Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 26, 2007|Volume 36, Number 8

Lana Schwebel

Ceremony to honor memory
of former YDS faculty member

A tree planting and reception will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in memory of Lana Schwebel, assistant professor of religion and literature at Yale Divinity School (YDS) and the Institute of Sacred Music (ISM).

The ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, 409 Prospect St. It will be followed by a reception in the Great Hall at ISM. All are welcome to attend.

Schwebel, who taught at Yale 2002-2006, died in a car accident on July 7 while traveling abroad. The funeral was held on July 11 in Forest Hills, New York.

From 2006 until her death, Schwebel was assistant professor of English at Stern College of Yeshiva University.

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