Blog

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.

May
2
May 02, 2024
A Playlist Captures the Sounds of the Fellowship
by
Hannah Goldberg

Student affiliate Hannah Goldberg (Penn C'22) gathers a playlist of meaningful tunes from the 2023–24 music year fellows.

Apr
29
April 29, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
JQR on One Foot
by
The Jewish Quarterly Review

In the winter issue of JQR Naphtali Meshel finds the new in a familiar old tale.

Apr
26
April 26, 2024
The Living Archive of the Jewish Community in Arab Countries
by
Yoram Meital

Jewish life and history continue to be part of the dynamic cultural fabric of the Middle East and North Africa.

Apr
25
April 25, 2024
Q&A: Katz Center fellow Jeremiah Lockwood on a surprising revival of classical cantorial music
by
Jeremiah Lockwood, Steven Weitzman

Steve Weitzman speaks with 2023–24 fellow Jeremiah Lockwood about his life as a scholar and performer.

Apr
24
April 24, 2024
The Katz Center Turns 30!
by
Steven Weitzman

The Katz Center celebrates its 30th birthday with a concert of Jewish music.

Apr
24
April 24, 2024
Louise Strauss Endows the Rare Book Room

The Katz Center is profoundly grateful for an extraordinary gift memorializing an extraordinary family.

Apr
20
April 20, 2024
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Mary Channen Caldwell on Jewish Music and Musicians in Medieval France
by
Mary Channen Caldwell, Natalie B. Dohrmann

Natalie Dohrmann talks with 2023–24 Katz Center fellow Mary Channen Caldwell about her research on music, conversion, and the global Middle Ages.

Mar
14
March 14, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
JQR’s Cover: An Incomplete History
by
Natalie B. Dohrmann

JQR gets a facelift

Mar
5
March 05, 2024
Jewish Quarterly Review
New Issue of the Jewish Quarterly Review: Winter 2024
by
The Jewish Quarterly Review

The TOC in Brief

Feb
6
February 06, 2024
New and Noteworthy Books

Some sunny book news to offset a grey winter

Jan
27
January 27, 2024
Messianism, Manuscripts, and Music

Sabbatian songs were performed publicly for the first time in a concert presented by the Katz Center, the Mandel Scholion Research Center, and the Weitzman Musuem.

Jan
24
January 24, 2024
The Katz Center Plays Well with Others

The theme of sound and music catalyzed a range of scholarly collaborations during the fall semester.

Jan
22
January 22, 2024
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Samantha Cooper on Jews and the Met
by
Samantha M. Cooper, Steven Weitzman

Q&A: Katz Center fellow Samantha M. Cooper argues that Jews were essential to New York’s Early Opera Scene

Jan
9
January 09, 2024
New Acquisitions at the Library of the Katz Center
by
Arthur Kiron

A vast new collection at Penn Libraries memorializes the cultural and historical importance of the city of Haifa