The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event hosted by the Dept. of Romance Studies: The Department of Romance Studies is holding a lecture to celebrate the career of newly-retired faculty member Rosa Perelmuter. Professor Perelmuter was an active … Read more
Lunch Seminar for graduate students and faculty members featuring lightning talks by several faculty members affiliated with the Center: Jodi Magness: Jerusalem through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades and Ancient Synagogues in Palestine Gabrielle Berlinger & … Read more
Lunch Seminar for Carolina graduate students and faculty members with with Derek Penslar, Harvard University What is a University For? Education, Activism, and Israel/Palestine Oct 28: The lunch seminar is no longer open for RSVPs. Note: Community lecture … Read more
October 28, 5:30pm Eli N. Evans Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies Decentering the 1948 Palestine War: From the Local to the Global with Derek Penslar, Harvard University This talk links the Palestine Question with the formation of a … Read more
The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event hosted by Hillel: My Friend Abe: A Story of Resilience and Survival Steve Goldberg will share the story of his friend Abe Piask, a Holocaust survivor. November 11, 2024, 6:00pm, … Read more
Lunch Seminar for graduate students and faculty members Carol A. Newsom, Emory University, Charles Howard Candler Professor Emerita Topic: Dead Sea Scrolls UPDATE: Nov 5: This event is not longer accepting new RSVPs.
The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event hosted by Zeta Beta Tau Carolina students are invited to attend Resilience and Remembrance: A Holocaust Survivor's Story Durham Holocaust survivor Lex Silbiger will share his personal story and about the … Read more
Author photo credit: Adrianne Mathiowetz Class Visit / open to the public; remote author discussion on Zoom. Elizabeth Graver (Boston College) will join us on Zoom to discuss her new novel Kantika: A dazzling Sephardic multi-generational saga that moves from … Read more
On Dec 22nd from 2-5pm, we’ll have an activity table at the Levin JCC‘s Hanukkah Festival and we hope to see you there. In spring semester a few of our faculty and grad students will present at the JCC’s … Read more
RESCHEDULED FOR: January 15, 2025 Lunch Seminar for graduate students and faculty members with Rabbi Solomon Hoffman Evolving Perspectives on Music During the Rabbinic Period The Rabbinic period is often associated with restrictions placed on the use of music … Read more
