Jews and Muslims in France are often discussed as groups who are eternally in conflict, especially over Mideast politics.
The talk will offer an alternative view of Jewish-Muslim relations in France. First, it will offer a historical perspective on Muslim-Jewish relations in France, dating back to the nineteenth century.
In addition, it will examine contemporary Franco-Jewish identity, and look at recent efforts at collaboration and exchange by French Jews and Muslims. The talk will have a special focus on recent films by French-Jewish filmmakers about Muslim-Jewish relations. Some of these films are set in France; others are set in Israel. The films share a desire to search for alternatives to conflict between Jews and Muslims, and to affirm France as a multicultural nation.
Lecturer: Professor Alyssa Sepinwall, CSUSM
Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall received her Ph.D. in History and Jewish Studies from Stanford University. She is Professor of History at California State University - San Marcos. Her first book, The Abb? Gr?goire and the French Revolution: The Making of Modern Universalism, was a biography of a French revolutionary and priest who argued for emancipating Europe's Jews. In 2014-15, she was the winner of CSUSM's Harry E. Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award, the university's highest award, for the outstanding professor of the year.
Admission/Cost: FREE (
Wednesday, April 20 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
For more information, please call (858) 362-1154
The talk will offer an alternative view of Jewish-Muslim relations in France. First, it will offer a historical perspective on Muslim-Jewish relations in France, dating back to the nineteenth century.
In addition, it will examine contemporary Franco-Jewish identity, and look at recent efforts at collaboration and exchange by French Jews and Muslims. The talk will have a special focus on recent films by French-Jewish filmmakers about Muslim-Jewish relations. Some of these films are set in France; others are set in Israel. The films share a desire to search for alternatives to conflict between Jews and Muslims, and to affirm France as a multicultural nation.
Lecturer: Professor Alyssa Sepinwall, CSUSM
Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall received her Ph.D. in History and Jewish Studies from Stanford University. She is Professor of History at California State University - San Marcos. Her first book, The Abb? Gr?goire and the French Revolution: The Making of Modern Universalism, was a biography of a French revolutionary and priest who argued for emancipating Europe's Jews. In 2014-15, she was the winner of CSUSM's Harry E. Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award, the university's highest award, for the outstanding professor of the year.
Admission/Cost: FREE (
Wednesday, April 20 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
For more information, please call (858) 362-1154
