Garden City, NY – The Nassau Community College Jewish Studies Program is proud to present Dr. Jane Gerber in “Secret Jews in the Old and New Worlds,” which will take place on Tuesday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. in the College Center Building.  Dr. Gerber’s presentation will focus on Jewish communities that were expelled or forced to convert in such places as Spain and Latin America. This program is part of the Jewish Studies Program’s spring 2008 lecture series.

Dr. Jane Gerber, who holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, is the author of several books, including Sephardic Studies in the University, The Jews of Spain and Jewish Society in Fez.  She also has written numerous articles.  Dr. Gerber has received a Dorot Foundation award, a Fulbright Award, a National Jewish Book Award and a fellowship from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies, Dr. Gerber is on the Boards of the Association and the American Society for Sephardic Studies.

“Secret Jews in the Old and New Worlds” is free and open to the public.  It’s cosponsored by the NCC Latin-American Studies Program.  For more information it, about please call Dr. Barry Fruchter at 516-572-7188.

About Nassau Community College

Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where over 21,000 full- and part-time students and 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education.  More than 65 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island.  As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

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