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February 2021
Paul J. Schrag Lecture: James Q Whitman (Yale)
The UW-Madison Department of History & the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Present: The 2021 Paul J. Schrag Lecture "The American Influence on Nazi Race Law: Assessing U.S. Responsibility" James Q. Whitman (Yale) Nazism triumphed…
Find out more »Mayrent Sound Salon with Eléonore Biezunski
Join us for a Sound Salon with Eléonore Biezunski! Come hear musician and sound archivist Eléonore Biezunski perform Yiddish songs and klezmer instrumentals from the archival collections of Ruth Rubin, Moshe Beregovski and Zusman Kiselgof.…
Find out more »March 2021
Book Launch with Adam Stern
Join us for a virtual book launch for Prof. Adam Stern's new book Survival: A Theological-Political Genealogy. TUESDAY, MARCH 9 12:00 noon (CST) To be held online, via Zoom. Please register in advance by clicking here.…
Find out more »Reading “Shpinoza”: A Heretic in Yiddish and Hebrew
Reading Shpinoza: A Heretic in Yiddish and Hebrew An International Symposium (Online) The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison March 18, 2021 The George L. Mosse/Laurence A. Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at…
Find out more »April 2021
Guest Lecture: Alexandra Minna Stern (Univ. of Michigan)
Tracing the History of a Toxic Present: Resurgent Antisemitism and White Nationalism in the U.S. Prof. Alexandra Minna Stern April 6, 2021 at 4:oopm CT/5:00pm ET To be held virtually, via Zoom. Please register in…
Find out more »Book Talk with Dr. Bernice Lerner
Weaving Disparate Narratives: Behind the Scenes of Bergen-Belsen's Liberation Thursday, April 29 7:00 pm (CDT) To be held online, via Zoom. Please register in advance through the following link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pf--vqDksE9PhZbzJUJsdmQgIgc6Lx4qe All the Horrors of War follows…
Find out more »September 2021
Screening of “The Ancient Law” with Live Musical Accompaniment by Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin
With live original music composed and performed by world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and celebrated silent film pianist Donald Sosin, The Ancient Law (1923) begins when Baruch, the son of a rabbi, becomes fascinated by the theater.…
Find out more »October 2021
Kutler Lectures: Laura Leibman (Reed College)
Professor Laura Leibman Bio: Laura Arnold Leibman is Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995. Her work focuses on how material culture…
Find out more »Kutler Lectures: Laura Leibman (Reed College)
Professor Laura Leibman Bio: Laura Arnold Leibman is Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995. Her work focuses on how material culture…
Find out more »Guest Lecture (virtual): Weijia Li on “The German-Jewish Diaspora — From China to the US”
Live Virtual Lecture The German-Jewish Diaspora and its Cross-Pacific Experience: From China to the United States Weijia Li (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Tuesday, October 19, 6:00 p.m. Central Time Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Email…
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