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
Conference at UC Santa Cruz to Explore Modern Jewish Spaces and Identity
The Venice Ghetto will serve as the starting point for the conference to address questions of modern Jewish spaces and identity. The site has played a central role in Jewish and European culture since the Jews were first sequestered in the Ghetto in 1516.
Liminal Spaces and the Jewish Imagination Conference
The Venice Ghetto serves as the starting point from which we address questions of modern Jewish spaces –a site that has played a central role in Jewish and European culture since the Jews were sequestered in the Ghetto at its founding in 1516. Contemporary globalization brings into focus the relationship between identity and spatial location, and highlights new and cross-cutting transnational allegiances.
Murray Baumgarten: "Auschwitz and the End of European Liberal Culture: Eliezer Wiesel’s Night"
For Opening of Buchenwald Exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library January 11, 2015 | Free & Open to the Public Skylight Gallery Exhibit Area, Main Library 100 Larkin St, San Francisco Directions and Parking Information Please do not quote without Permission 1. Reading Night Night – the brief version we have in […]