The CJS congratulates Julia Tellides ’24 for the publication of her thesis in the the Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers Series. Julia’s paper, Defending “The Jerusalem of the Balkans”: Resilience and Disempowerment in Interwar Jewish Thessaloniki is available digitally and in print upon request. For further details see the Harvard Judaica Newsletter….
Forwarded: Upcoming Events at the CMES Unpacking Israel’s Current Political Landscape | Lihi Ben Shitrit Lihi Ben Shitrit, Henry and Marilyn Taub Associate Professor of Israel Studies; Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies; and Director, Taub Center for Israel Studies, New York University Monday, April 28, 2025, 4:30pm to 6:00pmCMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA…
“The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes” | Film Screening and After-Talk April 23, 2025, 6:00 pm, Emerson Hall 105 Dear members of the CJS community,Please see the forwarded message below: The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes unearths secret recordings of Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust’s Final Solution, which definitively…
No Monument: Babyn Yar as Site of History, Memory, and Politics | Victoria Smolkin Victoria Smolkin is Associate Professor of History, Wesleyan University.Moderated by Anna Bisikalo, PhD candidate in modern Eastern European History at Harvard University. April 16, 2025 5:00PM – 6:30PMCGIS-Knafel/North Building, 2nd Floor, Room K-262 For more details go to the HURI event page. This…
We are happy to report that the technical issue we experienced has been resolved. We value your interest in the Center for Jewish Studies and appreciate your continued support. The CJS team. On March 24, 2025, we posted this message: The CJS apologizes for the multiple email digests our subscribers received this weekend. The Digest…
The CJS is sponsoring and co-sponsoring the following events during the months of April and May. Please check each individual event page for more detailed information. We look forward to seeing you! April 2, 20256:00 pm Transmitting Indigenous, Vulnerable, and Endangered Languages | A Symposium April 10, 20255:30 pm “The Star of David and the…
The CJS apologizes for the multiple email digests our subscribers received this weekend. The Digest is automatically generated by the website, and we are working closely with WordPress, the site platform, to remedy this issue as soon as possible. We thank you for your loyalty and patience while we work on this matter….
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications Fall 2025 Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025. The fellowship enables PhD candidates to conduct short-term research at leading universities in Israel. It is valued at 12,000 ILS per month and is offered for up to four…
Fall 2025 course registration starts on April 2, 2025, and Crimson Carts open on March 19th! Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find out what’s available? Looking for a language class? Browse the new our Fall 2025 Courses webpage to see a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings….
The Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School invites you to its List Lecture: “What is Midrash?” | Ishay Rosen-Zvi Thursday, March 27, 2025 5:30-7 PMCommon Room, CSWR & Zoom The nature of Midrash has perplexed scholars since the inception of Jewish Studies as an academic discipline. A systematic analysis of midrashic…
