Past Events

Events



Music from Exile: Concert by Daedalus Quartet, Charlie Abramovic & Randy Scarlatta

Nov 6, 2013 at -

 

In "Music from Exile," which debuts at the Penn Humanities Forum on Violence, the Daedalus Quartet explores the music of composers who were forced into various states of exile by the Third Reich. From…



Author and Award-Winning Israeli Filmmaker, Shemi Zarhin as he presents his new novel "Some Day"

Oct 21, 2013 at -

Internationally-acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Shemi Zarhin has serenaded his hometown of Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in his award-winning films. He has now published his first novel, Some Day…



The Impact of Torah Study on Halakhic Codification

Oct 15, 2013 at

The Caroline Zelaznik and Joseph S. Gruss Lecture in Talmudic Civil Law
"The Impact of Torah Study on Halakhic Codification"

Chaim SaimanProfessor of Law, Villanova Law School & Gruss…



Who Should be an American? The Past and Future of Immigration Policy

Oct 3, 2013 at -

Mae M. Ngai, Professor of History and Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies at Columbia University, is a U.S. legal and political historian interested in questions of immigration, citizenship, and…



Hebrew Placement Exam

Aug 26, 2013 at -



Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Colloquium: "Jewish Networks Throughout Time and Space"

May 2, 2013 at -

Jewish individuals and communities have often been characterized by their ability to develop extensive networks, whether international in scope or as part of the social fabric of a specific community. The…



Student Research Presentations in Jewish Studies

Apr 24, 2013 at -

Please join us as students share their research. Free Pizza for All!! 

The student presenters are:



Lecture: “The Lady Vanishes: The Gradual Disappearance of the Sacred Female from the Hebrew Bible”

Apr 23, 2013 at -

Mark Leuchter, Assistant Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Temple University



Discussion: "Promoting Immigration and Its Practical Consequences"

Apr 20, 2013 at -