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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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The Huffington Post

Israel As A "Mansion In The Jungle"

January 24, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

UMD's Israel Studies Director Yoram Peri weighs in on Israel's Ehud Barak and his recent decisions.
UM Newsdesk

University Of Maryland To Release Three Major Middle East Attitude Surveys

December 06, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

UM faculty featured in "Attitudes Toward the Middle East Peace Process: Surveys of Arab and Jewish Opinion in Israel and Public Opinion in the U.S."WHAT:
Diamondback

Star Speaker's Absence Doesn't Stifle Debate At Palestine Event

November 24, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Students and organizers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite the absence of PLO Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat. By Josh Cooper, DiamondbackPublished: November 24, 2010
Clarice Smith Center blog

International Relations: Now Served In The Lobby

November 02, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

On Thursday, October 14th, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren gave an informative, educational, and inspiring speech on the relationship of the United States and Israeli governments.

The Diamondback

Guest Column: Standing For Justice

October 16, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren’s job is to make Israel look good, regardless of the truth.

UM Welcomes Israeli Ambassador To The United States

October 13, 2010 College of Arts and Humanities, Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

 
The Diamondback

A Speech Marked By Silence

October 13, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren’s first-ever appearance on the campus was quiet, but the tension was palpable.
The Mitzpeh

Journalism'S New Israel Course

October 13, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

The Israel studies department is hoping to branch out to other majors and departments through new classes that non-Israel studies minors can take.

The Diamondback

Stand With Israel: Our Indispensable Ally

October 09, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

On Oct. 14, we will have the opportunity not only to educate ourselves about Israel’s special relationship with the United States but also to hear from one of the world’s premier authorities on Middle Eastern affairs.

Ynet News

Israel Studies Increasingly Popular In Us

October 05, 2010 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies

Whoever visits the University of Maryland’s campus could not possibly make the mistake of thinking that Israel studies department is a mouthpiece for Israeli PR efforts.