Past Events

Events



"“Whoever is hungry, come and eat”: On the Origins and Winding Reception of a Puzzling Passover Passage"

Nov 9, 2020 at

The Workshop in the History of Material Texts

Simcha Gross (Penn): "“Whoever is hungry, come and eat”: On the Origins and Winding Reception of a Puzzling Passover Passage"We are virtual for fall 2020! All are…



The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting: Reflections from Scholars and Writers on Life before and after America’s Deadliest Antisemitic Attack

Oct 26, 2020 at -

On October 27, 2018, during a Shabbat service, a gunman shot and killed eleven people in the Tree of Life Synagogue-Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, including Penn alumnus Jerry Rabinowitz. As the deadliest…



ONLINE: The Ashkenazi Kitchen in America: Joseph Alexander Colloquium

Oct 15, 2020 at -

Award-winning author Darra Goldstein will speak about how Ashkenazi Jews adapted to life in America through their food.

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Sep 24, 2020 at -

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Modern Hebrew Language Program Placement Exam

Aug 19, 2020 at -

The Modern Hebrew Language Program will be holding its written placement exam in a synchronous Zoom session on Wednesday, 19 August, 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time. In order to register for the exam, please complete the…



20th Annual Manfred L. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop on the History of the Jewish Book - POSTPONED TO FALL 2020

May 10, 2020 - May 11, 2020 at -

MILESTONES & FRONTIERS

IN THE STUDY OF THE JEWISH BOOK 



Meyerhoff Program: Carlo Ginzburg and Francesca Trevillato

Mar 31, 2020 at -

Twenty-Third Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture - Microhistory and Global History

 



Graduate Student conference: Infidelities: New Directions in Armenian Studies

Mar 27, 2020 - Mar 28, 2020 at -

Event website: https://slought.org/resources/infidelities

 

A conference centering critical, feminist, postcolonial and…



Middle East Film Festival 2020 - CANCELLED

Mar 16, 2020 - Mar 20, 2020 at -

Penn Middle East Center, in collaboration with Cinema & Media Studies, Jewish Studies, and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, is pleased to present the 2020 edition of New Middle East Cinema.

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Book Talk: Queer Expectations: A Genealogy of Jewish Women’s Poetry

Mar 2, 2020 at

Zohar Weiman-Kelman will give a book talk on her recent book, Queer Expectations: A Genealogy of Jewish Women’s Poetry.

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