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Working (or not working) for a government you disagree with: Challenges for today’s diplomats

At a time when it's needed most, dissent from state departments is less heard than ever by strongman governments, writes graduate fellow Berkay Gülen. What should diplomats do?

By Berkay Gülen|2019-06-25T13:42:19+00:00June 25th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Politics, Student Writing, Turkey|0 Comments

Reimagining Zionism through Israeli reggae

Drawing on reggae's progressive vision of "Zion," Israeli musical groups offer a new way of thinking about Zionism, writes graduate fellow Hayim Katsman.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-26T11:05:05+00:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Music, Student Writing, Zionism|0 Comments

Learning about counterterrorism in Israel

Opportunity grant winner Graham Harper's key takeaways from a summer study-abroad program on counterterrorism.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-12T11:13:04+00:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|0 Comments

How should we remember the forced migration of Jews from Egypt?

The recent controversy around Jews' forced migration from Egypt in the 1950s raises questions about how history is used and by whom, writes Grad Fellow Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado.

By Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado|2019-03-28T11:22:25+00:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, History, Israel, Jewish History, Mizrahi, Student Writing|1 Comment

Why doesn’t Israel have a minister of foreign affairs?

In an era of presidential Twitter wars and son-in-law envoys, traditional diplomacy may be less valued, but it's no less valuable for Israel and other countries, writes Grad Fellow Berkay Gülen.

By Berkay Gülen|2019-04-10T15:07:47+00:00March 8th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Politics, Student Writing|0 Comments

Remembering the thousands of children who disappeared in the “Yemenite Babies Affair”

Activists are raising awareness of the tragic kidnapping of thousands of Mizrahi Jewish babies in the 1950s through continued action and savvy social media organizing, writes Grad Fellow Vincent Calvetti-Wolf.