Congratulations To Chen Mandel-Edrei, Israel Studies Grad Student, Who Successfully Defended Her Dissertation On Wednesday March 25, 2020.

Israel Studies grad student, Chen Mandel- Edrei successfully defended her dissertation on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Her dissertation titled "Hasidic Hagiography in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - A Historical and Literary Perspective," focuses on the emergence of Hasidic Hagiography in the 1860s as a new genre in modern Hebrew literature that challenges the literary scale of Enlightenment and the politics of Nationalism. The dissertation was successfully accepted by her committee Eric Zakim and Sheila Jelen (advisors), Rachel Manekin, Adele Berlin, and Brian Richardson.