THE CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES AT UC SANTA CRUZ
An intellectual and programming hub for public events, research projects,
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Naftali Rothenberg: "Jewish Identity in Contemporary Israel: Between Separatism and Cohesion"
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | 3:30-4:40 PM | Free & Open to the Public Social Sciences 2, Room 75, UC Santa Cruz Questions? ihr@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-3527 Rabbi Professor Rothenberg is a senior research fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (since 1994), where he is Jewish Culture and Identity chair and editor of […]
Mark A. Raider: “The Changing Image of the Israeli Hero in American Culture”
Friday, February 28, 2014 | 3:30-4:40 PM | Free & Open to the Public Social Sciences 2, Room 75 Questions? ihr@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-5655 This talk surveys the long arc of the Zionist and Israeli hero as perceived in the American setting. Taking a page from scholars of semiotics and iconography, it pays close […]
Hedwig C. Rose: "Living the Life of Anne Frank: A Childhood in Hiding"
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 | 10:00-11:45 PM | Free & Open to the Public Humanities 1 Building, Room 210, UC Santa Cruz Directions and Parking Information Dr. Hedwig C. Rose, education specialist and former Director of Education Studies at Wesleyan University, was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After her father, his five brothers and […]