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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
January 24, 2007
EVENT: Talk on torture in Jewish law and American military detention
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, in the Interfaith Chapel on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, author of a number of articles treating issues of human dignity, war ethics, and human rights, will give a talk titled "Does Torah Support Torture?: Human Dignity, 'Ticking Bombs,' and Torture in Jewish Law and American Military Detention."
Weintraub is the director of education for Rabbis for Human Rights – North America. She is also the co-founder and co-chair of the Jewish-Palestinian Encounter program.
Her talk is part of the "Law and the 'War on Terror'" series, one of the 10 projects funded by the Humanities Project, a year-long initiative at the University of Rochester emphasizing the influence and contributions of the humanities to academic and civil life.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-8614, or visit the website at www.rochester.edu/College/humanities, or email humanities@rochester.edu.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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