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
Warren Hoffman: “Passing as a Modern Jew: The Cross-Dressing Films of Molly Picon”
For almost 50 years, Yiddish American actress Molly Picon spent her life on stage and screen performing in trousers. Why did Picon spend so much time in cross-dressed roles and what might such roles reveal about Jewish American identity in the first half of the 20th century?
Jewish Community Center’s Winter Speaker Series: Professor Nathaniel Deutsch
Join the Jewish Community Center’s free Winter Speaker Series, where local scholars share with us some of what they are working on and thinking about. This is an opportunity to find out what’s at the forefront of Judaic studies from our very own experts.
Kabbalah on the Margins: Sabbatian, Jewish-Christian, and Theatrical Transformations of the Kabbalah in Ashkenazi Society
Please join us for an international conference on the Kabbalah, bringing together four eminent scholars of Jewish mysticism from France, Israel, and the United States.