Janus-Faced January
It is with sadness that the Center says goodbye to four extraordinary fellows...
Early Career Faculty Workshop
The Katz Center is proud to be hosting a professionalization workshop for early career scholars in Jewish studies on May 29–30, 2019, sponsored by the American Academy for Jewish Research, the oldest organization of Judaic studies scholars in North America. This year's workshop will be coorganized by Steve Weitzman, Katz Center director, and Lila Corwin Berman, director of the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple University.
Katz Center Fellows Reach out through Community Partnerships
Last week, current fellow Chen Bram (Hebrew University) sat down at Penn Hillel with a group of students interested in multiculturalism in Israel. In a ninety-minute discussion he offered them a taste of the graduate course he teaches in Jerusalem on the city’s complex intergroup relations. Inviting the students to comment and raise concerns as he spoke, Bram joked that as an Israeli he is more comfortable with direct confrontation than passive silence.
Katz Center Scholars Respond to Pittsburgh
Past Katz Center fellows and affiliates have been reflecting on the anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh since it happened on Saturday, October 27. We are collecting their work here; it is testimony to the thoughtful social engagement of our community.
In Memoriam: Dr. D. Walter Cohen
This summer, the Katz Center lost a member of its board of overseers, Dr. D. Walter Cohen, who was an extraordinary person. A pillar of the Philadelphia community, Walter was internationally renowned for his scientific and educational contributions. He was a founder of Penn's department of periodontics, revitalizer of its dental school in his tenure as dean, and served as an equally effective chancellor of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, now a part of Drexel University.
Announcing 2018–2019 Fellows
The Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is proud to announce its 2018–19 fellowship cohort.
