Emerging in 16th century Prague, the klezmer became a central cultural feature of the largest transnational Jewish community of modern times - the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe. Much of the musical and choreographic…
This talk will explore the contribution of Lucy S. Dawidowicz, a postwar American Jewish public intellectual and historian, to the broad field of Holocaust historiography. Witness to the vital Jewish world of…
Agamben’s claim that “man is a sabbatical animal” enlists the Judaic idea of Sabbath to limit the 24/7 temporality of capitalism under neoliberalism. He affiliates the idea of Sabbath — the day of rest — with his…
The relationship between religion and public life is a complex issue, particularly apparent in this fraught presidential election year. A distinguished panel will tackle this timely subject, exploring the…
Leah Goldberg (1911-1970) is one of Israel's most prominent authors. Her play The Lady of the Palace (1955) was the first Hebrew theater piece dealing with the horrors of the Holocaust, only a decade after…
Dr. Jonathan Gribetz (Princeton University) will speak about his current work on the history of the PLO Research Center in Beirut. The book he is preparing on the subject is tentatively titled Reading Herzel in…
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…
In June 2015, the Spanish government approved legislation granting citizenship to the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. This political development, described by Spain’s Justice Minister as a “historic…
