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April 2024

In Search of Jews, Music, and Sound: Lost, Hidden, Revived
April 15 - 16, 2024
In Search of Jews, Music, and Sound: Lost, Hidden, Revived
The Music of Resilience: Songs of Jewish Survival East and West
Sunday, April 14, 2024
The Music of Resilience: Songs of Jewish Survival East and West
Featuring: Anna Shternshis, University of Toronto; Galeet Dardashti, New York University; Shanir Blumenkranz; Dmitry Kemell; Philip Mayer; Pavel Lion; Zafer Tawil; Max ZT
Cold War and Cultural Restitution: Postwar Transfers of Jewish Libraries from the Soviet Bloc to Israel
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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
Reconfiguring Sephardi/Mizrahi Musical Practice: Israel and North America
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Reconfiguring Sephardi/Mizrahi Musical Practice: Israel and North America
Featuring: Galeet Dardashti, New York University
Rescue or Ransack? Unraveling the Complexities of the Cairo Geniza Chain of Custody
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Rescue or Ransack? Unraveling the Complexities of the Cairo Geniza Chain of Custody
Featuring: Rebecca J. W. Jefferson, University of Florida
Frum Female Artists, Wellness, and the Making of the “Subversive Stage”
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Frum Female Artists, Wellness, and the Making of the “Subversive Stage”
Featuring: Jessica Roda, Georgetown University
The Undesirable in Box 14: Jews and Opera in Gilded Age New York
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Undesirable in Box 14: Jews and Opera in Gilded Age New York
Featuring: Samantha M. Cooper, Harvard University
Our Local Talent
Monday, April 1, 2024
Our Local Talent
Featuring: Samantha M. Cooper, Harvard University

March 2024

The Jewish Voice in Argentine Theatre: Aural Components in the Configuration of Jewish Characters
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The Jewish Voice in Argentine Theatre: Aural Components in the Configuration of Jewish Characters
Featuring: Paula Ansaldo , Harvard University
Jewish Studies in Arab Contexts
March 25 - 26, 2024
Jewish Studies in Arab Contexts
Ha-Tikvah: Israel's National Anthem and the Politics of Hope
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Ha-Tikvah: Israel's National Anthem and the Politics of Hope
Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jews Singing the News: The Performance of Older Yiddish “Historical” Songs
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Jews Singing the News: The Performance of Older Yiddish “Historical” Songs
Featuring: Oren Cohen Roman, University of Haifa
Mini-Course: Singing the Haggadah
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Mini-Course: Singing the Haggadah
Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Antisemitism in Elite College Admission: A Brief History
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Antisemitism in Elite College Admission: A Brief History
Featuring: Jerome Karabel, University of California, Berkeley
Praying, Singing, Sharing: Multilinguality, Contrafacture, and Jewish-Christian Exchange in Medieval Song
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Praying, Singing, Sharing: Multilinguality, Contrafacture, and Jewish-Christian Exchange in Medieval Song
Featuring: Mary Channen Caldwell, University of Pennsylvania