In Search of Survivors: A 12,000-Mile Research Trip from Madison to Jerusalem and Back By Chad S.A. Gibbs As a graduate student conducting Holocaust research in Jerusalem last fall, I hardly expected that my findings …
Year: 2020
Adapting to Change: Resilience and resourcefulness in the time of COVID-19
When UW–Madison students returned from winter break on January 21, they poured into lecture halls and dining halls, queued up at their favorite State Street cafes, and resumed their campus routines. The first hint of …
Two new courses offered for Fall 2020
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Campus Operations Suspended due to COVID-19
In-person course instruction and most campus activities have been suspended through May 15 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All courses have moved to online instruction and any events we had scheduled for the rest …
Jonathan Z. S. Pollack Publishes on Jewish Life at UW-Madison
In Wisconsin, The New Home of the Jew, Jonathan Z. S. Pollack describes the daily lives, contributions, and challenges of Jewish students, faculty, staff, and alumni at UW–Madison. The early establishment of student Zionist groups, Hillel, …
Sunny Yudkoff Wins Salo Baron Prize
AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RESEARCH CONGRATULATIONS Salo Baron Prize Winner The American Academy for Jewish Research is pleased to announce the winner of its annual Salo Baron Prize for the best first book in Jewish …