The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, are pleased…
Join Alexander Botwinik, music teacher and Penn Yiddish lecturer, as he presents selections of his father's music from the recently-released CD "From Holocaust to Life” with guest appearances by Lisa Willson…
Join us for a symposium in honor of Professor Dan Ben Amos’ fifty years at the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 23, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a lunch reception.
In Between is a semi-autobiographical one-man show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. On the precipice between two cultures stands Ibrahim Miari. His play…
Following the Seders, when the Exodus is retold from generation to generation, Penn alumnus and attorney James Schwartz will tell a different story of generations. Discovering a wealth of…
We are excited to host Professor Jeffrey Andrew Barash, University of Amiens, France, discussing his recent book with the University of Chicago Press, Collective Memory and the Historical Past (2016).
We are excited to host Professor Jeffrey Andrew Barash, University of Amiens, France, discussing his recent book with the University of Chicago Press, Collective Memory and the Historical Past…
Who speaks with a Jewish accent? According to whom? How and why do Jewish American writers inscribe a Jewish accent onto the printed page? This lecture will address the role of accent in Jewish American…
