Spring 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 4:30 p.m.

"The Other in the Hebrew Bible"

Professor John Collins, Yale University
Seelye 201

Thursday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.

"Sacred Trash:The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Genizah"

Peter Cole and Andina Hoffman
Seelye Hall 301

Tuesday, March 13, 3:00 p.m.

"Ritual Murder and the Complex Relations between Jews and the Catholic Church in the Early Modern Period"

Professor Magda Teter, Wesleyan University
Seelye Hall 310

 

Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.

FILM:Grace Paley Collected Shorts

Weinstein Auditorium

 

Thursday, March 29, 7:00 p.m.

FILM: Matchmaker (Israel)

Weinstein Auditorium

Both films sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival

 

Monday, April 2, 4:15 p.m.

"Travel Through the Jewish Dark Continent:Folklore and the Quest for Jewish Ethnography"

Professor Nathaniel Deutsch, UC Santa Cruz
Neilson Browsing Room

 

Professor Justin Cammy imagining a visionary cultural translation project  while speaking with the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project on August 25, 2011.

Bible Professor Joel Kaminsky co-authors two new books in 2011.                                                                   The Torah: A Beginner's Guide click here                        The Other in Second Temple Judaism click here            

Professor Lois Dubin talks about growing up Jewish in Montreal at the   Center of Jewish History.  Click here and type in  "Jewish Montreal"

Jewish Studies graduate Anna Allen '11 and Smith students Daniele Goldberg '12 and Lena Sernoff '14 featured in a new documentary.