Wednesday, November 9, 2011: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh Kristallnacht Commemoration.
Fritz Ottenheimer will speak about his memories of Kristallnacht and Robert Sattloff (The Washington Insitute for Near East Policy), speaking about his book Among The Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands. JCC, Squirrel Hill, Kaufman Building - Levinson Hall, 7pm. RSVP to Holocaust Center.
Monday, November 14, 2011, 7 pm: Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis University) will speak on Jewish continuity at Chatham University; sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh. For information and to register (there is a charge): akarp@ajlpittsburgh.org
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Academic Fair: October 12, 2011
Stop by the Academic Fair in the William Pitt Union, Wednesday October 12, 2011, from 11 am to 3 pm.
There will be a Jewish Studies table: faculty from the program will be there at various points through the day.
Come by, say hello, have a piece of candy, ask questions about the program, tell other students about the program.
(If nobody is at the Jewish Studies table, look for the Religious Studies department table next door, and ask your question there.)
There will be a Jewish Studies table: faculty from the program will be there at various points through the day.
Come by, say hello, have a piece of candy, ask questions about the program, tell other students about the program.
(If nobody is at the Jewish Studies table, look for the Religious Studies department table next door, and ask your question there.)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Job Opportunity in NY
If you graduated and are in NY and for some reason are reading this blog, here is a good part-time job:
The Center for Jewish History has an opening for the part-time position of Fellowship Coordinator in the office of Academic and Public Programs.
Responsibilities for this position include: promoting the fellowship program, managing fellowship applications and deadlines, coordinating the distribution of applicant materials to committee members, scheduling academic seminars and brown bag lunches for fellows, working with fellows to ensure that their needs are met while at the Center for Jewish History, and assistance with the administrations of the Center's two Scholars Working Groups. Good organizational and administrative skills are necessary.
Applicants should be familiar with the Center for Jewish History and fellowship programs, more broadly. This position is available November 1st - July 31st, with the possibility of renewal. One day each week is to be spent on site, additional off-site time required for a total of
20-25 hours per week.
The salary is $2,500 per month.
If you are interested, please contact Judith Siegal, Director of Academic and Public Programs at jsiegal@cjh.org
The Center for Jewish History has an opening for the part-time position of Fellowship Coordinator in the office of Academic and Public Programs.
Responsibilities for this position include: promoting the fellowship program, managing fellowship applications and deadlines, coordinating the distribution of applicant materials to committee members, scheduling academic seminars and brown bag lunches for fellows, working with fellows to ensure that their needs are met while at the Center for Jewish History, and assistance with the administrations of the Center's two Scholars Working Groups. Good organizational and administrative skills are necessary.
Applicants should be familiar with the Center for Jewish History and fellowship programs, more broadly. This position is available November 1st - July 31st, with the possibility of renewal. One day each week is to be spent on site, additional off-site time required for a total of
20-25 hours per week.
The salary is $2,500 per month.
If you are interested, please contact Judith Siegal, Director of Academic and Public Programs at jsiegal@cjh.org
Interested in Graduate Work in American Jewish History?
Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, School of Graduate Studies, Cincinnati announces a Ph.D. Fellowship in "The American Jewish Experience" sponsored jointly by The School of Graduate Studies and The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
The fellowship will be awarded to an incoming student who has demonstrated high academic competence in an area of Jewish Studies or American History. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable an outstanding graduate student to pursue a Ph.D. in the American Jewish Experience at HUC-JIR, School of Graduate Studies while utilizing the world-renowned collection of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The fellowship carries an annual award of $33,000, which covers tuition plus a living stipend of $12,000 and is renewable for a maximum period of four years. The AJE Fellow will also have teaching opportunities at HUC-JIR, the University of Cincinnati, and other neighboring institutions. For more information, please see http://www.huc.edu/academics/catalog/ or http://www.gcccu.org/.
The Fellowship is made possible by grants from the School of Graduate Studies and the Edwin A. Malloy Fund of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Application Procedures: Candidates should write to the Director of the School of Graduate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: Dr. Nili S. Fox nfox@huc.edu or to Ms. Sarah Strouse, Administrative Coordinator, gradschool@huc.edu for more information and application forms. The due date for completed applications is February 2, 2012. The first fellowship will be awarded for the 2012–2013 academic year.
The School of Graduate Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio is a leading center for study, training, research and publication in Judaic and cognate studies. The School's resources in staff, research facilities, and the holdings of the Klau Library have few parallels in the academic world. The School awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees to men and women, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are preparing for careers in teaching and scholarship. Major areas of study include: Bible, Rabbinics, Hellenistic Studies, Jewish Religious Thought and Philosophy, and American and Modern Jewish History. The School of Graduate Studies is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. The American Jewish Archives was founded in 1947 by the late Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Located on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, it contains over 10,000 linear feet of archives, manuscripts, near print materials, photographs, audio and video tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials.
The fellowship will be awarded to an incoming student who has demonstrated high academic competence in an area of Jewish Studies or American History. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable an outstanding graduate student to pursue a Ph.D. in the American Jewish Experience at HUC-JIR, School of Graduate Studies while utilizing the world-renowned collection of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The fellowship carries an annual award of $33,000, which covers tuition plus a living stipend of $12,000 and is renewable for a maximum period of four years. The AJE Fellow will also have teaching opportunities at HUC-JIR, the University of Cincinnati, and other neighboring institutions. For more information, please see http://www.huc.edu/academics/catalog/ or http://www.gcccu.org/.
The Fellowship is made possible by grants from the School of Graduate Studies and the Edwin A. Malloy Fund of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Application Procedures: Candidates should write to the Director of the School of Graduate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: Dr. Nili S. Fox nfox@huc.edu or to Ms. Sarah Strouse, Administrative Coordinator, gradschool@huc.edu for more information and application forms. The due date for completed applications is February 2, 2012. The first fellowship will be awarded for the 2012–2013 academic year.
The School of Graduate Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio is a leading center for study, training, research and publication in Judaic and cognate studies. The School's resources in staff, research facilities, and the holdings of the Klau Library have few parallels in the academic world. The School awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees to men and women, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are preparing for careers in teaching and scholarship. Major areas of study include: Bible, Rabbinics, Hellenistic Studies, Jewish Religious Thought and Philosophy, and American and Modern Jewish History. The School of Graduate Studies is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. The American Jewish Archives was founded in 1947 by the late Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Located on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, it contains over 10,000 linear feet of archives, manuscripts, near print materials, photographs, audio and video tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
New MA program in Jewish Studies at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University opens a new and unique MA program offering a series of comprehensive encounters with the classical texts of Jewish cultures from biblical to modern times. Over the course of three back-to-back semesters, our one-year program's interdisciplinary curriculum provides students with knowledge in facets of Jewish culture, civilization and history through a wide range of periods. A variety of methodologies will be employed to gain new insights. Topics studied include: Biblical theology and exegisis, the history of the Hebrew language, comparative study of rabbinic and Christian texts, readings in the Talmuds, the development of Jewish mysticism, medieval and modern Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah and ancient Jewish magic.
The first semester offers surveys of the relevant fields, while the other two semesters concentrate on intensive reading of primary texts. All courses emphasize textual proficiency and reading skills.
The program is designed for students seeking a Master degree, as an end in itself, but it also provides a foundation for further graduate studies in fields relating to Jewish Studies.
For further information, please visit our website:
http://humanities.tau.ac.il/jewish_studies/ or contact the program coordinator, Emilie Levy at majes@post.tau.ac.il
The first semester offers surveys of the relevant fields, while the other two semesters concentrate on intensive reading of primary texts. All courses emphasize textual proficiency and reading skills.
The program is designed for students seeking a Master degree, as an end in itself, but it also provides a foundation for further graduate studies in fields relating to Jewish Studies.
For further information, please visit our website:
http://humanities.tau.ac.il/jewish_studies/ or contact the program coordinator, Emilie Levy at majes@post.tau.ac.il
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Mini-course on the History of Zionism by Professor Emeritus Alex Orbach
Congregation Dor Hadash Adult Education Program
HISTORY OF ZIONISM
Four evening sessions discussing foundations and development of Zionist thought
Instructor: Professor Alexander Orbach
Taught at the University of Pittsburgh, and published on modern Jewish history including Zionism, Israel, the Holocaust, Soviet Jewry and Antisemitism
DATES: Tuesdays, October 11, 18, 25, and November 1, 2011
TIME: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: 5898 Wilkins Avenue
Topics
Responses to Antisemitism: Russia after 1881
The Jewish State versus the state of the Jews
To save the Jews, to save the world
Zionism from 1917 through 1947
CONTACT CONGREGATION DOR HADASH TO REGISTER
FOR THIS FREE COURSE:
EMAIL admin@dorhadash.net or phone 412 422 5158
HISTORY OF ZIONISM
Four evening sessions discussing foundations and development of Zionist thought
Instructor: Professor Alexander Orbach
Taught at the University of Pittsburgh, and published on modern Jewish history including Zionism, Israel, the Holocaust, Soviet Jewry and Antisemitism
DATES: Tuesdays, October 11, 18, 25, and November 1, 2011
TIME: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: 5898 Wilkins Avenue
Topics
Responses to Antisemitism: Russia after 1881
The Jewish State versus the state of the Jews
To save the Jews, to save the world
Zionism from 1917 through 1947
CONTACT CONGREGATION DOR HADASH TO REGISTER
FOR THIS FREE COURSE:
EMAIL admin@dorhadash.net or phone 412 422 5158
Europe: East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium
Dear Faculty Member:
I am writing to you on behalf of the Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES) and the European Studies Center (ESC) at the University of Pittsburgh. We hope that you can help our Centers promote an opportunity for your students.
On Friday, March 30, 2012, REES and ESC will be sponsoring the “Europe: East and West” Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh. At this symposium, students from Pitt and regional colleges and universities will present research papers related to Western and Eastern Europe, including Russia, to discussants and an audience. Participants will receive constructive feedback on their papers from the discussants.
Please encourage your students to apply to the symposium. As a professor who teaches courses and/or conducts research pertaining to Europe, you are in a good position to promote this event. If you had students who submitted papers last spring or currently have students who will be submitting papers on Western or Eastern Europe, please encourage them to submit their papers for consideration.
Attached you can find a flyer with information about the symposium, its requirements, and the application process, as well as the student application form. These documents and more information can also be found at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/URSymposium.
Deadlines:
1) Students must submit applications with 250-300 word abstracts and full papers by January 23, 2012.
2) Selected students will be notified in mid-February 2012.
3) Final revised papers are due by March 19, 2012.
4) Presentations will be made at the Symposium on March 30, 2012.
If you have questions about the symposium, please contact me at slund@pitt.edu or (412) 648-7422. Thank you for your help!
Sincerely,
Stephen Lund
Assistant Director
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
4216 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-648-7422
fax: 412-648-2199
I am writing to you on behalf of the Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES) and the European Studies Center (ESC) at the University of Pittsburgh. We hope that you can help our Centers promote an opportunity for your students.
On Friday, March 30, 2012, REES and ESC will be sponsoring the “Europe: East and West” Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh. At this symposium, students from Pitt and regional colleges and universities will present research papers related to Western and Eastern Europe, including Russia, to discussants and an audience. Participants will receive constructive feedback on their papers from the discussants.
Please encourage your students to apply to the symposium. As a professor who teaches courses and/or conducts research pertaining to Europe, you are in a good position to promote this event. If you had students who submitted papers last spring or currently have students who will be submitting papers on Western or Eastern Europe, please encourage them to submit their papers for consideration.
Attached you can find a flyer with information about the symposium, its requirements, and the application process, as well as the student application form. These documents and more information can also be found at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/URSymposium.
Deadlines:
1) Students must submit applications with 250-300 word abstracts and full papers by January 23, 2012.
2) Selected students will be notified in mid-February 2012.
3) Final revised papers are due by March 19, 2012.
4) Presentations will be made at the Symposium on March 30, 2012.
If you have questions about the symposium, please contact me at slund@pitt.edu or (412) 648-7422. Thank you for your help!
Sincerely,
Stephen Lund
Assistant Director
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
4216 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-648-7422
fax: 412-648-2199
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