Fourteenth Annual Marcia Robbins Wilf Lecture
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Registration: 2 p.m.; Program 2:30 p.m.
Bethany Hall, Seton Hall University
The Sister Rose Thering Fund, through the generosity of Marcia Robbins-Wilf, Ph.D. is thrilled to host internationally acclaimed American pianist, Carolyn Enger, for its Fourteenth Annual Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf lecture.
Through the telling of her family story, Ms. Enger’s live documentary The Mischlinge Exposé directly addresses universally significant issues of identity and inclusion, encouraging empathy, tolerance and engagement. The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan).
This event is free and open to the public through the generosity of the Dr. Marcia Robbins Wilf Lecture Endowment.
About the Speaker
Carolyn Enger is an internationally acclaimed American pianist recognized for her
expressive artistry and insightful interpretations. Her Naxos recording of Ned Rorem’s
miniatures was named among The New York Times’ “Best In Classical Recordings.” Enger performs across the United States and
Europe, with appearances at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, the National
Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Jewish Museum Berlin. She has contributed
to multidisciplinary projects and published the article “The Mischlinge Exposé: Stories
of Assimilation and Conversion” in the book Women Defying Hitler: Rescue and Resistance under the Nazis, released by Bloomsbury Academic. Enger brings her performances to a wide range of
civic spaces, including a featured appearance in Frederick Wiseman’s acclaimed documentary
Ex Libris. She studied at the Manhattan School of Music and is a Steinway Artist.
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About the Sister Rose Thering Fund
The Sister Rose Thering Fund began as a supporting wing of the Graduate Department of Jewish-Christian Studies, which is currently a graduate program in the Department of Religion. Our mission is to advance Sister Rose’s legacy by fostering understanding and cooperation among Jews, Christians and people of other religious traditions through advocacy and education. Sister Rose Thering served as administrator, recruiting educators and raising funds to defray tuition costs, until her retirement in 2005.
For more information, please contact the Sister Rose Thering Fund at (973) 761-9006 or [email protected].