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March 2024

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
Wild Burning Rage and Song: Replies to Scottsboro
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Wild Burning Rage and Song: Replies to Scottsboro
Featuring: Amelia Glaser; Anthony Russell; Heather Klein; Uri Schreter
Beyond Noise and Libels: Jews and Christians Listening to Job—Notes on Methodology
Monday, March 11, 2024
Beyond Noise and Libels: Jews and Christians Listening to Job—Notes on Methodology
Featuring: Ruth HaCohen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
CANCELED Remnants from a Lost World
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
CANCELED Remnants from a Lost World
Featuring: Elisabeth Gallas, Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture - Simon Dubnow

February 2024

Religious Ritual Reenacted: A View from the Israeli Concert Stage
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Religious Ritual Reenacted: A View from the Israeli Concert Stage
Featuring: Naomi Cohn Zentner, Bar-Ilan University
Campus Free Speech after October 7th
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Campus Free Speech after October 7th
Featuring: Sigal Ben-Porath, University of Pennsylvania
The Intimate Moment—The Queerness of Cabaret avant la lettre
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The Intimate Moment—The Queerness of Cabaret avant la lettre
Featuring: Philip Bohlman, University of Chicago
Fun, But Free? Jewish Sororities and Acculturation
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Fun, But Free? Jewish Sororities and Acculturation
Featuring: Shira Kohn, The Dalton School
“Making Sacred All the Whispers of the World”: The Cabaretesque and the Aesthetics of Trauma
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
“Making Sacred All the Whispers of the World”: The Cabaretesque and the Aesthetics of Trauma
Featuring: Philip V. Bohlman, University of Chicago
“We’ve Got the Music”: Orthodox Jews Asserting a Sonic Identity
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
“We’ve Got the Music”: Orthodox Jews Asserting a Sonic Identity
Featuring: Mark Kligman, University of California, L.A.