Nostra Aetate and the Future of Catholic-Jewish Relations

About the Speaker

Dr. Malka Simkovich earned her BA in biblical studies from the Stern College of Yeshiva University in NY, her MA in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, and her PhD in Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. She was Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago from 2014-17, and after that served as Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at CTU until 2024. Dr. Simkovich is the author of three monographs: Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria (2016), Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism (2018), and Letters From Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity (2024), in addition to numerous scholarly articles and journal publications, including for the Harvard Theological Review and the Christian Century.

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Start Date

4-29-2025 7:00 PM

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In 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. In the aftermath, leaders of the Church committed themselves to establishing good relations with the Jewish people and to disseminating the Council's teachings. This lecture will explore how this work has become increasingly complex in recent years, and will consider the future of Catholic-Jewish relations, and Christian-Jewish relations more broadly.

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Apr 29th, 7:00 PM

Nostra Aetate and the Future of Catholic-Jewish Relations

In 1965, the Catholic Church embarked on one of the most remarkable religious transformations in human history when its Second Vatican Council retracted the accusation of deicide, God-murder, against the Jewish people. In the aftermath, leaders of the Church committed themselves to establishing good relations with the Jewish people and to disseminating the Council's teachings. This lecture will explore how this work has become increasingly complex in recent years, and will consider the future of Catholic-Jewish relations, and Christian-Jewish relations more broadly.