To honor the legacy of Professor Rachel Feldhay Brenner, the Mosse/Weinstein Center has established the Rachel Feldhay Brenner Student Support Fund for Research and Study of the Holocaust. Since Brenner’s passing in February 2021, dozens …
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Donor News: L’dor V’dor, from generation to generation
Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Josh Goldstein (BA ’15) always admired his paternal grandfather, Bernie Goldstein (BBA ’49), and loved hearing about his college days at the UW-Madison. Josh’s father Stewart also attended the …
Openings in Jewish Studies Courses this Fall
The following Jewish Studies courses still have openings this fall: JS 203: Jewish Law, Business, and Ethics Prof. Jordan Rosenblum Lecture: MW 12:05-12:55 Discussion sections: 301 – F 12:05 – 12:55 302 – W 11:00 …
CJS Sponsored Films at the Wisconsin Film Festival
Looking for something to watch this week? The Center for Jewish Studies has sponsored two films at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival. See below for more information about each film as well as a link …
Remembering Marv Conney
The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Marvin Conney, who passed away on March 25 at the age of 94. Together with his wife Mildred (known fondly as …
Remembering Rachel Feldhay Brenner
Rachel Feldhay Brenner, the Elaine Marks WARF Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Thursday, February 4 in Madison. She was 74. Born in Zabrze, Poland, Brenner moved to Israel with …
Jacqueline Krass chosen by Philip Roth Society as co-winner of the 2020 Siegel McDaniel Award
Congratulations to Jacqueline Krass, one of two recipients of the 2020 Siegel McDaniel Award from the Philip Roth Society! Her winning paper, entitled “‘Why do you pretend to be so detached from your Jewish feelings?’: …
Looking Back: Jews in the Civil Rights Movement at the UW-Madison
This year the UW-Madison witnessed calls for racial justice and protests more intense than any since the 1960s. Historian Jonathan Z. S. Pollack, a CJS honorary fellow, describes that turbulent decade and the role of …
AJS panel featuring CJS Professors Brenner and Dobbs to be live-streamed
Two CJS faculty members, Rachel Brenner and Teryl Dobbs, are taking part in a panel that has been selected for live-streaming at the upcoming annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies. See below for …
Faculty News: Q&A with Chontel Syfox, New CJS Faculty Affiliate
This fall the Mosse/Weinstein Center welcomes a new faculty affiliate, Chontel Syfox, Assistant Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Professor Syfox holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame University. …