Thanksgiving Weekend Scholar in Residence
Led by a Professor of
Islamic – Judaic Studies
To Mark the Day of
Departure and Expulsion of Jews from Arab Countries

Friday Night, Nov. 29 at 8:00 PM
The Rich Tapestry of Middle Eastern Indigenous Jewries:
Glorious History, Resilience in Persecution,
and Displacement in Modernity
Middle Eastern Desserts

Saturday, Nov. 30 at 12:00 PM
The Most Jewish of All Jews: Jews of Yemen from
Solomon and Sheba to the Magic Carpet and Beyond
Light Middle Eastern Buffet

Dr. Seth Ward: ​​​​​​​B.A. and Ph.D. Yale University – Shari’a law relating to Synagogues and Churches.
Additional studies at Hebrew University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Director Emeritus, University of Denver’s Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, where he initiated and taught the Arabic program. For 20 years, he taught Islam, Judaism and Middle East, and Arabic and Hebrew at the University of Wyoming. Prior to that, he taught for six years at the University of Haifa and the Technion in Israel.