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THE RABBI SIDNEY H. BROOKS LECTURE Rabbi Norman H. Cohen 7:00 p.m. Thompson Center at UNO Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks (1920-1999) For more than 40
years Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks played an integral role in the
religious life of the Omaha community. He served as Rabbi of
Temple Israel for thirty-three years before his retirement in
1985. Rabbi Brooks is recognized widely for his pursuit of social justice and action in all walks of life. Never one to shirk responsibility, Rabbi Brooks often brought social issues into the conversation about religious life. While this was not always popular, Rabbi Brooks is respected throughout the community for his courage in pursuing issues of real importance to the lives of the citizens of Omaha. In recognition of these efforts, Rabbi Brooks was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1985. Born in 1920, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rabbi Brooks graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1942 with a degree in English Literature. In 1946, Rabbi Brooks graduated with a Master's Degree in Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew Union College Rabbinical School. A prolific writer and speaker, Rabbi Brooks has published many interviews, editorials, and articles in local and national newspapers and journals. He also collaborated in the editing of Rabbi Samuel S. Cohon's Jewish Theology and Dr. Richard Freund's Understanding Jewish Ethics. In 1971, Rabbi Brooks received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Hebrew Union College. Throughout the
years, Rabbi Brooks was encouraged and supported by his wife,
Mrs. Jane Brooks. Mrs. Brooks also has participated significantly
in the religious life of the Omaha community. |
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Previous Brooks Lectures |
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2009 - Ran Kuttner, Ph.D.: “Entering a dialogue, working towards relating: Dynamics of conflict management and polarization in the Israeli society.” |
2008 - Dr. Alan Steinweis: |
2007- Daniel J. Schroeter, Ph.D.: |
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2006 - Rabbi David Sandmel, Ph.D.: |
2005 - Dr. Gilya Gerda Schmidt - "The Many Faces of Martin Buber: Herald of a New Age for Christians and Jews" |
| 2004 - Dr.
Michael Cook: "Looking Beyond Mel Gibson's The Passion - Reviewing & Previewing the Wider Ramifications" |
2002 - Dr. Leonard Greenspoon: "Hither, Whither and Thou: Major Trends in Jewish Translations of the Bible" |
| 2001 - Dr. Moshe Gershovich: "Muslim-Jewish Coexistence Through Modern Times" |
2000 - SaMarc Saperstein: "Jews and Christians: Lessons from the Middle Ages" |
| 1999 - Dr. Richard A. Freund: S "The Return to the Cave of Letters WProject 2000" |
1998 - Dr. Sidnie White Crawford: "My Work with the Dead Sea Scrolls" |
| 1997 - Joseph Zias: "Learning from the Dead: From Ancient Egypt to Ancient Israel" |
1996 - Dr. Rami Arav: "The Bible and Archaeology: The Tenth Anniversary of the Bethsaida Excavations Project" |
| 1995 - Martin Marty: "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You: Religious Fundamentalism in American and the World" |
1994 - Daniel Breslauer: |
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