Editor Rukhl Schaechter will speak at CU, exploring how the publication, founded in 1897 as a newspaper for Jewish immigrants, has adapted to the changing demographic of its readership.
Read More »CU Professor Elias Sacks Coming to Steamboat Springs for Two Talks
This weekend, Professor Elias Sacks will return to Steamboat Springs to present two talks on August 17 and 18, 2018 at Har Mishpacha.
Read More »Professor David Shneer Reviews NY Yiddish “Fiddler on the Roof”
In Professor David Shneer's latest article, "How Jewish Can One Fiddler Be?: Reflections on the Folksbiene’s Fidler afn dakh," he and colleague Professor Rebecca Kobrin of Columbia University consider why this Yiddish version of "Fiddler on the Roof" is the best rendition they've seen.
Read More »CU Boulder Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Public Lecture
Professor Rothberg’s public lecture, “Inheritance Trouble: Migrant Archives of Holocaust Remembrance,” will take place on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
Read More »SHE: Third Biannual Embodied Judaism Symposium and Exhibit
Who is She? The Shekhinah, which derives from the Hebrew word for "dwell or settle," is a feminine divine presence, guiding and protecting men and women everywhere. Learn more at the Third Biannual Embodied Judaism Symposium at CU Boulder.
Read More »“The Yellow Ticket” Silent Film Screening Features Live Score Performance
CU Boulder and the Dairy Arts Center are pleased to present a screening of a rare 1918 silent film, "The Yellow Ticket," accompanied by an original film score composed and performed live by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals with jazz pianist Marilyn Lerner.
Read More »Remembering the 70th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg doctors’ trial where 20 Nazi physicians were brought to account for heinous crimes against humanity.
Read More »Religion and Human Rights After the 2016 Election
The Jewish studies programs at CU and DU are pleased to welcome Harvard Professor Samuel Moyn as the guest scholar of the 2017 Week of Jewish Philosophy.
Read More »1492: Columbus, the Jews, and the Messiah in Spain
The Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder is pleased to welcome Professor Matt Goldish as the 2017 Annual Sondra and Howard Bender Visiting Scholar.
Read More »“The Holocaust: Then and Now:” CU Boulder Honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day
University of Colorado Boulder will honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a public lecture by visiting scholar Professor Nils Roemer and the highly acclaimed international exhibit "Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich."
Read More »Public Lecture on Elie Wiesel to be Presented by CU Jewish Studies and Boulder Public Library
The Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Boulder Public Library present an event on the late Elie Wiesel featuring a lecture by CU Professor David Shneer.
Read More »CU Boulder Welcomes Middle East Historian for Annual Israel/Palestine Studies Lecture
The Program in Jewish Studies and cosponsors welcome Middle East historian Professor Sheila H. Katz for the second annual Israel/Palestine Studies Professorship Annual Lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Read More »False Jewish Messiah or Puritan Hero? CU Boulder Peak to Peak Lecture Series Heads to Trinidad, CO
September 1, 2016 – The University of Colorado Boulder’s Peak to Peak Lecture Series presents a talk with Professor Nan Goodman titled “False Jewish Messiah or Puritan Hero” on the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2016 as part of a free public event that showcases Trinidad’s unique legacy and burgeoning …
Read More »Naomi Seidman, 2016 Bender Visiting Scholar, to Explore Tevye’s Dream, Marriage
The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome scholar and translator Naomi Sheindel Seidman to serve as the 2016 Sondra and Howard Bender Visiting Scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Read More »Mini-Conference on Jews and Jewishness in Britain at CU-Boulder
What impact did Jews have on British politics, culture, and religion in the years that followed their return to Britain after 1657?
Read More »2015 CU Embodied Judaism Symposium Studies Freedom Seder
The Program in Jewish Studies and cosponsors are pleased to present the second biannual Embodied Judaism Symposium, "Freedom Seder: American Judaism and Social Justice" on Thursday, November 12.
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