THE CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES AT UC SANTA CRUZ
An intellectual and programming hub for public events, research projects,
and collaborations devoted to the exploration of Jewish culture and history
Clive Sinclair: “One City, Seven Shylocks: Venice’s Most Famous Son Comes Home”
November 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Humanities 1, Room 210 “In my time I have seen many Shylocks ….. But never before have I seen seven […]
Summer Workshop in Venice for Early Career Scholars on Liminal Spaces and Jewish Identity
Venice, Italy June 28th – July 5th, 2016 Generously Supported by the Delmas Foundation The Ghetto of Venice: The Future of Memory in the Digital Age The ghetto – the stereotype and the iconic image of the Jews who lived there – was and still is today one of the most misunderstood of modern Jewish […]
A historic anniversary: 1516-2016 Beit Venezia for the Ghetto Quincentennial
For eight years now BEIT VENEZIA (previously known as The Venice Center for International Jewish Studies) has honored and continued the legacy of the Ghetto of Venice as a center of Jewish life, art, and learning. We are proud to have been the first to highlight the historic significance of the Ghetto Quincentennial (1516-2016) and […]