Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies

The Natan & Hannah Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish studies’ mission is to create, coordinate, and promote an interdisciplinary program.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

ICYMI, my event at the University of Nebraska Omaha was great. It was an honor to have the Governor Jim Pillen @TeamPillen and many other state, city, university, and community leaders attending.
https://t.co/Gqegk1JMpV

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The full video of "The Israel-Hamas War and the Contest of Wills" lecture is available on the Schwalb Center website. https://t.co/CmE9U6CbMw

[Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies @SchwalbCtr]

300 people attended the 2024 Ruth & Phil Sokolof Lecture featuring John Spencer (@SpencerGuard), Director of the Modern War Institute, speaking on the Israel-Hamas War.
Thank you to state elected officials, Gov. Jim Pillen, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, & Sen. Carol Blood for joining us.

[Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies @SchwalbCtr]

300 people attended the 2024 Ruth & Phil Sokolof Lecture featuring John Spencer (@SpencerGuard), Director of the Modern War Institute, speaking on the Israel-Hamas War.
Thank you to state elected officials, Gov. Jim Pillen, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, & Sen. Carol Blood for joining us.

[Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies @SchwalbCtr]

Did you miss the Women Leading A Dialogue delegation from @Partnership2G? Read about the Schwalb Center events in The Jewish Press. #Israel @ShalomohaPress @jdforward @IsraelinChicago #ViolenceAgainstWomen #DomesticViolence @Peace_Accords

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Join us at @BensonTheatre for a screening of Cinema Sabaya, Israel's official entry to the 2023 Oscar's about coexistence, and meet with a delegation of Israeli Arab and Jewish women. Event is free, but Registration is required.

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Last chance to RSVP for the free performance of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band tonight.
You can also see the performance live streamed at https://t.co/6QZlED1Paz
#Omaha #Support #live #music @UNOmaha @UNOAlumni
RSVP here:
https://t.co/PqsYxJpdaQ

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@geo_knitter @MLKStreet @mhedney Congratulations, well deserved!

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Dazzling Klezmer Performance with 11-piece band Sunday night!
#Omaha #Support #live #music
RSVP for free performance here:
https://t.co/PqsYxJpdaQ

[Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies @SchwalbCtr]

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band performance on Sunday, Saturday 18th at 7:00 pm. https://t.co/ASXNQ1B6VU #Omaha @UNOmaha #Nebraska @joyofklez #Judaism

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EVENT UPDATE
Join us for a hybrid virtual/luncheon discussion + book signing. Dr. Alla Shapiro will discuss her experiences as a refugee in Rome fleeing the Soviet Union after Chernobyl, on Thursday, May 12, 2 noon on Zoom and at the JCC. Please RSVP at https://t.co/JYYq7B1cnU

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Join us for a luncheon discussion and book signing where Dr. Alla Shapiro will discuss her experiences as a stateless refugee in Rome fleeing the Soviet Union after Chernobyl, on Thursday, May 12 starting at 12 noon at the JCC. Please RSVP by May 10 at https://t.co/JYYq7B1cnU

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Dr. Lior Sternfeld's, 6 pm lecture on April 5th, Iranian Jews in the Diaspora will focus primarily on Jews from Tehran who have created community in Los Angeles, CA.
Dinner catered by Ahmad's Persian Cuisine; kosher meal from Star Catering on request. https://t.co/Mwhv3nsPvn

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TONIGHT at 7:00 PM CT | Q&A Session
The 2022 Sokolof Lecture, “Three Model Blood Libels about Israel: Vaccines, Evictions, and Apartheid,” on March 22 at 7:00 P.M. CT with Prof. Eugene Kontorovich Zoom Registration here https://t.co/67PPyq8IkP

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Register now to hear Chernobyl Responder, Jewish Refugee and Radiation Expert, Dr. Alla Shapiro, tomorrow at 1:00 PM CT. Zoom Registration at https://t.co/EJtEs3EcXR

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The Schwalb Center welcomes Dr. Alla Shapiro, MD, Ph.D., who will be discussing her experiences fleeing anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and becoming a stateless person before resettling in the US.
Register at https://t.co/EJtEs3EcXR
#UkraineRussiaWar #Antisemitism #Jewish

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The Schwalb Center welcomes Dr. Alla Shapiro, MD, Ph.D., who will be discussing her experiences fleeing anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and becoming a stateless person before resettling in the United States, on Sunday, March 20 at 1pm CST. Register at https://t.co/EJtEs3EcXR

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Join us March 10 at 12:00 P.M. for this free event, "Behind the Scenes of This Mortal Life Also: A New Play Examining Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Participation in the German Resistance" with Nancy Shank, Playwright, and Timothy Scholl, Director/Producer, at UNO's Weber Fine Arts Bld.

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Join us on March 10 at 12:00 P.M. for "Behind the Scenes of This Mortal Life Also: A New Play Examining Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Participation in the German Resistance" with Nancy Shank, Playwright, and Timothy Scholl, Director/Producer.
https://t.co/vzCRv4yMZk

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The Iowa Women's Archives features Dr. Gabriel, Director of @Schwalb examining the impact of WWII refugees on Iowa's Jewish communities March 1 at 4:30 pm CT. Watch online.
@AJArchives @jwaonline @JewishHistoryFM @HistoricalJW @JasonLustig
https://t.co/BL3HadLZC2

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There is still time to RSVP to hear Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, one of the world’s preeminent experts on the Israel-Arab conflict speak at the Schwalb Center tonight!
@CombatASemitism #Antisemitism @antisemitism @StopAntisemites @ADL
https://t.co/HcFukOa6ju