Faculty consider requirements
for a minor in Judaic studies
By Kara Korshoj
Staff Reporter
More than three months after the creation of
a $4 million Judaic studies center at UNL, arts
and sciences faculty members are working on
setting requirements to offer a minor in the
field.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni
Norman and Bernice Harris donated $3.5 mil
lion to the Harris Center, which is based in the
College of Arts and Sciences. The remaining
$500,000 in funding was donated by other
alumni.
Mike Steinman, academic director for the
Norman and Bernice Harris Center, said the
center was developed to teach non-Jewish stu
dents what all religions had in common and
what each faith had contributed to the other.
Steinman said the Arts and Sciences Curric
ulum Committee was planning to vote this
semester on whether the college would offer a
Judaic studies minor.
A possible major in Judaic studies also is
being discussed, Steinman said, but this deci
sion is still in the beginning stages.
Two classes from the program now are being
offered, including an introduction to Jewish
history and a course in Modem Hebrew. By
spring, many more courses are expected to be
offered.
Classes including the Holocaust, Jews in the
Middle Ages, literature of Judaism and Hebrew
heritage will be offered in the spring semester,
along with classics department classes about
the Torah and Holocaust literature.
Steinman said two dozen faculty members
were participating on committees for the pro
gram or were teaching courses.
No new faculty members will be hired to
teach the additional classes, he said.
Faculty committee members for this pro
gram are lining up guest lecturers, film festivals
and exhibits. Faculty also take part in the
curriculum committee to decide what will be
required for a minor or a major in Judaic
studies.
The Harrises said they hoped the center
would clear any misconceptions about Judaism
and allow students the opportunity to study
Jewish history and traditions.
Norman Harris graduated Phi Beta Kappa
from UNL in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree in
political science. Harris has said he thought the
Judaic studies center was one of the most
important academic developments at UNL.
Steinman said he hoped students who were
confused about Judaism would take advantage
of the opportunity to learn about it. He said the
center could “build bridges between Jewish
traditions and other traditions.”
Deepavali joins Halloween celebration
From Staff Reports
A combination of cultures is the goal for
the Halloween party Saturday evening, spon
sored by the Nebraska University Malaysian
Student Association.
Y.C. Goh, NUMSA comedy officer, said
the event celebrated Halloween and
Deepavali. She said Decpavali festivities
marked the beginning of the Indian New
Year.
Goh said the Indian holiday was based on
the moment in Hindu religion when light
was brought back into the world of darkness.
She said the two holidays were being
combined for a variety of reasons.
' “Deepavali falls somewhere near the same
time as Halloween,” she said. “There are so
many Malaysians here, we thought they
would want to celebrate this event.”
Goh said the Halloween events would
take place in the ballroom of the Nebraska
Union. She said the celebration would in
clude performers, costume competitions,
ghost-story telling and a dance co-organized
with the International House.
The Deepavali celebration also will in
clude a fashion show.
Goh said although the event was spon
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