Mar 19 12:00 PM EDT Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT For the Public Mini-Course: Singing the Haggadah Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem In this three-part seminar, learn about the history and evolution of inserting songs into the order of the Passover seder Learn More RSVP required
Mar 20 12:30 PM EDT Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:30 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT For Current Fellows Ruth Meltzer Seminar Jews Singing the News: The Performance of Older Yiddish “Historical” Songs Featuring: Oren Cohen Roman, University of Haifa Learn More RSVP required
Mar 20 5:15 PM EDT Wednesday, March 20, 2024 5:15 PM EDT - 6:45 PM EDT For the Public Campus Talk Ha-Tikvah: Israel's National Anthem and the Politics of Hope 2nd Annual Howard Jay Reiter Memorial Lecture Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem A journey through the song's 140-year history Learn More
Mar 25-26 9:00 AM EDT Monday, March 25, 2024 9:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT For the Academic Community Jewish Studies in Arab Contexts Learn More RSVP required
Mar 27 2:00 PM EDT Wednesday, March 27, 2024 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT For Current Fellows Ruth Meltzer Seminar The Jewish Voice in Argentine Theatre: Aural Components in the Configuration of Jewish Characters Featuring: Paula Ansaldo , Harvard University Learn More RSVP required
Apr 1 1:00 PM EDT Monday, April 1, 2024 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT For Current Fellows Ruth Meltzer Seminar Our Local Talent Featuring: Samantha M. Cooper, Harvard University Learn More RSVP required
Apr 3 12:00 PM EDT Wednesday, April 3, 2024 12:00 PM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT For the Public Community Partnership The Undesirable in Box 14: Jews and Opera in Gilded Age New York Featuring: Samantha M. Cooper, Harvard University An in-person talk at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Learn More RSVP required
Apr 3 2:00 PM EDT Wednesday, April 3, 2024 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT For Current Fellows Ruth Meltzer Seminar Frum Female Artists, Wellness, and the Making of the “Subversive Stage” Featuring: Jessica Roda, Georgetown University Learn More RSVP required
Apr 4 12:00 PM EDT Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT For the Public Public Program Rescue or Ransack? Unraveling the Complexities of the Cairo Geniza Chain of Custody Featuring: Rebecca J. W. Jefferson, University of Florida A new look at how materials were transferred out of this storied repository and where they went Learn More RSVP required
Apr 10 2:00 PM EDT Wednesday, April 10, 2024 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT For Current Fellows Ruth Meltzer Seminar Reconfiguring Sephardi/Mizrahi Musical Practice: Israel and North America Featuring: Galeet Dardashti, New York University Learn More RSVP required
Apr 11 12:00 PM EDT Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT For the Public Public Program Cold War and Cultural Restitution: Postwar Transfers of Jewish Libraries from the Soviet Bloc to Israel Featuring: Anna Holzer-Kawalko, The Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem A look at efforts to move Hebrew books orphaned in the Holocaust to Jerusalem Learn More RSVP required
Apr 14 3:00 PM EDT Sunday, April 14, 2024 3:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT For the Public Public Program The Music of Resilience: Songs of Jewish Survival East and West Thirtieth Anniversary Concert Featuring: Anna Shternshis, University of Toronto; Galeet Dardashti, New York University; Pavel Lion; Shanir Blumenkranz; Philip Mayer; Zafer Tawil; Max ZT The Katz Center marks its thirtieth year with a concert and reception. Learn More RSVP required
Apr 15-16 9:30 AM EDT Monday, April 15, 2024 9:30 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT For the Academic Community Gruss Colloquium In Search of Jews, Music, and Sound: Lost, Hidden, Revived Learn More RSVP required
May 1 2:00 PM EDT Wednesday, May 1, 2024 2:00 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT For the Public Community Partnership Scandal on the Dance Floor: Mixed Dancing and Jewish Modernity Featuring: Sonia Gollance, University College London An in-person talk at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Learn More RSVP required