Steven Cohen on Borderland Jews

Dr. Steven Cohen’s opening night Stroum Lecture, on April 23rd, 2012, offered a provocative look at a group he calls “Borderland Jews.” What are the reasons for this new group’s emergence in the contemporary Jewish community?

Full Lecture Title: “Jews in the Borderland: The Complicated, Fluid, and Episodic Nature of Jewish Identity (for Some) Today”

Dr. Steven M. Cohen, a sociologist of American Jewry, is Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at HUC-JIR, and Director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner.

Curious about Borderland Jews in Seattle? Catch up by reading graduate student Sarah Zaides’ reflection on Dr. Cohen’s week of presentations.

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By Hannah Pressman|2017-09-04T22:42:56-07:00May 10th, 2012|Categories: Video|Tags: American Jewish Community, Jewish Identity, Religion & Ritual, Steven Cohen, Stroum Lectures|0 Comments

About the Author: Hannah Pressman

Dr. Hannah Pressman writes about modern Jewish culture, religion, and identity. A lifelong lover of languages and literatures, she earned her Ph.D. in modern Hebrew literature from New York University. She is co-editor of Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture (2012). Her writing has appeared in Tablet, the Forward, Lilith, eSefarad, and My Jewish Learning. Dr. Pressman is the former Communications Director and Graduate Fellowship Coordinator at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. She is currently at work on a memoir about her Sephardic family history, connected to explorations of contemporary American Jewish identity.