Day: November 21, 2022

Dr. Samantha Cooper | “Sounding Jewish” Podcast

The CJS is proud to co-sponsor the Sounding Jewish Podcast by Dr. Samantha M. Cooper What does Jewish identity sound like, and why have scholars from around the world devoted their careers to studying it? The Sounding Jewish Podcast features host Dr. Samantha M. Cooper in conversation with global musicologists, ethnomusicologists and sound studies scholars who…

Opportunities for Yiddish students

The CJS is happy to share these opportunities offered by the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA: The Steiner Summer Yiddish Program offers college students and recent graduates, ages 18-29, an opportunity to take a full year of Yiddish-language courses (worth up to six college credits) in seven weeks, tuition-free, at the Yiddish Book Center. The 2023 Program runs June…

Harvard’s Medieval History Workshop presents Deeana Klepper:

Deeana Klepper: “Christians and Jews in Late Medieval Guides for Parish Priests: Local Approaches and Lived Religion.”  Tuesday, November 29, 5:00pm | Robinson Lower Library  The Medieval History Workshop is honored to welcome Deeana Klepper, Professor of History and Religion at Boston University, for her paper entitled “Christians and Jews in Late Medieval Guides for Parish Priests: Local Approaches and…