UMD annual Dubin Family Lecture welcomes Israeli writer Etgar Keret
Israeli writer Etgar Keret speaks at the Dubin Lecture held at the Clarice Performing Arts Center on Sept. 16, 2024.
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The University of Maryland system has approved a new major, Religions of the Ancient Middle East (RAME).
The Meyerhoff Center is pleased to announce new scholarships available to Jewish Studies majors.
If you think you’ve heard a lot about Israeli elections recently, you’re not having déjà vu; in fact this is the third Israeli general election in less than 11 months.
Even though Israel practices the “instrumentalist model”, meaning that the military executes policies set by the government, another model coexist.
The new Board Chair of the Israel Institute explains why the mission of bringing accessible, high-level courses about Israel to university campuses is so crucial.
Pictures from the Greek concert on Nov 7! In this photo is Ellie Falaris Ganelin, UMD alumna and flutist who organized the concert
20th Century Japan Research Awards for 2019-2020
It has been precisely thirty years since Eastern Europe experienced the Velvet Revolution, first in Berlin, then Prague, and finally Bratislava. Throngs of people flocked to the squares and a new spirit of freedom filled the air.
The single most important factor that has shaped the Israeli political landscape over the past year is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to evade prosecution.
Israeli elections are generally lively affairs, with a plethora of parties combining, splitting, and making up — very much like a daytime soap opera.