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Oct
25
October 25, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
The Art of the Memory Palace according to Isaac Arama
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The Jewish Quarterly Review

In the current issue of JQR, Rachel B. Katz explores a Jewish adaptation of classical ars memorativa centered on common prayers

Oct
18
October 18, 2024
October 7 as Turning Point in Jewish History
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The Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies

Marking the anniversary of October 7, 2023, and its aftermath in university and political life, five prominent historians of Judaism reflect on the date as a watershed for American Jewish history

Sep
27
September 27, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
"Reading Bialik in Tehran"
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The Jewish Quarterly Review

Daniel Amir turns to the Persian press to show us how Iranian Jewish intellectuals and activists saw, imagined, and attempted to shape their world in the vibrant years before 1948

Sep
6
September 06, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
New Issue of the Jewish Quarterly Review: Summer 2024
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The Jewish Quarterly Review

The TOC in Brief

Sep
4
September 04, 2024
Healing in an Age of Limbotopia
by
Steven Weitzman

Looking for healing and hope within the darkness of the present

Aug
29
August 29, 2024
Jews and Health: Gems from the Archives
by
Kathryn Maxwell

A round-up of the Katz Center’s past posts related to Jews and health

Aug
26
August 26, 2024
More New Acquisitions for the Penn Libraries
by
Kathryn Maxwell

Just a few of the exciting new items in our collections

Aug
23
August 23, 2024
Breaking News
by
Arthur Kiron

Penn acquires Jorge Luis Borges’s handwritten draft of “Yo, Judío”

Aug
13
August 13, 2024
Supporting Jewish Studies in Contemporary Arab Contexts
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Steven Weitzman

Scholars traveled from Middle Eastern and North African regions to discuss the state of Jewish studies in contemporary Arab contexts

Aug
6
August 06, 2024
New Faces at the Katz Center!
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Natalie B. Dohrmann, Kathryn Maxwell, Marci Seder

Marci Seder and Kathryn Maxwell join the Katz Center staff

Jul
17
July 17, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
JQR Mourns the Passing of Arnie Band
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The Jewish Quarterly Review

The Jewish Quarterly Review and Katz Center mourn the loss of Professor Arnold J. Band z”l

Jun
17
June 17, 2024
Supporting Jewish Studies in Ukraine: An Update
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Steven Weitzman

The Katz Center has joined with several partners to get help to Ukrainian scholars. Three years into the war, and the work is not over.

Jun
6
June 06, 2024
The Katz Center Mourns the Passing of Louise Strauss
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Steven Weitzman, Arthur Kiron

In memory of a generous supporter of the Center, the Library at the Katz Center, and Judaic scholarship.

May
29
May 29, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
New Issue of the Jewish Quarterly Review: Spring 2024
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The Jewish Quarterly Review

The TOC in Brief

May
6
May 06, 2024
Meet the incoming fellows!
by
Natalie B. Dohrmann

In September the Katz Center will welcome an impressive new fellowship cohort.