Babel in Zion by Prof. Liora Halperin

Liora Halperin Publishes First Book, Babel in Zion

Nov. 20, 2014

We are excited to announce that Liora Halperin , Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies, has recently published her first book, Babel in Zion: Jews, Nationalism, and Language Diversity in Palestine, 1920-1948 . The promotion and vernacularization of Hebrew, traditionally a language of Jewish liturgy and study, was a...

Nick Underwood

Meet Nick Underwood, PhD Candidate in History

Nov. 6, 2014

Nick Underwood , PhD Candidate in History, comes to CU from South Florida, and is currently completing his dissertation in Napa, CA. Nick has been highly involved with the Program in Jewish Studies, both working in the Jewish Studies office and being a part of the graduate student programming offered...

Liora Halperin

Prof. Halperin publishes in The Forward: "The Irony of Erasing Arabic"

Nov. 3, 2014

Read Professor Liora Halperin's recent article, " The Irony of Erasing Arabic ," which was recently published in The Forward .

Chelsea

Meet Chelsea Miller, Jewish Studies' 2014 Valedictorian

Oct. 23, 2014

Chelsea Miller graduated Jewish Studies Valedictorian in 2014, earning a Minor in Jewish Studies in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and a certificate in Digital Arts and Media. She is currently the Community Coordinator for Gay Men's Health Crisis in Manhattan as part of the AVODAH...

Brian Catlos

Prof. Catlos' Recent Book "Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors" Appears in New Yorker

Oct. 22, 2014

The recent book Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors by Brian Catlos , Professor of Religious Studies, recently appeared in The New Yorker . Check out the New Yorker's Briefly Noted Book Review to read more.

David Shneer with materials from the Mazal Collection

Listen to CPR's Colorado Matters interview with David Shneer and Aimee Mazal Skillin here!

March 4, 2014

CU Professor David Shneer and Aimee Mazal Skillin, daughter of Harry W. Mazal, spoke to CPR's Colorado Matters Wednesday, March 5 at 10AM about the recent donation of the Mazal Holocaust Collection . Listen to the complete interview here! http://www.cpr.org/news/story/cu-boulder-receives-huge-holocaust-archive Help us make this amazing collection available to the public...

Mazal Collection

Gift of Mazal Holocaust Collection to Post-Holocaust American Judaism Archive will draw scholars from around world

March 3, 2014

The Mazal Holocaust Collection , considered the world’s largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant U.S. collection outside of the Holocaust museums in New York and Washington, D.C., has been donated to the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. The highly regarded collection is comprised of more than 20,000 books...

Sasha Senderovich

Professor Sasha Senderovich Publishes in The New York Times and Appears on NPR

Oct. 12, 2013

Sasha Senderovich , Assistant Professor of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures and Jewish Studies, recently published an op-ed in The New York Times entitled " Goodbye, Lenin? " (follow the link to read). The op-ed ran December 9, 2013 and addressed the tearing down of the statue of Vladimir...

David Shneer

Shneer's Through Soviet Jewish Eyes Awarded Jordan Schnitzer Book Award

Jan. 11, 2013

David Shneer , Director of the Program in Jewish Studies, Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History, and Professor of History was recently awarded the 2013 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies for his book Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War and the Holocaust ...

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