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LECTURES BY HHF PANELISTS
Lecture Format:
The historical subjects covered by the HHF and its lecturers are of common interest to all persons, regardless of their religious orientation. They focus on the vast but unacknowledged contributions Jews have made to the technological and artistic evolution of civilization. HHF lecturers do not delve into Judaic religion, philosophy or ethics, important parameters of the Judaic contribution to human culture that are well covered by others.
All lectures are slide-supported. Their duration is normally one hour and fifteen minutes. Additional time of up to forty-five minutes is allotted for subsequent questions and answers.
Half-day and full-day seminar sessions are available.
Several series of lectures in either a three-session, five-session or a complete eight - thirteen session course on Creativity and the Jews are offered. They provide in-depth examinations of the contribution Jews made to the technological and artistic evolution of civilization. Availability is dependant on area and schedule.
Lecturers:
Samuel Kurinsky, Executive Director of the HHF, heads the panel of lecturers in the East. He has been lecturing on HHF subjects for the past 15 years, and has received enthusiastic acclaim from audiences that range from those arranged by prestigious museums and universities to local men’s and women’s clubs.
Lois Rose Rose, Vice President of the HHF heads the recently formed panel of lecturers on the West Coast.
The authors of Fact Papers on some specific subjects (Photography - George Gilbert, Carpets - Anton Felton, Beads and Ornaments - Lois Rose Rose), and other experts are HHF lecturers where schedule and area make it possible for them to participate.
Audience:
HHF lectures are tailored to the type and level of the audience.University audiences are supplied with in-depth bibliography and reference material to continue study of the subject presented.
The HHF has a special interest in and encourages presentations to students at high school or even younger levels. A special effort is made to engender connection to, knowledge of, and pride in the unique and rich Judaic heritage. Special financial considerations are made for such audiences (see Honoraria heading below)
Other, more general audiences are addressed in a manner befitting their orientation and interest.
Single lectures: $500
Three-part series $1200
Five-part series: $2000
Half-day seminar: $500
Full-day seminar: $ 600Note: Reasonable compensation for travel expenses is also expected.
Lecture panelists are based in New York City and Los Angeles.
Please Note:
20% of lecture honoraria are applied to the HHF lecture outreach program. These funds and other private subsidies are available for audiences that cannot afford the above honoraria, but have audiences for whom a presentation is deemed important. Subsidies apply especially to younger and student audiences, and program directors are encouraged to check with us for the availability of a financial consideration.
SUBJECTS:
An introductory lecture, Creativity and the Jews, is recommended as a dynamic oversight of the hidden history of the technological and artistic contributions of the Jews to the evolution of civilization.
The subjects of all the HHF Fact Papers are likewise the subjects of HHF lectures. Thus, lectures are offered on each of a wide range of Judaic contributions to the sciences, inventions, arts, trades, and technologies. Organizations with a specific interest are invited to inquire about availability of lectures in their particular interest if it is not in the catalog of subjects offered in the HHF Fact Papers.
A series of either three or five lectures entitled Judaic Creativity, Myths, Mysteries, and Misrepresentations, expands the thesis of Creativity and the Jews. These lectures are given in seminar form, with ample opportunity for audience participation.
Lecture: Creativity and the Jews
This lecture is a provocative and revelatory exposition of the historical distortions and deletions that Judaic accomplishments and innovations have suffered:
* By crimes of historical ommission. [For example, "How many know who invented the automobile_ For the answer, see HHF Fact Paper, The Automobile]
*By crimes of historical commission. [For example, how many falsely believe that Alexander Bell invented the telephone_ For the true inventors, see HHF Fact Paper, The Telephone]
Many other examples of this "hidden history" are cited. The discussion continues with an exposition of "Institutionalized Obfuscation," the manner in which the omission or falsification of Judaic creativity came about. The lecture ends with an exposition of the vast debt that civilization owes to the Jews. The lecture stands alone as a panoramic overview of the subject and also serves as an excellent introduction to further lectures, whether they be selected from HHF Fact Paper subjects or continue to the three-part, five-part, or full course series as outlined below.
Single Lectures on HHF Fact Paper Subjects
To see the complete list and content of Fact Paper lectures, click on Fact Papers. In each case, HHF lecturers delve deeper into the subject selected, illustrate it with a rich roster of slides and other visual material, and lead a lively discussion of why the facts are not generally known.
Three-Part or Five-Part Lectures:
Judaic Creativity; Myths, Mysteries, and Misrepresentations. Note: The three-part lecture combines lectures two and three, and lectures four and five.
* The first lecture consists mainly of the Creativity and the Jews lecture , described above.
* The second lecture goes back to the origin of the Israelite nation. It begins with the destruction of the myth that the Jews were ever a nomadic people [Fact Paper Nomadic Jews_ Never!]. The historically unacknowledged contribution of the Semites to Egyptian civilization is detailed. The mysterious "Hyksos" and their relationship to the Jews are examined. The lecture continues to the birth of the Israelite and Judahite nations.
* The third lecture starts with the birth of the Israelite and Judahite nations, and continues with documentation of the parallel involvement of the Jews in the birth of the Iron Age [Iron Working, a Judaic Tradition I;] . The high level of Israelite metallurgy, architecture and agronomy is archaeologically detailed. The lecture contiunes through the Assyrian and Babylonian exile periods, and focuses on the technological and other cultural contributions the Jews have made to Babylonian civilization.
* The fourth lecture deals with the question of "Hellenization or Judaization," goes on to discuss the extent to which Greek science derived from the Mesopotamian milieu [The Babylonian Origin of Greek Science]. It continues with documentation of the participation of Jewish artisans in the Greek and Latin Dihtmloras and in the later Roman and Byzantine Empires. [Craftsmanship and the Jews II]
* The fifth lecture covers the period in which the Jews were driven by the church from the manual trades and agronomy and the establishment of patron saints over the guilds. A discussion of the degree to which the consequent dearth of skilled Judaic artisans was responsible for the "Dark Ages." The Renaissance is anticipated by the re-introduction of Judaic artisans with a special focus on the re-introduction of the art of glassmaking by artisans brought back from the Near East by the Crusaders[Glassmaking, A Judaic Tradition II], the introduction of silkmaking into Europe by the Crusaders, and subsequent dispersal of those and other arts through Europe with the dispersal of the Jews into the European Dihtmlora [Silkmaking, a Judaic Tradition; Craftsmanship and the Jews III].
* Subsequent lectures proceed into the Renaissance and Industrial Ages. These lectures are also available as single lectures.
Additionally recommended are special lectures on:
The Silk Route, A Judaic Odyssey
Jews in Africa I; [+ Jews in Africa II, Jews in Africa III, Jews in Africa IV]. (Also available as a series).
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