Jewish Studies
Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies
On the evening of May 16, 51勛圖厙 celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of 51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of Getting to Now
College of Arts & Sciences
Mazel Tov! -- 51勛圖厙 to Honor Retiring Jewish Studies Director as Program Reaches Half Century Mark
What does it mean to be Jewish in the modern world? This is the philosophical question that Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the esteemed retiring director of 51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), has woven into almost all aspects of her work of fostering dialogue and understanding in
College of Arts & Sciences
Shaping a Better Future: Identity, Understanding, and Change: The American Jewish Experience
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HueLdN1nQyGfh5ERvagnSg
College of Arts & Sciences
Author Michael Twitty to Share His Journey to Kosher Soul Food at 51勛圖厙
On Sept. 24, 2019, we were honored to welcome in culinary historian and Jewish educator Michael Twitty at 51勛圖厙. Twitty calls his way of cooking Kosher/Soul food Afro Ashkefardi. Black and Jewish communities are the only people commonly known to use their culinary works to talk about their hi
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Art Spiegelman to Speak at 51勛圖厙
When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics genre and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards
Kent Campus
51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, Memories, Milestones, Momentum, in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the programs longest-serv
Kent Campus
Phillips to Discuss Holocaust Art of Samuel Bak at 51勛圖厙
The 51勛圖厙 Jewish Studies program, in the College of Arts and Sciences, will host a presentation by Gary Phillips, Ph.D., the Edgar H. Evans Professor of Religion at Wabash College, on March 2 at 7 p.m. in Satterfield Hall, Room 121, on the Kent Campus. Phillips presentation, titled
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Speaker to Discuss the Holocaust in Poland
The 51勛圖厙 Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a presentation by Annamaria Orla-Bukowska, Ph.D., a social anthropologist at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Cohn Jewish Student Center on the Kent Campus.
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