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Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Jewish studies professor revives course on Mizrahi identity in Israel

In his 300-level class, Maryland professor Shay Hazkani will address a lesser-known issue in Israeli society: the state’s mistreatment of Mizrahi Jews
April 01, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

How Language instructors are creating a gender-inclusive Hebrew

Every language in the world has a different relationship with gender. English sits with Finnish and Chinese with no grammatical gender, while the most commonly spoken languages in Europe and some in the Middle East use gender to classify their nouns.
February 28, 2022 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

UMD Students and Faculty Say They Want ‘Academic Freedom,’ Not Book Bans

First-year English graduate student Shannon Neal interviewed by the Diamondback.
February 27, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Hebrew review of Dr. Shay Hazkani's book

Dr. Shay Hazkani's book gets rave reviews

February 27, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Arabic review of Dr. Shay Hazkani's book

Dr. Shay Hazkani's book gets rave reviews

February 08, 2022 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

US Response to Antisemitism is Reactive, Uncoordinated, Report Claims

Ahead of Deborah Lipstadt's confirmation hearing as antisemitism envoy, former senior Obama administration officials calls for Biden to coordinate a whole-of-government approach.
November 24, 2021 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, History

Margins of History: On Shay Hazkani's "Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War"

SOON WE WILL search In the margins of your history, in distant countries, For what was once our history. And in the end, we will ask ourselves: Was Andalusia here or there? On the land … or in the poem?
September 29, 2021 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls to life with Maxine Grossman

It was 1989, and Grossman was in Israel on a college study program, getting "down in the dirt," as she puts it now, at the remains of the ancient Jewish city Sepphoris.
September 17, 2021 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Jewish Soft Power and Yom Kippur at the United Nations

The story of how the world organization pegged the Jewish fast day as a holiday embodies the long history of the ‘shtadlan’s’ behind-the-scenes diplomacy.
January 01, 2019 History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Petition Demands Release of Classified Israeli Documents on 1950s Immigrant Transit Camps

Association for Civil Rights in Israel wants information from security service about suppression of protests by immigrants from North Africa and Mideast.

In the News

Scripps News December 18, 2023

Dr. Ilai Saltzman interviewed on Scripps News

IDF Troops Accidentally kill 3 hostages

The Diamondback April 01, 2022

How Language instructors are creating a gender-inclusive Hebrew

Every language in the world has a different relationship with gender. English sits with Finnish and Chinese with no grammatical gender, while the most commonly spoken languages in Europe and some in the Middle East use gender to classify their nouns.
The Diamondback February 28, 2022

UMD Students and Faculty Say They Want ‘Academic Freedom,’ Not Book Bans

First-year English graduate student Shannon Neal interviewed by the Diamondback.

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Professor Karpman And The Hebrew Minor Featured In The Diamondback

September 25, 2017 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Professor Karpman and Jewish Studies' new Hebrew minor highligted in The Diamondback

Check Out The Israel Studies Website For More Information!

September 20, 2017 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Visit Israel Studies website for resources and information
The Mitzpeh

Haaretz Editor-In-Chief Visits Umd To Discuss Liberal News Coverage In Israel, U.S.

September 13, 2017 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Aluf Benn, editor-in-chief of Haaretz, spoke on "Israel, the U.S. and the Media: Inherent Enemies?" with Professor Yoram Peri.

Visiting Scholars From Turkey: Hamza Yavuz And Ozge Yavuz

September 01, 2017 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Ph.D candidates from Turkey with research interest in international relations visits the Gildenhorn Insttite for Israel Studies.

2017-18 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

June 05, 2017 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU extends congratulations to 24 faculty awardees.
The Mitzpeh

Visiting Ucla Professor Discusses Moroccan Jewish Identity, Effects Of Tourism

April 06, 2017 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Aomar Boum, a socio-cultural anthropologist discuss the effects of the intergral history of Jewish culture and presence in Morocco and other Arab countires on the people and governments.

Congrats To The Recipients Of The 20Th Century Japan Research Awards!

February 28, 2017 History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Congratulations to the recipients of the 20th Century Japan Research Awards for 2016-2017!

What Is A 'One-State' Solution?

February 22, 2017 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Wars: Power, Paradox and Israel’s Strategic Dilemma” featured in The Jerusalem Post.Director, and Abraham S. and Jack Kay Chair of Israel Studies, Yoram Peri featured in Washington Jewish Week; as he weighs in on the ‘one-state’ solution.

Washington Jewish Week

Israeli Stage Tackles Tough Issues In Translation

February 16, 2017 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Play encourages a second look at the simplistic understanding of gender, identity and womanhood.

Graduate Student Film Series To Continue

January 27, 2017 History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

The Miller Center's Graduate Student Film Series will continue its Maryland Film Series this spring.