Sister Rose Thering Fund Presents 2025 Marcia Robbins-Wilf, Ph.D., Lecture Featuring Carolyn Enger

The Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies is pleased to announce that the 2025 Marcia Robbins-Wilf, Ph.D., Lecture will be presented by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Carolyn Enger. The event, free and open to the public, will take place at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, October 26, in Bethany Hall at Seton Hall University, with registration beginning at 2 p.m. A reception will follow the presentation.

Enger will present The Mischlinge Exposé, a powerful, multimedia, live documentary performance. The program explores the lives of the “Mischlinge,” individuals classified by the Nazi regime as “neither fully Aryan nor fully Jewish,” weaving together original compositions, narrative and visual storytelling. Through this work, she invites reflection on issues of identity, belonging, historical erasure, and the universal human struggle for dignity in the face of oppression.

Thanks to the generosity of the Marcia Robbins-Wilf Lecture Endowment, this annual lecture remains one of the premier forums for promoting inter-religious understanding and dialogue in our region. As in past years, the lecture will draw an audience from across the University as well as from the broader community.

About Carolyn Enger
Carolyn Enger is a Steinway Artist recognized for her expressive musical voice and artistic versatility. She has been praised for her ability to combine virtuosic technique with deep emotional insight, bringing little‐known historical stories to life through performance. Her projects have spanned solo recitals, chamber collaborations and multimedia presentations that highlight issues of memory, justice and reconciliation.

About the Sister Rose Thering Fund
The Sister Rose Thering Fund (SRTF) was established as an extension of the Graduate Department of Jewish-Christian Studies, now part of the Department of Religion. Its mission is to honor and carry forward Sister Rose’s legacy by promoting mutual understanding and collaboration among Jews, Christians and people of all faith traditions through advocacy and education. Until her retirement in 2005, Sister Rose Thering personally oversaw the program, recruiting educators and raising funds to help offset tuition costs.

For more information and to register for the event, please visit the event page.

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