The faculty of the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies wish to express our anguish and anger over the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other African American victims of racial aggression. …
From Aspiring Virologist to Religious Studies Professor: Introducing CJS Faculty Affiliate Cara Rock-Singer
At the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester, Assistant Professor Cara Rock-Singer was teaching a course on Religion, Science, and Medicine when she started seeing reports about an outbreak of a new virus in China. …
Chad Gibbs finds Wisconsin Connection in Holocaust Research
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 …
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 …