Questions of “Denial”: Deborah Lipstadt’s Historic Court Case
Where is the line between truth and opinion? One among many questions raised at a recent screening of "Denial," about Deborah E. Lipstadt's court battle.
The Hive at Work: Order and Disorder in Jewish Film
Jewish film represents the broader collective memory, writes PhD student Justin Shanitkvich, a former Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow.
Waltzing with History, Family, and Culture in Jewish Animated Films
Grad Fellow Justin Shanitkvich studies how art wrestles with modern Jewish identity.
Jewish Film Studies: Israel & America at the Movies
Naomi Sokoloff's new essay about Jewish film
2014-2015 Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows
The six incoming fellows are working on topics such as gender in ancient Judaism, Jewish animated films, and Ladino in Seattle.
Why Do Hannah Arendt’s Ideas about Evil and the Holocaust Still Matter?
New interview with Michael Rosenthal on the controversial philosopher.
“Fill the Void” is a stunning Israeli film
This year's must-see film from Israel was directed by Rama Burshtein, a member of the ultra-Orthodox community.
Jews in Soviet Cinema of the 1920s-1940s
Cinema is a visual document of the transformation of attitudes towards Jews in the Soviet Union.