Past Events

Events



Sacred Texts? Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an in Jewish Research of the 19th Century and Beyond

Dec 10, 2014 at -

A full-day workshop: "Sacred Texts? Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an in Jewish Research of the 19th Century and Beyond"



Screening of ROMEO AND JULIET IN YIDDISH (2010)

Dec 8, 2014 at

FILM SCREENING of EVE ANNENBURG'S

ROMEO AND JULIET IN YIDDISH (2010)

in English and Yiddish with English Subtitles

This innovative Independent Film is split between a parallel reality and modern day…



Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Vision of a New Jewish-Christian Relationship and Its Continuing Importance for Today

Dec 2, 2014 at

Susannah Heschel/Dartmouth College

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), one of the most influential modern theologians and a visionary Jewish leader, played a pivotal role in shaping a new relationship…



"In Between": A One-Man Performance

Dec 1, 2014 at -

Ibrahim Miari, University of Pennsylvania 

"In Between" is a one-man, semi-autobiographical theater performance on growing up the son of a Muslim Palestinian father and an Israeli Jewish mother.



"Itinerant Belongings" – PennDesign’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Nov 20, 2014 at

Yael Bartana, Israeli Video Artist

The exhibition, "Itinerant Belongings," opens Nov. 1 at Slought and Addams Hall. 

Sponsored by PennDesign and the Jewish Studies Program.



Israeli Poet, Yossi Alfi

Nov 18, 2014 at -

Israeli storyteller, writer, poet, theater director, producer, chef, 
and bon vivant, Yossi Alfi, immigrated to Israel as a young child and spent his formative years in a transit camp (ma'abarah), a place where many…



Judaism in Islamic Studies, Islam in Jewish Studies: Reflections and Surface Tensions: A Conference

Nov 16, 2014 at -

Schedule

10:00 - 10:30    light breakfast

10:30 - 12:30     Session I: Judaism in Islamic Studies
Joseph Lowry, University of Pennsylvania
Some…



Popular Anger or Planned Pogrom? What Really Happened During Kristallnacht 76 Years Ago

Nov 10, 2014 at -

Prof. Michael Meyer, Katz Center Fellow; Hebrew Union College

Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program and the Germanic Languages & Literatures department.



Israeli director Avi Nesher screening his film The Secrets

Nov 6, 2014 at -

Famed Israeli director Avi Nesher will be screening his film The Secrets and doing a Q&A at Penn. Director Eran Riklis, who is teaching at Penn this year, will introduce him and lead the Q&A.



Leo Strauss: Man of Peace?: A Dialogue 

Nov 5, 2014 at -

Prof. Robert Howse, New York University

Prof. Anne Norton, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the Political Science department with the cooperation of the Jewish Studies Program.