Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Adam Ferziger Brings Up the Bones
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Adam, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar Trains Her Anthropologist’s Lens on Ultra-Orthodox and Amish Communities
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Rivka, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Catch ‘Em All! Conversations with Fellows
During the 2024–25 academic year, our fellows approached the theme of Jews and Health from a diverse array of fields ranging from folk medicine to contemporary demography. In addition to gathering to share their findings in weekly seminars, the fellows each sat down with Natalie Dohrmann to describe research, projects, and inspirations, and gave us a deeper look into their scholarly selves.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Ahuvia Goren on the Circulation of the Idea of Circulation
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Ahuvia, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Wendy Zierler Finds Where Storytelling, Medicine, and Gender Come Together in Modern Hebrew Literature
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Wendy, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim Vastly Expands the Map of Medieval Jewish Knowledge Transfer
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Ronit, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Uzi Rebhun on the Importance of Counting
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Uzi, tell us a bit about your broad scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually.
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Magdalena Janosikova on the History of Medicine in Early Modern Ashkenaz
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Magdalena, tell us a bit about your scholarly interests. What drew you to them originally? What especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually?
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Carla Vieira on the Key Role Played by Sephardic Physicians in the Circulation of Early Modern Scientific Knowledge
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Carla, tell us a bit about your scholarly interests. What drew you to them originally? What especially excites you about them personally or intellectually?
Q&A: Katz Center Fellow Hannah Zaves-Greene Talks Disability Studies and American Jewish History
Natalie Dohrmann (NBD): Hannah, tell us a bit about your scholarly interests, what drew you to them, and what especially excites you about them personally and/or intellectually?