of the Holocaust, he worked tirelessly for inter-communal relations based on scholarly and ethical interpretations of shared traditions. His Classical Hebrew Grammar was used by generations of students across the world and was translated into numerous languages.
His story resonates today with Trinity welcoming students from minority backgrounds and where those who have not taken the traditional route to third-level education are encouraged so they can fulfil their potential. Trinity remains an institution with a global focus and one which supports the activities of its diverse scholarly community. Weingreen’s academic legacy is evident as the study of Middle Eastern languages, history and religion is a growth area and where the victims of the Holocaust are remembered with annual commemorative events.
About the Speaker
Dr Zuleika Rodgers did both her undergraduate and doctorate degrees at Trinity College Dublin. While doing her doctoral research, she studied in Jeruslem at the École Biblique et Archéologique française de Jérusalem and the Ratisbonne Institute. She has been working in the area of Hellenistic Judaism, publishing and organising conferences; she co-edited (with Prof. Honora Chapman) the Blackwell Companion to Josephus. Her current research focus is the study of the Jewish experience in Ireland.