Jewish Martyrdom with Tessa Rajak

Sadly, I won't be able to attend this one (I have an interview with Carney-Sandoe that afternoon). But it looks good:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 12 PM | Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St., Room 208

Judaic Studies Seminar:

"The Meaning of Martyrdom: Kiddush Ha-Shem from the Maccabean Literature to Akiva"

Martyrdom and/or Resistance: The Jewish Revolts

Tessa Rajak, Seminar Chair
Horace W. Goldsmith Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies, Classics and History, Yale University

Hosted by the Program in Judaic Studies and the Whitney Humanities Center. Lunch provided. Please contact ivan.marcus@yale.edu for more information.