Faculty in the News: Prof. Rebecca Kobrin wrote an essay, "A Jewish American Success Story," for the accompanying program to "The Lehman Trilogy" at the Park Avenue Armory. #PAALehman https://t.co/8spj9oleLk
Prof. Yinon Cohen, along with Tel Aviv University's Prof. Noah Levin Epstein and Prof. Amit Lazarus, examine the gaps between third generation Mizrachim and Ashkenazim. https://t.co/OzV14sAlgd
Prof. Rebecca Kolbrin participated in a panel discussion on the rise of global anti-Semitism. Keep reading for the full transcript and video. https://t.co/oXbiunF6bA
The Jewish holiday of Purim begins next Wednesday evening. Get in the spirit by exploring some of the treasures of the Norman E. Alexander Library for Jewish Studies. https://t.co/a1bCVvuNWn
Check out this February 21 event on Jewish Polish relations during WWII. And join us for part 4 in the series in May. Details to follow. https://t.co/fLFBBo5NuB
If you're in Jerusalem, join Prof. Yitzhak Lewis for a conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary meeting of Jorge Borges and Gershom Scholem. https://t.co/FiLWr15Ak4
“Up until the ’60s, white-shoe law firms wouldn’t accommodate Shabbat and taking off yom tov,” said Rebecca Kobrin, associate professor of American Jewish history at Columbia University. “Certain... https://t.co/6wgOuYFB4x
We kicked off our Spring events series with Prince of the Press by Joshua Teplitsky. Highlights include heartless chickens, cows in the margins, and chief rabbi of Prague's, David Oppenheim (1664–1736), monumental book collection.
The Holocaust In/And America. Magic and Monsters in Yiddish Literature. Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought. Check out the broad array of courses offered by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. https://t.co/1OOmoYKPpp
Join Prof. Jeremy Dauber in Hoboken, as he discusses his book, “Jewish Comedy: A Serious History,” which is now out in paperback. https://t.co/SItunTqrtW
"This week is a particularly apt time to reflect on the legacy of US immigration policy in the 1930s. Eighty years ago this week, on December 2, 1938, the... https://t.co/J4yPzuMPFQ
Have you attended one of our public lectures? Or do you know an undergrad enrolled in a Jewish Studies class at Columbia? Give back to the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies this #GivingTuesday. https://t.co/AX0huIzNZM