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Special Event: “Soul-Singing: An Artist Navigates Ethiopian Israeli Identity”
Jewish Studies Databases at Emory Libraries
Prof. Don Seeman Utilizes TIJS Grant to Research the Rise of America’s Newest Jewish Holy Site
Meet Sagit Shaked, Adjunct Professor of Hebrew
Meet the Tam Institute’s Interim Director, Prof. Hazel Gold
Geoffrey Levin Publishes New Book on the American Jewish Relationship with Israel and Palestinian Rights
Archive News
2024
- In Memoriam: Janice Rothschild Blumberg (1924-2024)
- Q & A with Dr. Tamar Menashe
- Using South African Archives to Study Post-World War Two Antisemitism and White Supremacist Networks
- Geoffrey Levin Publishes New Book on the American Jewish Relationship with Israel and Palestinian Rights
- Congratulations Class of 2024!
- Emory Graduate Student Pursues Research in East Asia
- Jews in Poland Life and History Directly Witnessed
- Journey to Poland: A Student's Perspective (2024)
- Discovering Jewish Heritage in Poland Beyond Ghettos and Camps
- 2024 Rothschild Lecture Features Dr. Sigal Ben-Porath on "Campus Speech About Jews After October 7"
- Special Event: "Soul-Singing: An Artist Navigates Ethiopian Israeli Identity"
- Meet the Tam Institute's Interim Director, Prof. Hazel Gold
- Meet Sagit Shaked, Adjunct Professor of Hebrew
- Prof. Don Seeman Utilizes TIJS Grant to Research the Rise of America's Newest Jewish Holy Site
- Through a Trip to Poland, Emory Students Broaden Their Knowledge of Jewish History
- Jewish Studies Databases at Emory Libraries
2023
- TIJS Launches New Annual Theme Initiative
- TIJS Undergraduate Student Grants in Action
- Course Alert: Anthropology of the Jews
- TIJS Graduate Student Grants in Action
- Congratulations Class of 2023!
- Recent TIJS Graduate Highlight: Dr. Matthew Brittingham
- TIJS' Poland Program: A Student's Perspective
- Booked and Busy: Get to Know Your New Jewish Studies Librarian (Dr. Katalin Rac)
- Revisiting With Ethiopian Jewry
- A Word on the Weekends Violence from the Director of the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
- Graduate Student Researches Antisemitism at the British Archives
- Special Event The City Without Jews 1924 Cine-Concert A Silent Film with Live Music
- Towards a Jewish History of Medieval Africa
- TIJS's Jews of Poland: History and Memory Study Abroad Experience
2022
- Emory Faculty Fill Important Roles in 2022 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
- Student Spotlight: Mindell Explores Jewish Themes in Playwriting
- Dr. Craig Perry: A Student's Perspective
- Graduate Students Working in Jewish Studies Presented Their Research at the Brickman-Levin Symposium
- Q & A with Collin Cornell
- Congratulations Class of 2022 Jewish Studies Graduates!
- A Celebration of Progress and a Change in Leadership at the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
- Hebrew Students Experience Local Taste of Israel
- Undergraduate Class Produces Podcast Series on the Hebrew Bible
- Reliving the Past: Undergraduates Recreate Medieval Experiences
- Remembering Eli Evans, the "Poet Laureate" of Southern Jews
- Q&A With Visiting Assistant Professor Alicja Podbielska
- TIJS Grants in Action: Emory Graduate Student Ariel Liberman Reflects on his Bologna Research Trip
- Chair of Rothschild Lecture Explores Jewish Role in American Pop Culture With New Course
- Thoughts from the Newly-Appointed TIJS Director
- Recent TIJS Graduate Highlight: Dr. Anastasiia Strakhova
2021
- Q & A with Kate Rosenblatt
- New Course Examines Harvey Milk's Jewish Identity, Intersectionality, and Secular Saints
- TIJS Fellow to Defend Dissertation on the Intersection of Sustainability and Jewish Identity
- Booked and Busy: Get to Know Your Librarian
- Alumni Updates
- Congrats Class of 2021 Jewish Studies Graduates!
- Scholarship, Companionship, and Healing
- Professors Add Personal Touch to Virtual Seminars
- From Classroom to Stage: Udel and Krakovsky Present Filmed Puppet Show
- Alumna Leads Field in Disability Advocacy
- Yeglin Explores Hebrew Literature's Encounters with Many Cultures and Eras
- Grad Student Awarded Rose Library Fellowship, Dissertation Grant
- Doctoral Student Creates Workshops Amidst Pandemic
- Undergraduate Presents Research on Israeli Elections at UCLA Conference
- TIJS Fall 2021 Staff Update
- TIJS Summer 2021 Newsletter
- New Course Alert: Jewish Approaches to Environmentalism
- Deep Dive: Pazit Kahlon-Shelnutt and the Hebrew Language Program
- Prof. Lipstadt to Serve as Expert Witness in Trial Against Organizers of Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally
- Graduate Student Embarks on Research Trips to Explore the Role of Gender in Chabad Culture
2020
- TIJS Welcomes Executive Director Paul Entis
- Rose Library Welcomes Visiting Archivist to Process Southern Jewish Collections at Emory
- Udel and Duke discuss Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature
- TIJS Fellow defends dissertation virtually
- Studying Past and Present: Q&A with Craig Perry and Geoff Levin
- Former fellow Collin Cornell publishes edited volume
- Francisco's Exhibit Opens in Galicia Jewish Museum
- Student grant winner shows research resilience
- Goldwasser Lecture: "For the Better Jewish Reader": The Birth of Yiddish Magazines in America
- Congrats to our 2020 graduates!
2019
- Q&A with Yiddish Award winner
- Udel receives rabbinical ordination
- Lipstadt delivers keynote address at Emory conference on academic freedom
- Konner to deliver lecture on faith and human nature on Tuesday, March 26
- TIJS co-sponsors workshop presenting new database of refugee rabbis
- Behar delivers annual Tenenbaum Lecture on the Jews of Cuba
- Faculty Spotlight: Hazel Gold
- Deborah Lipstadt publishes new book on antisemitism
- Eric Goldstein named finalist for National Jewish Book Award
- Schainker wins Fullbright, fellowship in Moscow
2018
- Class negotiates the end to conflict in Jerusalem
- Grant recipient publishes article on forgotten female figurines
- Rothschild Lecture explores role of Jews in human rights law
- Open source text honors TIJS Professor Emeritus
- Students report on summer research
- TIJS celebrates student achievements
- Tenenbaum Lecture draws a full house