Past Events

Events



19th Century Jewish Scholarship in Hungary

Sep 23, 2014 at

The two speakers are Dr. Mirjam Thulin, a post-doctoral fellow at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, and Tom Tearney, a third-year graduate student in the department.

 

"Science…



Gruss Lecture in Talmudic Law with Professor Shahar Lifshitz: Lecture One: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Jewish Divorce Law"

Sep 9, 2014 at

The 2014 Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Lectures in Talmudic Civil Law: The Struggle over Jewish Marriage and Divorce Law

Lecture I: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Jewish Divorce Law



Robert and Molly Freedman Klezmer Concert

Sep 7, 2014 at

FREE Concert of Folk, Theater, and Klezmer Songs  performed by the Dan Blacksberg Ensemble Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Robert & Molly Freedman Jewish Sound Archive at the University of…



The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book

May 11, 2014 - May 12, 2014 at -

 



Taking Note: Scholars and Scholarship at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies 1993–2014

May 1, 2014 at -

Please join us to celebrate and reflect on two decades of Jewish learning at the highest level as conducted at Penn’s Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. We have convened a lively, interactive…



Transcending Trauma: How the Study of Holocaust Survivor Families Sheds Light on the Challenges Faced by Today’s American Military Families

Apr 28, 2014 at -

This Yom HaShoah commemorative event will explore ways in which the study of Holocaust survivor families, and their ability to rebuild after complete devastation, sheds light on the challenges faced by today's…



Remembering Tragedy: Commemoration and Memorialization in America

Apr 27, 2014 at

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day - Yom HaShoah - and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Nathan Rapoport’sMonument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs



Tell Him That I: Poetry of Jews & Christians

Apr 25, 2014 at

Come eat doughnuts, drink coffee, and talk about poetry, tradition and faith! I'm sitting at the KWH dining-room table this Friday morning with Rabbi Josh Bolton and Reverend Mike Chen, both of whom work…



The Crooked and the Straight: Queer Theory and Rabbinic Literature

Apr 23, 2014 at -

Professor Gwynn Kessler of Swarthmore College will be giving a lecture on the topic of Queer Theory and the Rabbinic Literature. Her research focuses on rabbinic interpretation of Scripture, or midrash, and more…




Israeli Author Esty G. Hayim: "I Have No Mother Tongue, Just a Language I Adopted as a Home"

Apr 8, 2014 at -

Esty G. Hayim, the Israeli author, dancer and actress came of age in the city of Haifa. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, many of her works revolve around Holocaust memories using her seaside home town as backdrop.…