On Saturday, January 8, 2005, nine festive dinners will take place, eight in the homes of supporters of the  Bureau of Jewish Education of Orange County, and one in the Chemers Art Gallery.  Each simultaneous dinner hosts a different scholar for the evening.  “Dinner with A Scholar” is the only major fundraising event for the Bureau.  Scholars scheduled to attend:

• Dr. Marilyn J. Harran holds the Stern chair in Holocaust Education and is the founding Director of the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University. Hear her story about how Holocaust information is received by college students and its impact on our community.
• Brion Jeannette has designed some of the most dramatic Newport Beach homes. His career as an architect aligns with his Jewish commitment to respect our environment and honor the family. Hear and see first-hand how Brion's philosophy is reflected in his own home.
• Rabbi Isaac Jeret is the President of Brandeis-Bardin Institute. His vision of the Jewish future, his spiritual presence, and his commitment to the Jewish people promise a spirited discussion of the contemporary fascination with Kabbalah and a taste of the real thing!
• Laurie Levenson is Professor of Law at Loyola Law School. She also happens to be the country's foremost legal commentator on high-profile cases. Come hear her discuss some of these infamous cases from both an American and a Jewish law perspective.
• Dr. Stephen and Robbie Prepas have volunteered their considerable medical talents in some of the most forbidding places around the world for decades. Hear about their amazing--and uplifting---journeys around the globe helping others with first rate ophthalmic and prenatal care.
• Dr. Uzi Rabi will discuss the Judeao-Islamic kaleidoscope: is there a hope for the future? As professor of Middle Eastern and African history at Tel Aviv University in Israel, he is an expert on the topic. Join us for a timely discussion about the "big picture": peace in the Middle East.
• E. Randol Schoenberg has used his legal talent around the world, most notably when representing clients in celebrated cases such as the Jewish owners of Nazi-looted art, including six important paintings by Gustav Klimt valued at $150 million. Let Mr. Schoenberg take you on his journey--a stirring testimony to the powers of justice.
• Dr. Dvora Weisberg is Associate Professor of Rabbinics and Director of the Beit Midrash at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in LA. Choose to hear this dynamic teacher explain how the Judaism of today came to be!
• Johanna Gold will spearhead the Bureau Alumni dinner. She is a 20-year old French Jewish university student, who will talk about the anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments in France. Join us as we talk about being single, being Jewish, and being French. Oo-la-lah! **This dinner is limited to Bureau Youth Programs alums ages 18-29 and is specially priced.

Bureau of Jewish Education
of Orange County
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