The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies @utaustin embraces the richness of Jewish histories, cultures, and traditions.
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Do you still have space in your schedule or looking to replace a class you're not excited about? Check out these classes offered in Jewish Studies at @UTAustin this semester!
What an amazing semester we had at the Schusterman Center! We’ve hosted book talks and brown bags on so many topics. And Dr Sarah Abrevaya Stein gave the amazing, joy-filled Fall Gale Lecture. We’re grateful to all who were part of it. Happy holidays! We‘ll see you next semester!
Tehila Hakimi presenting her newest book, Hunting in America, part of the Tarbut Hebrew Arts and Culture Lecture Series. Hakimi discussed her inspiration, focusing on work and violence in literature. She took questions on the translation process, her audience, and culture shock.
Thanks to a Rapoport Summer Fellowship, Shehan McFadden (Anthropology) spent 2 months this summer in Spain & Morocco, performing fieldwork for her research. As part of her research, she visited significant sites to Jewish history, including the Tetouan and Tangier cemeteries.
On September 10, Dr. Jacob Daniels (Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center) presented his recent book, The Jews of Edirne. The talk covered the experience of Edirne Jews from the turn of the century to the nascent Turkish nation. What a great way to start the year!
With Rapoport grant funding, Dr. Daniels went to Bulgaria and Greece this summer to learn about local Jewish life in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. In search of primary sources written in Ladino, he visited libraries and archives in Plovdiv, Sofia, Athens, and Thessaloniki.
Congratulations to SCJS affiliate Geoffrey Smith and Brent Landau of the @RSUTAustin for being named 2024 Hamilton Book awards finalists!
liberalarts.utexas.edu/scjs/…
October is here and courses for Spring Semester are published. Check out the classes offered through the Schusterman Center!
Videos from Gale Lecturer Samuel Freedman are now up on our YouTube page!
youtu.be/cfJbQ996GMo
and
youtu.be/0JDWbdvgpgo
Congratulations to Robert Abzug, Founding Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, for receiving a 2024 Pro Bene Meritis Award!
liberalarts.utexas.edu/scjs/…
SCJS Event in September: “Solidarity as a Tool for Survival: Reflections of an Argentine Activist and Former Desaparecida” by Alicia Partnoy
(12:00 pm, Sept 18, 2024)
liberalarts.utexas.edu/scjs/…
Our 2024 Annual is now available online:
issuu.com/schustermanut/docs…
The Chronicle of Higher Education Publishes Article about Atidna International - founded by SCJS Student Elijah Kahlenberg - becoming an organization that allows Jewish and Arab students at other Universities to meet and discuss events in the Middle East.
chronicle.com/article/is-the…
Atidna International is a student group with the goal of creating a space for Jewish and Palestinian students to engage in conversation. Founder Elijah Kahlenberg, a Jewish Studies triple major, appeared on Nightline to discuss this initiative.
abcnews.go.com/Nightline/vid…
We're excited about a new online college Yiddish course developed jointly between @UTAustin and the @YiddishBookCtr. It will be taught by Dr. Adrien Smith, Asst Professor of Instruction in @Germanic_Utexas. Classes begin August 26, 2024.
Learn more: links.utexas.edu/cunmvji
Videos of all the SCJS 2024 talks are now up!
Just Added: "Palestine/Israel Studies" - Tamir Sorek youtu.be/-Yap59oMHE4; @UHJewishStudies' "Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitic?" - Ethan Katz youtu.be/kvRZfEM-nTY; & "Philosemitism w/out Jews" - Misha Klein youtu.be/lhHLlC52ZXw
UT’s Newest Truman Scholar Bridges the Israeli-Palestinian Divide. liberalarts.utexas.edu/scjs/…
Elijah Kahlenberg, a junior triple-majoring in government, Middle Eastern studies and Jewish studies, is @UTAustin's latest Truman scholar.
Congratulations Elijah!
