PREVIOUS Events:
November 7, 2011 The
Elga K. Stulman Memorial Lecture:
Male and Female He Created Them: Sexuality and Gender in Jewish Stories
Professor Admiel Kosman, Potsdam University and Abraham Geiger Reform Rabbinical Seminary.
October 24, 2011 The Annual Arthur B. and David B. Jacobson Lecture:
The Paradox of ‘Jewish Power:’ The Struggle Against Antisemitism in Pre-Hitler Germany
Presented by Professor Warren Rosenblum of Webster College.
March 13-14, 2011 Conference:
ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS: WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Co-Sponsored by the Elga K. Stulman Fund, the Ruth and Joseph Moskow Fund, the Vice President for International Affairs, and the Watson Institute. Click on the following link for more information: CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, MAP and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
December 2, 2010 Lecture:
WHY ARE THE CHINESE SO INTERESTED IN THE JEWS?
Presented by Professor Xu Xin of Nanjing University.
As professor of Philosophy and Director of Institute of Jewish Studies, Xu has been dedicated to the Jewish studies in the past decade and made remarkable achievements in this field. Establishing a Jewish Studies foundation has long been his dream, and he finally fulfilled this dream with his donation of 500,000 RMB as the initial fund. Aimed at promoting the studies of Jewish culture in China, Xu Xin Jewish Studies Foundation will offer awards and grants to students and young faculty members from the Institute of Jewish Studies for their research work. http://www.nju.edu.cn/cps/site/njueweb/fg/index.php?id=187
October 21, 2010 Presentation:
LOOKING PIOUS: APPEARANCE AS A REFLECTION OF DEVOTION IN MEDIEVAL ASHKENAZ, Presented by Dr. Elisheva Baumgarten of Bar Ilan University.
October 19, 2010 The Annual Arthur B. and David B. Jacobson Lecture:
VIDEO HOLOCAUST TESTIMONIES: UNIQUE INSIGHTS FROM THE VOICES OF THE SURVIVORS, Presented by Professor Emeritus Lawrence L. Langer of Simmons College.
May 2-4, 2010 The Gift in Antiquity Conference:
The focus of the conference will be on the Mediterranean region in antiquity, although both the region and precise dates under consideration are being left a little fuzzy. This investigation has both synchronic and diachronic aspects, recognizing on the one hand that the cultural activity of gift-giving was fluid while, on the other, remaining sensitive to historical continuities. Ancient communities received and transformed earlier texts, traditions, and institutions, and surely a rich understanding of these transformations requires consideration of what came earlier.
March 10, 2010 Conversation:
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: STALEMATE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PEACE. A conversation with David Makovsky & Ghaith al-Omari In Memory of Avi Schaefer Moderated by Professor David Jacobson MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium, Room 117David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and Director of The Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is the former Executive Editor of the Jerusalem Post and was diplomatic correspondent for Israel's leading daily Haaretz.Ghaith al-Omari is Advocacy Director at the American Task Force on Palestine. Prior to that, he served in various positions within the Palestinian Authority, including Director of the International Relations Department in the Office of the Palestinian President, and advisor to former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Sponsored by Program in Judaic Studies, Middle East Studies, Common Ground: Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel, Puzzle Peace, Brown Students for Israel, Israel on Campus Coalition.
Feb 28 - March 1, 2010 Symposium:
Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion: Retrospect and Prospect”The Ruth and Joseph Moskow Symposium. with additional support and co-sponsorship from Egyptology and Ancient West Asian Studies, Ancient Studies, and Religious Studies,. Social theory and the study of Israelite religion have had a long and fruitful relationship.
Coordinator: Saul M. Olyan. Classics such as Paul Hanson’s Dawn of Apocalyptic (1975), Robert Wilson’s Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel (1980), and Carol Meyers’s Discovering Eve (1988) engaged social theory in a serious way, setting the stage for more recent work utilizing both classical and contemporary theory. This symposium is intended to assess past, theoretically engaged work on Israelite religion, as well as to offer a forum for the presentation of new approaches to particular problems or to larger, interpretive questions
April 27, 2009 Colloquium:
The King and the Gods Colloquium: the Interplay of Power, Propaganda, Scholarly Learning, and
Religion in Ancient Assyria, Contact the Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies for more information.
April 5-7, 2009 Conference:
Cultured Jews: The Art and Science of Jewish Ethnography brings together an international group of social scientists who study Jewish life across the globe. The conference, to take place from April 5-7, will have three components, including a presentation of new scholarly research, a discussion of disciplinary theory and a major public lecture.
For details: Visit the Conference Webpage>>>
FACULTY IN THE NEWS:
Katharina Galor, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Judaic Studies, featured Brown Alumni Magazine, March/April 2009: Could computers eventually replace shovels in archaeological research? At least one Brown researcher thinks they might. To prove it she's taking on the Crusader Castle, one of the world's most endangered archaeological sites. + Read More>>>
Katharina Galor, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Judiac Studies: December 3, 2008: The National Science Foundation has awarded $2.6 million to a Brown University archaeologist and a team of engineers to develop innovative techniques for archaeological excavation, reconstruction, and interpretation using computer vision and pattern recognition. The project is focused at the site of Apollonia-Arsuf, Israel...+ Read More >>>
Maud Mandel, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies, in the NY times... January 14, 2009: "Your Mother is Moving In? That's Great!" ...+ Read the article >>>
JUDAIC STUDIES PRIZE WINNERS:
2010 Celia & Carl Michaelson Prize for Excellence in Judaic Studies: ZOHAR ATKINS
2010 Celia & Carl Michaelson Prize for Best Essay in Judaic Studies: SARAH WOLK