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March 2025

Women’s Bodies and Public Health in Poland before and after the Holocaust
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Women’s Bodies and Public Health in Poland before and after the Holocaust
Featuring: Natalia Aleksiun, University of Florida

February 2025

A Jewish Tour of the Mütter Museum
Thursday, February 27, 2025
A Jewish Tour of the Mütter Museum
Featuring: Edward Reichman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Yeshiva University
Elu v’Elu: Gendered Fictions of Illness by S.Y. Agnon and Devorah Baron
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Elu v’Elu: Gendered Fictions of Illness by S.Y. Agnon and Devorah Baron
Featuring: Wendy Zierler, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
Resilience during War in Israel
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Resilience during War in Israel
Featuring: Bruria Adini, Tel Aviv University
The Abayudaya Jewish Communities of Uganda
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Abayudaya Jewish Communities of Uganda
Jewish Women’s Ritual and Healthcare Practices in the Late Ottoman Empire: An Embodied Perspective
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Jewish Women’s Ritual and Healthcare Practices in the Late Ottoman Empire: An Embodied Perspective
Featuring: Anabella Esperanza, Tel Aviv University
Dating Saints: A Remarkable Late Medieval Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Dating Saints: A Remarkable Late Medieval Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars
Featuring: Sacha Stern, University College London
Medicine by and for Medieval Women (as Told by Men)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Medicine by and for Medieval Women (as Told by Men)
Featuring: Naama Cohen-Hanegbi, Tel Aviv University
Cremation, Burial, and the Jewish Body in a Secular Age
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Cremation, Burial, and the Jewish Body in a Secular Age
Featuring: Adam S. Ferziger, Bar-Ilan University
October 7 and the Dilemmas of Commemoration
Thursday, February 6, 2025
October 7 and the Dilemmas of Commemoration
Featuring: Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hidden Labors: Early Modern Women Healers between Text and Reality
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Hidden Labors: Early Modern Women Healers between Text and Reality
Featuring: Jordan Katz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Commemorating Knowledge: A Difficult Past and the Case of Polio
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Commemorating Knowledge: A Difficult Past and the Case of Polio
Featuring: Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
October 7, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Healing
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
October 7, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Healing
Featuring: Roy Salomon, University of Haifa

January 2025

Able to Be American: Disability in U.S. Immigration Law and the American Jewish Response
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Able to Be American: Disability in U.S. Immigration Law and the American Jewish Response
Featuring: Hannah E. Zaves-Greene, Sarah Lawrence College
The Desecrated and the Sacred: Making Sense of October 7
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Desecrated and the Sacred: Making Sense of October 7
Featuring: Keren Friedman-Peleg, The College of Management-Academic Studies