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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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Israeli Ambassador Visits Univ. Of Md., Discusses Differences In Countries

November 06, 2014 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Ron Dermer, Israeli ambassador, focused on three aspects of Israel that he said make the nation unique: its small size, unique political culture and citizens, "deep sense of solidarity."
The Washington Post

‘Oh, God,’ A Touring Israeli Play, Comes To University Of Maryland

October 16, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Peter Marks of The Washington Post reviews this play hosted by the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies.

This Year, Giis Welcomes Its First Journalist-In-Residence, Shlomi Eldar.

October 01, 2014 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Mr. Eldar is a contributing writer for the Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse covering Palestinian Authority and th surfacing of Hamas.
The Diamondback

Students Debate Volatile Situation In Gaza

September 04, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

A group of 150 students, faculty and guest panelists gathered in the Stamp Student Union's Atrium to discuss the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure

August 29, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, 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

Fourteen faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.
The Diamondback

Israel Studies Course Pairs University Of Maryland Students With Tel Aviv Professor

February 25, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

New academic partnerships between UMD and Tel Aviv University unite international students through video conferencing software.
Israeli author encourages criticism, pride in country

Israeli Author Encourages Criticism, Pride In Country

February 06, 2014 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Ari Shavit speaks before an audience of 150 on bestselling book.
Washington Jewish Week

Umd. Student Receives Gildenhorn Scholarship

January 22, 2014 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

UMD student receives the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute's first Gildenhorn Family Scholarship in recognition of pursuing an Israel Studies minor.

The Mitzpeh

Jane Harman Talks Israel Security At Umd Lecture

November 10, 2013 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Former Rep. Jane Harman believes in a few things: securing Israel’s borders, structuring a transitioning government for Syria, and sending love letters to Secretary of State John Kerry.

Call For Papers: March 7-8, 2014 Histories Of Humanitarianism Conference

August 19, 2013 History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Conference on Religious, Philanthropic, &  Political Practices in the Modernizing World