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
Jean Baumgarten: “The Popularization of the Kabbalah in Old Yiddish Literature (17th-18th Century)”
Monday, February 1, 2010, 11:00-12:10 PM
Jack Baskin Auditorium, Room 101.
Jean Baumgarten, is Professor and Directeur de Recherche (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre des Hautes Etudes Juives, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, in France.
History and Literature in the Study of the Bible
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Jewish Community Federation, San Francisco
The Bay Area Academic Consortium invites you to participate in its new winter program, History and Literature in the Study of the Bible, for faculty and graduate students in Jewish Studies.
Nathaniel Deutsch: “The Right to Remain: Jewish Geographies in Imperial Russia”
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
12:00-1:00 PM, Humanities 210
Unlike others who became a part of the Russian Empire as a result of the partitions of Poland, Jews were not viewed as native to the newly colonized territories.