2015: Ruth Behar — Dreams of Sefarad

2020-05-13T18:54:10-07:00

Professor Ruth Behar, Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, moves between the personal essay and poetry, history and ethnography, exile and diaspora around the world in this 2015 lecture series.

Modern Hebrew at the UW

2019-08-07T15:20:25-07:00

Read about the latest in Hebrew and Israeli art and culture and learn more about Modern Hebrew course offerings at Naomi Sokoloff's blog.

David Bunis

2019-12-31T10:31:47-08:00

Schusterman Visiting Professor of Israel Studies, 2013-2014. Teaching specialties in Hebrew and Jewish languages.

Paul Burstein

2017-09-04T22:43:37-07:00

His research on Jewish life considers Jewish economic success, Jewish organizations, and congressional debates and action pertaining to Israel and the Middle East.

Russian Jewish Film

2017-09-04T22:43:37-07:00

Examines early Jewish films (in Yiddish or Russian) produced in tsarist Russia, Soviet Russia, and Poland in the span of 25 years—from the very beginnings of silent film to the early years of sound film, from the twilight years of Russian monarchy (and the notorious Pale of Settlement) through Bolshevik Revolution and up to the spread of Hitlerism in Europe.

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