Community Events
Herzlmania!
Image courtesy of the David Matlow Herzl Collection (www.herzlcollection.com) Herzlmania! 125 years of Theodor Herzl’s The Jewish State Film Premiere and Lecture by Herzl biographer, Prof. Derek Penslar Wednesday, September 1, 2021 5:30 – 7:00 PM EST Register In person: campus community only 3rd Floor Conference Room Mandel Center for the Humanities Brandeis University AND […]
Open House Speaker Series
Tikvah Online Academy Open House Speaker Series Tikvah Online Academy is excited to announce a new conversation series, addressing the animating spirit of our programs as they relate to the questions of the day. Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, Dean of Tikvah Online Academy and Senior Director at the Tikvah Fund, will be joined by some of […]
Call for Artists
Apply by October 1, 2021 Following the success of our inaugural virtual exhibit, The Zionist Phantom, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University invites artists to apply for a solo virtual exhibition to be held in spring 2022. Preference will be given to artists whose work speaks to the diversity of Israel’s population. The […]
Tikvah Online Academy seminars
Tikvah Online Academy seminars for 11-12th grade students Tikvah Online Academy offers high-level seminars — with small classes, master teachers, and spirited discussions — for students interested in Jewish ideas, Zionism and modern Israel, American democracy, and Western civilization. — Each class meets for one session per week for five weeks: always live on Zoom. […]
Leaving Paradise: Film Screening and Conversation
Leaving Paradise: Film Screening and Conversation Part of the Boston Jewish Film Festival Stream anytime November 7-21 Documentary, 2021, Brazil/Israel, 86 min. Your ticket includes a pre-recorded conversation between film director Ofer Freiman and Brandeis University's Dr. Dalia Wassner. Presented by the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Project on Latin American […]
Flesh of My Flesh
BOOK LAUNCH - Flesh of My Flesh: Sexual Violence in Modern Hebrew Literature November 17, 12:15 - 1:45 PM Boston Time Via Zoom Join us for a discussion of Prof. Ilana Szobel's new book. "Flesh of My Flesh" examines the trope of sexual violence in modern Hebrew literature and situates the rhetoric of sexual aggression […]
Roma in Central and Eastern Europe
Roma in Central and Eastern Europe The Legacy of Racism, Enslavement, and Annihilation Part of 3GNY's New Series: More Than Six Million Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 8:00 pm on Zoom We're excited to introduce our new webinar series, More Than 6 Million: A series exploring Nazi persecution beyond the Jews. Over the next several months, we'll feature […]
Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War
Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War November 18, 12:15 - 1:30 PM Boston Time Via Zoom Part of the Schusterman Seminars: advanced seminars geared toward faculty and graduate students, and open to all, presenting the latest research in Israel Studies. Shay Hazkani is Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the […]
I Am Completely Normal
"I Am Completely Normal" - The Struggle of Ethiopian Jews in Israel for "Normality" November 21, 10 - 11 AM Boston Time Via Zoom Schusterman Center Post-doctoral Fellow Dr. Shula Mola will discuss the struggle of Ethiopian Jews in Israel for "normality," and ways to deal with exclusion and racism. Dr. Mola is an Israeli […]
Forecasting the Future of Religion & State in Israel
Forecasting the Future of Religion & State in Israel Israel’s new budget includes important religion and state related reforms, and its passing may afford MKs the political breathing room they need to advance other pluralism issues. Join us as we break down the current events and hear updates from Israeli experts. Register