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 ...
A Festschrift — a celebration of the intellectual achievements of a senior scholar in the form of essays by colleagues, ...
The parallels between 1920s Munich and New York (and other places around the US and the world) are glaringly obvious and ...
Dozens of Jewish studies scholars from across the world have kicked off the fall semester by sending an unusual letter to leaders of the University of Oregon, one with a stinging accusation. “Why ...
Discrimination against Jewish people has continued to rise in recent months, sometimes in communities where it would seem almost impossible for the prejudice to exist. Ohio is not immune to pockets of ...
(RNS) — The letter declared that its signers will not voluntarily collaborate with federal immigration enforcement or the Anti-Defamation League, which supported the arrest of Columbia University ...
O ver the past six months, the Trump administration has targeted universities over allegations of civil-rights violations. According to the White House, universities have been hotbeds of antisemitism, ...
Deborah Dash Moore, a prolific author, scholar and expert on American Jewish history, will give two presentations at Temple Emanu-El as part of the 2024 Scholar-in-Residence program on Feb 23 at 7:15 ...
Competitors from 15 synagogues across Long Island tested their knowledge of Jewish prayers, holidays and heritage at the annual JewQ competition at Chabad Port Washington on Feb. 9. The competition ...
(JTA) — When Robert Chazan was studying toward his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the mid-1960s, few major American universities were offering positions to Jewish studies scholars. The field was ...