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 […]
The Jewish Studies Program invites submissions for the 2015-2016 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards. To encourage and reward outstanding research and writing on Jewish themes by undergraduates at UCSC, the Awards Committee will select four outstanding essays or senior theses that represent distinguished examples of undergraduate scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies.
Submissions: Students should submit their papers to the Department of History via e-mail attachment to historyundergrad@ucsc.edu by Monday, June 6th, 5:00pm. A letter of support from a faculty sponsor is recommended, but not required.
Questions: Direct any questions to the Jewish Studies Academic Advising Coordinator, Bruce Thompson at brunet@ucsc.edu.