The Forward

Jewish studies scholars gather under the shadow of Omicron, heartening many and rankling others

CHICAGO (JTA) — This year’s Association of Jewish Studies conference was supposed to be a triumphal post-pandemic gathering for Jewish studies scholars and enthusiasts. But instead of a carefree Super ...
Yahoo

'A huge wave of antisemitism': Jewish scholars keep Ohioans educated about Israeli history

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discrimination against Jewish people has continued to rise in recent months, sometimes in communities where it would seem almost ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In the 1940s, Jewish scholars planned a museum about the world they were losing

YIVO sought a home in New York for a museum dedicated to the vanished “homes” of Eastern Europe. Less than three months after Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, producers of the doomed Nova Musical ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How Jewish studies scholars navigated Jewish law and fire-code rules to save Hanukkah at their conference

(JTA) — The email landed like a batch of soggy latkes last week: Hanukkah candle-lighting would not be permitted at the annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies. “We recognize the ...
Brandeis University

Brandeis scholars to lead deep-dive on 250 years of American Jewish history

As the 250th anniversary celebrations reach a fever pitch this summer across the country, an innovative new course at ...
National Catholic Register

At Vatican Conference, Catholic and Jewish Scholars Discuss Faith as Foundation for Ethics

The April 1-2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas to deepen the theological foundations of ...
Yahoo

Jewish scholar, historian, and leader Rabbi Berel Wein dies at 91

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘JEWISH HISTORY is the key to faith and belief,’ opines Wein. (photo credit: EUGENE WEISBERG) Rabbi Berel Wein's impact on the ...
Brandeis University

Learning About Learning: Conversations with Scholars of Jewish Education

Join us virtually for a series of conversations hosted by MCSJE core faculty members, in which leading scholars of Jewish education discuss what they have learned from their investigations of various ...
Hyperallergic

Jewish Studies Scholars Support Resigned Director of Berlin's Jewish Museum with Two Public Letters

Peter Schäfer, former director of Berlin’s Jewish Museum. Photo by Jule Roehr (courtesy the Jewish Museum Berlin) A group of 50 Talmud scholars have signed a letter in support of Peter Schäfer, former ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Sondra and Howard Bender Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor of History and Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Chair in Classical Jewish Religion, Thought, and Culture at Johns Hopkins University. The controversy around Jonathan Eibeschütz, one of ...
The Times of Israel

Scholar unpacks slur that early US Jewish immigrants were arsonists — and why it stuck

Jeffrey Marx’s new history, 'Jewish Firebug,' puts new light on an old trope as newcomers are again being blamed for economic ...
RNS on MSN

2,400 Jewish scholars say 'not in our name' on arrest of Palestinian activist

(RNS) — More than 2,400 Jewish scholars from universities across the United States have signed a letter denouncing Trump ...