Map of Israel and Gaza

Israel/Palestine: Learn-In

Deeply concerned about Israel/Palestine? Grappling with Hamas’ attack on October 7 and Israel’s current bombardment and invasion of Gaza, as well as the broader historical context for both? Wonder how we got here and how we might imagine a better future together? Come with questions and a desire to learn with and from others. All […]

“Returning, Remembering, Forgiving” Talk by Prof. Roald Hoffmann

You are invited to attend a talk by Holocaust Survivor Prof. Roald Hoffmann winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He will present a talk entitled: “Returning, Remembering, Forgiving” Which will take place on April 25, 2022, at 10:40 a.m. PT. This lecture will take place in conjunction with Prof. Nathaniel Deutsch’s course “The […]

Samuel Torjman Thomas

Layali Morocco: Jewish Songlines & Soundscapes: Event Recap

On January 9, 2020, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz hosted ASEFA, led by ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Samuel Torjman Thomas, Ph.D. Blending vocals, oud, violin, nay, and plenty of percussion, with songs in Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, and Ladino, this trio ensemble traversed several North African song traditions.

February 12, 2020 // “Free Men” Film Screening

Free Men (French: Les hommes libres) is a 2011 French film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi, which recounts the largely untold story about the role that Algerian and other North African Muslims in Paris played in the French resistance and as rescuers of Jews during the German occupation (1940–1944).