Year: 2021

Gazette article: “Users give Houghton renovation a thumbs-up”

Lewis Day speaks from the new reading room desk in Houghton Library

In the news: Today’s Gazette: CJS Director, Prof. David Stern, discusses the importance of recent renovations to Harvard’s Houghton Library for his classes. This project was funded in part by a generous gift from Peter J. Solomon ’60, M.B.A. ’63, the Chair of the Friends of the Center for Jewish Studies, and his wife, Susan. Click to…

April 19th webinar recording link: Black and Jewish, Activist Voices

Black and Jewish Activist Voices publicity poster

If you missed the webinar on April 19th, please watch recording. The Center for Jewish Studies and the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research are pleased to announce a talk series on the intersection of Black and Jewish identities in American culture, politics, and religious life. The lives and experiences of those who…

March 22nd webinar recording link: Michael Twitty: Not That Far Apart: Black and Jewish Identities in Intersection

The Center for Jewish Studies and the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research are pleased to announce a talk series on the intersection of Black and Jewish identities in American culture, politics, and religious life. The lives and experiences of those who identify as Black and Jewish have received little scholarly attention despite…

Feb 22 webinar recording link: Black & Jewish: A Conversation

We’re very excited to partner with the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University for ‘Black & Jewish’, a series on the intersection of Black and Jewish Identities In American culture, politics and religious life. Please join us for part one of the series on Monday, February 22, when we welcome Rebecca…