Events



The Scales of Suffering: Neo-Lachrymosity and the Writing of Jewish History

Mar 31, 2025 at -

Is the writing of Jewish history possible without tears and tales of woe? This was the challenge leveled nearly a hundred years ago by perhaps the most influential Jewish historian in the United States, Salo Baron.…



The History of the Hebrew Language

Steven Fassberg
Apr 1, 2025 at -

Steven Fassberg is Professor of Linguistics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He will deliver an introduction to the ties and connections between contemporary/Modern Hebrew language and its various ancient…



German Jews, Political Pluralism, and the History of Compromise

Philipp Nielsen
Apr 8, 2025 at -

Does being a member of a minority community offer particular perspectives on compromise?