The Historical Societyof Israel

is proud to invite you to the Jerusalem Lectures

for a series of lectures

In memory of Prof. Menachem Stern

Guest Lecturer:

Professor Patrick Geary

University of California, Los Angeles

SOME REFLECTIONS ON LANGUAGE,

NATION AND POWER FROM

 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE NINTH

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Inventing the Linguistic Monuments of Europe

Chairperson: Israel Bartal

Chairperson of The Historical Society of Israel

Greetings:  Yitzhak Hen

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Language between Empire and Faith

Chairperson: Iris Shagrir

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Vernacular Language and Power in Emerging Europe

Chairperson: Gadi Algazi

All lectures will take place at 7:00 PM at

The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History

2 Betar St., Jerusalem