Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University

The Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University is an annual lecture series which explores the broad themes of tolerance, multiculturalism, diversity and difference in contemporary Canadian society. Established as a partnership between the Shaar Shalom Synagogue and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences this lecture series demonstrates our shared interests in bringing these themes to wider civil society.

The annual lecture normally takes place in the winter term, and the inaugural lecture was delivered by Lawrence Hill on 29 January 2015.

Past Lectures:

2019-20 Lecture

The 2019-20 Lecture featured the former Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean.

Shared Humanity: Generating Hope in an Era of Despair

Watch the video of the lecture delivered by Madame Jean on October 16, 2019 at Dalhousie University.

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2019 Lecture

The 2019 Lecture featured Mr. Stephen Lewis, Canada’s Former Ambassador to the UN

Can The United Nations Be Saved?

Watch the video of the lecture delivered by Stephen Lewis on February 6, 2019 at Dalhousie University

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2018 Lecture

Dr. Stephen D. Smith

"Countering Hate in the Digital Age: The Power of the Human Story"

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2017 Lecture

Lieutenant General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.Q, M.S.C., C.D., (Retired)

"All Humans are Human"

Watch the video of the lecture delivered by LGen Roméo Dallaire on April 5, 2017 at Dalhousie University

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2016 Lecture  

Orit Bashkin (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago)
"Human Material -- Arab-Jewish Refugees in a Jewish State."

2015 Lecture  

Lawrence Hill (author)
"The Book of Negroes: Merging History, Fiction, and Adaptation to Screen"

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