MAY 2-11, 2008
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: RABBI MARVIN TOKAYER

Rabbi Marvin Tokayer, an internationally renowned expert on the Jewish experience in the Far East, will serve as scholar-in-residence to the Dallas Jewish community from May 2-11.

The author of 33 books in Japanese and a guide for tours of Jewish life in the Far East, Rabbi Tokayer served as rabbi of the Jewish community of Japan from 1968-1981, where he also served as Vice President of the Jewish communities of East Asia and the Pacific. He is co-author of The Fugu Plan, the heroic story of the European Jews who found haven in Japan and China during the Holocaust. He recently retired as rabbi of Cherry Lane Minyan in Great Neck, N.Y.

The following is a schedule for programs open to the community:

Saturday, May 3
“Pepper Silk and Ivory: the Exotic Jews of China and Japan”
6:15 p.m., Congregation Shaare Tefilla (main sanctuary)

Sunday, May 4
“Pepper Silk and Ivory, the Exotic Jews of China and Japan”
9:00 a.m., Brotherhood Breakfast at Temple Emanu-El (R.S.V.P. is required)

Monday, May 5
“The Unknown Jewish History in China, Japan and India: 2000 Years of Jews and Judaism in Asias”
9:00 a.m., Rosh Chodesh at Congregation Anshai Torah

Tuesday, May 6
“The Hidden History of Jewish India: 2000 Years of the Most Benevolent Diaspora…The Jewish Secret of the Taj Mahal”
11:00 a.m., “Tuesdays at Temple Emanu-El” (Lunch is $5.00 – Please R.S.V.P. to Susan Dunn at (214) 706-0000 x146

Friday, May 9
“The Fugu Plan”: The Untold Story of the Japanese and Jews During World War II, the Dramatic Escape of Jews to Japan and China During the Holocaust”
8:15 p.m., A Neustadt Lecture at Temple Emanu-El (during Shabbat service)

Rabbi Tokayer’s visit is presented by the Jewish Education Department of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and is sponsored by Frank and Helen Risch.

If interested in attending one of Rabbi Tokayer’s lectures, please contact Melissa Bernstein at (214) 239-7134 or Mbernstein@jfgd.org.