Fidler Afn Dakh, the Yiddish-language adaptation of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Joel Grey, premiered at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in July of 2018. Soon after its premiere, it…
Israeli Filmmaker, Amos Gitai, in conversation witih Nili Gold (Penn's Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations) Amos Gitai's talk will focus of course…
Penn Cinema & Media Studies, Jewish Studies, Middle East Center and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations are pleased to present the 2019 edition of New Middle East Cinema. Recently released feature films…
2018-2019 Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies & the Herbert D. Katz Center Distinguished Fellow’s Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program Professor Elisabeth…
From at least the sixteenth century up to the present, Hebrew devotional poetry (piyyutim) set to Ottoman/Turkish makam music for use in the synagogue has shown the close relationship Jews established with members of…
Explore the journey of the Sarajevo Haggadah through three regions from medieval Spain to modern-day Sarajevo. This extraordinary illuminated Hebrew manuscript contains illustrations of the biblical narrative…
Hatikvah, the national anthem of Israel, is much more than a song. It is a symbol that has developed a variety of significations in performances carried out in different contexts and times. The most common…
Professor Chaim Saiman will be discussing his recently published book, Halakha: The Rabbinic Idea of Law. Though typically translated as "Jewish law," the term halakha is not an easy match for what…
