Jim Joseph Teaching Fellowship
The Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that following a national competition, it has received a grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation to fund a two-year long teaching fellowship in Jewish studies.
Shtetl Santa Cruz
For hundreds of years, the shtetls of Eastern Europe were home to much of the world’s Jewish population. Today, most American Jews can trace at least some of their ancestors to a shtetl. But what exactly was a shtetl? Who lived there? How did women and men experience the shtetl differently?
Shaul Magid: “Hasidism and Second Wave Neo-Hasidism: From Jewish Exclusivity to Globalized Judaism”
Professor Shaul Magid will give a public lecture on “Hasidism and Second Wave Neo-Hasidism: From Jewish Exclusivity to a Globalized Judaism.” The talk will take place on Friday, February 26, from 11:00 to 12:10 in Baskin Auditorium (Baskin 101). The talk is sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies with support from the David B. Gold Foundation.