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Ethan Bair joins Hamilton this semester as rabbi for the Jewish community after eight years as a congregational rabbi, most recently at Temple Beth Sholom, Miami Beach.

Rabbi Peter Schaktman, who currently serves as the rabbi for Temple Emanu-El in Utica, has joined the Chaplaincy at Hamilton College for several hours a week during the spring semester Chaplain Jeff McArn has announced.

Jacob Stoil, visiting instructor of peace and conflict studies at Colgate University, will present a lecture titled “Israel -- Providing Context: Historical Threads of Contemporary Reality” on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m., in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson Building.

Beginning his lecture at Hamilton on Nov. 10 Jacob Stoil asked the audience, “What is Zionism?” Stoil, the visiting instructor of peace and conflict studies at Colgate University, received a range of answers ranging from “Jewish liberation,” to “homeland,” “statehood,” and “safety.”

Ishmael Khaldi, a diplomat from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, will deliver a lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. The event is free, open to the public and sponsored by Hamilton College Hillel.

“I still don’t believe it happened.” These words were a soft confession from Utican Helen Sperling, a Polish Jew and 93-year-old Holocaust survivor. A captivated audience sat in the College Chapel on April 9 waiting to hear Sperling’s story.

Utican Helen Sperling, a Holocaust survivor and renowned lecturer, will speak at Hamilton College on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel. The lecture is sponsored by Hillel and is free and open to the public.

Hamilton College’s “Spirituality 101 Week” will take place from Wednesday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 10.  This 12-day program brings together a number of religious speakers and performers to Hamilton College to increase spiritual awareness on campus.  The events are hosted by the Hamilton College Chaplaincy.

“My name is Helen Sperling. I am a Jew. I am a survivor.” With these simple words, Helen Sperling began to recount her experience of the Holocaust before a crowd of Hamilton students and community members packed into the Chapel. During the course of the two-hour-long lecture, which was sponsored by the Days-Massolo Center and Hillel, Sperling recounted the darkest moments of her life with a vigor and compassion that belied her 92 years. Throughout her time in Polish ghettos and prison camps, Sperling’s indomitable spirit sustained her in the face of incredible hardship and heart-wrenching sorrow.

Utican Helen Sperling, a Holocaust survivor and renowned lecturer, will speak at Hamilton College on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel. The lecture is sponsored by Hillel (Jewish Students Organization) and the Days-Massolo Center and is free and open to the public.