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2013 Judaic Studies Essay Prize Winners

Announcing the recipients of the 2013 Judaic Studies Essay Prize:

Lee Bernstein, "The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann"
Gabriel Lesser, "The Merchant of Newport"

Congratulations!

(Distributed May 9, 2013)

Concentrator Lex Rofes '13 published in Contact journal

Judaic Studies Concentrator Lex Rofes '13 was published in the Winter 2013 issue of Contact, a quarterly journal run by the Steinhardt Foundation. His article, "Jewish Learning on Campus: Why I Care About Rabbis Who Died 2,000 Years Ago," discusses his vastly different but equally strong connections to Jewish learning and to Judaic Studies.

The issue can be found at the following link: http://www.jewishlife.org/pdf/Winter2013/winter_2013.pdf

(Distributed April 10, 2013)

May 5-6, 2013 "Theorizing Ritual Violence in the Hebrew Bible"

Judaic Studies Moskow Symposium
Brown University
May 5-6, 2013 

The purpose of this symposium, coordinated by Saul Olyan, Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies, is to explore ritual violence in the Hebrew Bible collectively and to contribute in a significant way to its theorization.

The symposium is free and all are welcome to attend.

(Distributed March 26, 2013)
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