Marek Halter Scheduled for Interfaith Lecture Event, March 28th 2011 
Kathryn Tomilloso
March 15, 2011

Author Marek Halter will visit the Loyola Marymount University campus March 28, 2011 to discuss his role in activism, art and global influence regarding interfaith issues.

The Jewish Studies Program at Loyola Marymount University is proud to host the event “Monotheism: The 4,000- Year Fight against Idols”.  The event will be held on March 28th from 6:30 to 8PM in University Hall' McIntosh Room at Loyola Marymount University, and will feature author Marek Halter who will discuss his journey and experience working with interfaith issues.

The event will touch on several historical novels written by Halter, including The Messiah, The Wind of the Khazars, The Mysteries of Jerusalem, The Book of Abraham, and Sarah, the first novel of the Canaan trilogy.  The event is open to all LMU students, faculty, staff and greater community.

"Marek Halter is an international award-winning writer of historical fiction set in Antiquity, and currently operates a human rights organization in the Middle East” said Holli Levitsky, Director of Jewish Studies Program “He is one of the most significant public figures in the world today and we hope students will be inspired by his activism, his art, and his global influence.

About the Author

Marek Halter was born in Poland in 1936.  During World War II, he narrowly escaped with his family into Russia and Uzbekistan by crawling through the sewers under the Warsaw Ghetto.  After immigrating to France in 1950, Halter studied pantomime with Marcel Marceau and embarked on a career as a painter that led to several international exhibitions before eventually turning to writing.  In 1967, he founded the International Committee for a Negotiated Peace Agreement in the Near East and played a crucial role in the organization of the first official meetings between Palestinians and Israelis.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact Holli Levitsky, Director of Jewish Studies, at 310-338-7664 or holli.levitsky@lmu.edu.

About Jewish Studies

The Jewish Studies Program is an academic interdisciplinary minor program at Loyola Marymount University designed to explore Jewish history, culture, faith and practice. Housed within the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, the Jewish Studies program enables LMU students and the campus community to learn about the long and rich history of the Jewish people. Through its curriculum, academic and public events, and outreach to the Los Angeles Jewish community, the Program provides thoughtful and provocative insights and conversations about a broad range of Jewish topics.