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As a scholar-in-residence on Nov. 14 and
15, Dr. Benjamin Gampel will make his
third visit to Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington
Hills.
The Dina and Eli Field
Family Chair in Jewish
History at the Jewish
Theological Seminary
Gampel is an author and
teacher specializing in the
Benjamin
history of the Jews of the
Gampel
medieval and early mod-
ern world. He has just completed a book that
examines the riots and forced conversions of
1391 in the Iberian peninsula and the effects
of those events on the course of Sephardic
history.
Following a lively Shabbat Appella service
at 5 p.m. Friday, there will be a Shabbat
dinner and a presentation by Gampel on
"Confronting Disaffection from Judaism: A
14th Century Sephardic Perspective:'
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On Shabbat afternoon after Kiddush, he
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most dynamic speaker and lecturer in Jewish
history from whom I ever have had the
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George grew up in Detroit and took
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His first and second missions required
identifying enemy targets for the Marines
while directly in the line of fire. His com-
mendation in part reads, "Under enemy
attacks, he expressed complete disregard
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George received numerous medals,
including two bronze stars for his service.
After the war, George was promoted to
corporal and finished his active duty in
1960 at the Quantico Marine Corps Base
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George then returned to Detroit and
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