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Remote Instruction: Panel Discussion on Antisemitism

April 8, 2020

Monday’s remote Confronting Antisemitism class hosted a panel featuring Rabbi Melissa Simon of UNC Hillel, Rabbi Zalman Bluming of Chabad of Durham and Chapel Hill, and Michael Figueroa, Associate Director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. UNC Chancellor Kevin … Read more

Maymester: Israeli Cinema

April 6, 2020

Maymester 2020 Course [Online Course]: ASIA/JWST/PWAD 235: Israeli Cinema: Nation, Gender and Ethnicity with Yaron Shemer. VP/BN/GL. This course is designed for students of Middle Eastern Studies, Jewish and Hebrew Studies, Communications, Women’s Studies, Global Cinema, and for all students … Read more

Remote Instruction with Dr. Berlinger

April 1, 2020

This week, students in Gabrielle Berlinger’s Jewish Foodways course had a guest visit by UNC emeritus professor Marcie Cohen Ferris. Ferris was scheduled to visit the classroom, but instead she joined the group online.

April Grants Cycle for UNC Graduate Students

March 30, 2020

The Center is launching a new grant cycle for UNC graduate students working on a Jewish Studies topic. Details and the application form are now online. Given our current situation and the cancellation of summer programs and conferences, we cannot … Read more

The Well: Remote Learning

March 25, 2020

Max Lazar and JWST featured in this article from The Well on March 25, 2020. The article provides several samples of the First Day of Class with remote instruction. Remote learning begins with successes, surprises

Synchronous Zoom sessions for JWST courses

March 24, 2020

Day two of remote instruction… Max Lazar, PhD Candidate in Modern European History, at his makeshift standing desk in his “home office”. Lazar, the instructor of two Jewish Studies courses this semester, is doing synchronous Zoom sessions with students in … Read more

Remote Instruction with Dr. Lam

March 23, 2020

Today is the start of remote classes at Carolina. Joseph Lam, assistant professor in the dept. of religious studies, provided this sample of the many videos he is making in order to teach JWST/RELI 212: “Classical Hebrew II: A Linguistic … Read more

Campus Update on Coronavirus

March 11, 2020

In an effort to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, Carolina is extending spring break through Sunday, March 22, and will begin remote instruction on Monday, March 23. Carolina will remain open and operational during this time, but we strongly encourage … Read more

Postponed: Lunch Seminar with David Lambert

March 11, 2020

Our lunch seminar for faculty and graduate students with David Lambert will be rescheduled. We hope to hold the event later in spring semester, so please check our lunch seminar page for updates. Thank you.

Rescheduled: The Jordan and the Nile

March 10, 2020

The Jordan and the Nile – Rescheduled for fall 2020. The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event, which was scheduled for March 2020 but will now be held in fall 2020 semester due to current travel restrictions. Increasing demands, … Read more