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April 15, 2012

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This week our lecture is co-sponsored by the Boston University Institute for Philosophy and Religion, and, the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies, and titled “Politics, Religion, and Violence: The Maccabean Wars.” Our speaker is University of Konstanz (Germany) professor, Jan Assmann.

This program aired on April 15, 2012.

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