10/18/2021 - Jewish archives from central Illinois to be stored at University ...
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06/03/2021 - Zionism: A Global History examines the history of the Zionist movement from a global perspective. The course is designed for...
06/01/2021 - AIS program can be found here. I am delighted to welcome...
05/18/2021 - Summer 2021 YISH 320: Lit Responses to the Holocaust In this film course we will be watching and discussing Holocaust Cinema...
04/16/2021 - Given the ongoing conditions of the pandemic, we are inviting students to apply for Summer 2021 funding to support participation in an international conference or enrollment in a virtual language...
04/02/2021 - Yossi Klein Halevi and Mohammad Darawshe, two internationally-recognized thinkers on navigating the deeply-held divisions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will speak during a live Zoom event...
03/05/2021 - Professor Rachel S. Harris has written an opinion piece in Ha'aretz (2-March-2021) about efforts to disqualify Ibtisam Mara’ana and prevent her from standing for election and the recent Supreme Court...
02/12/2021 - On Wednesday, February 10th, we joined with the Center for African Studies and Illini Hillel to co-sponsor a talk by Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, a Ugandan rabbi serving the Abayudaya, a Baganda community...
04/20/2020 - The Program in Jewish Culture & Society here at the University of Illinois is excited to announce yet another virtual event for our students and staff to stay engaged in learning and thought...
03/17/2020 - In accordance with the university policies and the advice of public health professionals, the Program in Jewish Culture & Society and the Initiative in Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies ...
03/05/2020 - Students, faculty, and community members in Urbana-Champaign and in the Chicago suburbs had the chance to learn more about 10-12C. Jewish communities when we hosted Professor Jennifer Grayson earlier...
02/12/2020 - The Program in Jewish Culture & Society is extremely pleased to announce that Joshua Kravitz has been awarded the Spring 2020 Ronald H. Filler Jewish Studies scholarship. Josh is a senior in the...
01/31/2020 - The Association for Jewish Studies held their Annual Meeting this year in sunny San Diego, California from December 15-17. Many University of Illinois faculty members and graduate students were in...
01/03/2020 - I hit the jackpot of students for the inaugural class of JS 209/CWL 209/ENGL 222, Jewish American and U.S. Minority Literatures in Dialogue. Hailing from physics, psychology, journalism, accounting,...
11/09/2019 - The University of Illinois held its annual diversity breakfast on Friday, November 8th, at the iHotel. Sean Garrick--the inaugural Vice-Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion--gave the...
