Fordham observer issue 12 by fordham observer issuu. Get jewish weeks newsletter by email and never miss our top stories. Fourth, fordham does have a good russian program and the current intelligence czar for obama, john brennan is the commencement speaker this year at fordham and is a graduate of that very program at fordham many years ago. It isnt every day that an undergraduate student is acknowledged in a widelyread work of historical scholarship.
Brian croxall, who will speak on digital technologies. Jewish book week returns to jw3 with a lively programme of lunchtime talks and interviews. Eva mroczek on the literary imagination in jewish antiquity. This statistic prompts robert grossman, director of hillel to remark that schools like fordham, with small jewish populations, are in most need of support groups. Since then, fordhams renowned faculty has offered a wide variety of courses in jewish studies, including classes on the hebrew bible, hebrew literature, and modern jewish history. Marc herman as the first joint rabinshvidler postdoctoral fellow in jewish studies at fordham and columbia. Graduate students and fellows from the history department and the center for medieval studies at fordham, under the direction of dr. But she says she only knows one or two other jews on campus. Events like to vote or not to vote and religion and the millennial voter are being puton at fordham this week to promote student voting. Jewish studies at fordham offers a broad range of courses in disciplines including history, theology, anthropology, sociology, comparative literature, art history, gender and womens studies, and law. Promise 20, an international award for a first book in theology or religious. Jewish book week is one of my favourite festivals all across the world.
Gabelli school of business archives fordham newsroom. Winner of the 20 national jewish book award in scholarship, jewish book council maimonides life and thought moshe halbertal in his rigorous and insightful study maimonides. Congratulations for bringing the university to the attention of a broad audience. Graduate school of religion and religious education. Check out this week s events organized by jewish studies at fordham, the center for medieval studies, fordham university, art history program fordham university, and music at fordham university. Jun 28, 2018 fordham universitys jewish studies program and the new york public library are delighted to announce the first fordhamnypl research fellows in jewish studies. Read our blogs, listen to podcasts of previous events and see videos of this years sessions on our website and follow us on facebook and twitter. Marcus introduction christianity was for the first time tolerated by the roman emperors in 311. A jewish journey between genders, and the first openly transgender professor at yeshiva university in new york city, spoke at ithaca college. An event featuring participants of the translation programme will take place as part of jewish book week 2020. In an interview, ashkenas, an artist and educator, explains that she began thinking about a book like this while she was in mourning and saying kaddish at her orthodox synagogue she realized that there wasnt a.
Please see the school specific calendars section for a complete listing, including graduate schools, or calendars for upcoming years. Jewish book week, the annual international festival of arts and ideas, returns to kings place in march 2018. I have met many other jewish kids and also have 2 friends who are in the same boat as me. Tuesday, september 9, the history department will cosponsor a special screening of tula, the revolt, a 20 film about the leader of the 1795 slave uprising on the island of curacao. Having spent a year in the bronx, i decided to move to brooklyn. I am currently a memeber of rhs and a sophmore here at fordham and i am also jewish and nonreligious. Since then, fordham s renowned faculty has offered a wide variety of courses in jewish studies, including classes on the hebrew bible, hebrew literature, and modern jewish history. Fordham universitys jewish studies program and the new york public library nypl have announced a joint research fellowship in jewish studies for the 20172018 academic year. Fordham awards baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degrees to approximately 16,000 students from fordham college at rose hill, fordham college at lincoln center, the gabelli school of business undergraduate and graduate, the school of professional and continuing studies, the graduate schools of arts and sciences, education, religion and. Fordham s courses in jewish studies, taught by internationally renowned faculty, provide students with a nuanced understanding. Whats on the programme about history our team jewish book council festival sponsors and partners prizes. A number of special events are also organised over the course of the year. The pilot program is open to scholars from outside of new york city seeking to conduct research at nypls dorot jewish division. Inside fordham online is proud to highlight faculty and staff who have recently provided commentary in the news media.
Ucscs center for jewish studies and university library will present a celebration of two new books on jewish studiesfeaturing professors peter kenez and murray baumgarten, and librarian lee jaffe, nov. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Father mcshane and michale dowling standing together in front of books. Jewish studies at fordham, 1 west 60th street, fordham. They offer historical breadth and disciplinary depth. A geography of faith for jews, christians, and muslims, presented by. The 2020 festival will run from 29 february 8 march. Ignatian week 20 at fordham fordham news fordham university. From september 2012 through january 20, he was a visiting professor in the council of the humanities and a stewart fellow in the department of german at princeton university.
While fordham is jesuit and catholic, it is also amazingly diverse and open door to people of all faith traditions. I had many non fordham friends living in this borough, and its active social scene attracted me. Finalist, 2006 national jewish book award in the contemporary jewish life and practice category throughout the ages. Fordham universitylincoln center mcnally amphitheater 140 west 62nd street sunday, october 27, 2 4 p.
We tackle the pressing issues of the day in multiple debates, featuring commentators and analysts such as matt dancona, ian black. It is often in the shadow of gw and georgetown but that is also a state of. How concepts of jewish peoplehood inform legal rulings. Jli flagship program founded in 1998, jlis flagship program continues to operate in over 350 locations worldwide, offering three accredited courses per year on an array of topics, including jewish ethics, jewish mysticism and philosophy, jewish history and culture, and jewish belief and practice. In 20, eugene shvidler, gba 92, made a gift that established the shvidler chair of jewish studies, making a more ambitious program possible. As the 2016 jewish book week programme is released, gerald jacobs speaks to the events director about jbws impact and broadening appeal.
The cherie smith jcc jewish book festival is one of vancouvers leading cultural and literary events, attracting a large and varied audience of over 5,000 people of all ages. Jewish book week streatham and clapham high school. The screening is presented by the united nations remembrance programme of he victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, and will be followed by a discussion with one of the films stars, danny glover. The festival was founded in 1952 and since 2012 it has been presented at kings place. Join us for 80 sparkling talks, conversations, debates and performances with some of the worlds most interesting minds and stylish entertainers. Fordham and cuny faculty and students can request their free copies tuesday, march 31, 6 p. Introducing the 20182019 fordham university nypl research. Earlier this month, kaddish, womens voices was awarded a 20 national jewish book award in contemporary jewish life. Fordham is my school fordham university rose hill campus bronx, ny 10458. It is possible that there is a higher percentage of students on the lc campus, but i dont know that much about that campus.
The real strength of a fordham education comes from a much deeper placethe fivecenturyold tradition of jesuit education that infuses every part of the fordham experience. One of whom is at harvard divinity school presently in a graduate program. Jewish women wins jewish book councils top prize by sandee brawarsky. As an africanist historian committed to reaching broader publics, i was thrilled when the research team for the bbcs genealogy program who do you think you are. The book by writer and illustrator ezra jack keats was one of the new york public librarys 10 most checkedout books in its 125year history. The event, which took place as part of this weeks jewish book week, was held to mark the publication of jeremys new book jewish comedy.
Dec 21, 2016 fordham universitys jewish studies program and columbia universitys institute for israel and jewish studies have announced a joint postdoctoral fellowship for the 20172018 academic year. Fordham universitys jewish studies program and the new york public library are delighted to announce joint shortterm and midterm research fellowships in jewish studies for the 20202021 academic year. Fall 2014 digital humanities workshops kickoff next next monday with a workshop on the powerful open source data analysis program r and continue in october with a workshop on geospatial mapping for the digital humanities. In this lecture, diverse rulings issued by orthodox rabbis on matters related to conversion will be presented and analyzed. It was devoted to the promotion of books of jewish interest. R for the digital humanities, a workshop led by brian reilly fordham university next week. The internet medieval sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at the fordham university center for medieval studies. Proust scholar adam watt makes the case for swanns way, the first volume of in search of lost time, published 100 years ago in 19, and poet jamie mckendrick enthuses about the goldrimmed spectacles, a too littleknown 1958 novella by italian giorgio bassani. To mark the launch of ongoing book discussions on this website, we dedicate an hour to ideas for neglected classics to read in 20. Herman received his phd in 2016 from the university of pennsylvania, where he wrote his dissertation on rabbinic jurisprudence in. The only serious attempt made to hinder its progress after this time was by the emperor julian 3663 who had left the christian fold. The event forms part of the schools wider programme of events and talks designed to stimulate pupils intellectual and cultural development.
Disputes surrounding the nature of conversion to judaism are at the center of some of the most contentious legal debates taking place in modern jewish jurisprudence. Schwarzman building june 28, 2018 fordham universitys jewish studies program and the new york public library are delighted to announce the first fordham nypl research fellows in jewish studies. This is a companion book to the posen library of jewish culture and civilization, volume. Its a tradition that encourages curiosity, introspection and, most importantly, actionto reach out, to. Laura morreale from each department respectively, are collaborating in an effort to open up the conversation and further understand a th century map which has not previously been studied in. Jewish book world reached over 5,000 readers with a specific interest in jewish books, including library professionals, book festival coordinators, book group members, academicians, and lay leaders. As the 2016 jewish book week programme is released, gerald jacobs speaks to the events director about. Fordham s digital humanities group is delighted to announce fall 20 programming which will include two workshops one on geographical information science gis and another on the textencoding initiative tei as well as a visit from emory university digital humanities scholar dr. Jewish book week is an annual international literary festival, held in london. While still in coursework, my class schedule and graduate assistantship required me to be on campus only twice a week. The ihsp recognizes the contribution of fordham university, the fordham university history department, and the fordham center for medieval studies in providing web space and server support for the. It has been published every year since 1896 and is currently published by vallentine mitchell in association with the jewish chronicle and is edited by stephen w. If you wish to download a pdf version of the printed programme, please click here.
Cjhfordham series in jewishchristian relations jessica cooperman passover seders and jewishchristian engagement in postwar america fordham university lincoln center, gabelli school of business. The jewish year book is an almanac targeted at the jewish community in the united kingdom. Academic calendars for notice of cancellation of classes due to inclement weather, call 1800280snow. Paul halsall this page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks listed below, along with added texts and web site indicators. Herman received his phd in 2016 from the university of pennsylvania, where he wrote his dissertation on rabbinic jurisprudence in the medieval islamic world. R for the digital humanities, a workshop led by brian reilly fordham university next. Fordhamnypl research fellowships in jewish studies the. July 20 learn how and when to remove this template message the jewish year book is an almanac targeted at the jewish community in the united kingdom. It is organised by the uk jewish book council and its director is claudia rubinstein see also. The programme is designed to appeal to all ages, faiths and ethnicities, focusing on subjects ranging from the spark that ignited all life on this planet to the inevitability of death and much that lies between. Fordham s courses in jewish studies, taught by internationally renowned faculty, provide students with a nuanced understanding of the living and historical traditions of judaism, as well as the history and culture of the jews and the modern state of israel. Mar 20, 2014 earlier this month, kaddish, womens voices was awarded a 20 national jewish book award in contemporary jewish life. Jewish studies jewish studies at fordham seeks to introduce students to jewish history and culture within the larger framework of jews interaction with other people, with a focus on jewish christian relations, thereby furthering fordham s mission to foster in its students an understanding of different cultures and ways of life so they may be prepared. Jewish book world was a quarterly magazine published by the jewish book council from 1982 to 2015.
New york public library and fordham announce fellowship in. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. I did not have any worry going into fordham because i knew being jewish or not would not be a problem. Posner serves as the program coordinator for uclas digital humanities program, teaches in their graduate and undergraduate digital humanities programs, and is at work on a multimodal book on medical filmmaking. Jewish book week is a literary festival in london, held annually in february and march, that explores jewish literature, ideas and culture. Posner earned her doctoral degree at yale university. Its a tradition that encourages curiosity, introspection and, most importantly, actionto reach out, to settle injustice.
By the time you leave the festival you feel more connected, less alone. Festival 2020 family day 2020 festival 2019 festival 2018 festival 2017 festival 2016 festival 2015 festival 2014. The entire first book of the kuzari, a philosophical treatise written by the spanish jewish philosopher and poet, judah halevi. The main office at the graduate school of religion and religious education gre was unusually graduate school of religion and religious education september 23, 20 0. Among wolfsons many books, fordham has published language, eros, being. Introducing the 20182019 fordham university nypl research fellows in jewish studies by amanda seigel, jewish division, stephen a. Nov 11, 2014 in a recent blog post for oxford university press, carina ray writes.
I love jewish book week because whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time tracy chevalier. Kabbalistic hermeneutics and poetic imagination, winner of the 2005 national jewish book award for scholarship. Jewish studies events 200520 jewish studies ithaca college. A medieval jewish legacy afternoon of talks at the cloisters free with museum admission join met experts for an afternoon of talks and discussion exploring the jewish community, art. My daughter, an alumna of fordham college at rose hill, phi beta kappa, had many jewish friends. It is written in the form of a dialogue, purportedly between the king of the khazars and the representatives of various belief systems, culminating with a rabbi. Thats why the history department was excited to learn that a fordham undergraduate, marlessa stivala, was thanked for her input in susan bordos new book, the creation of anne boleyn houghton mifflin harcourt, 20. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Join us this thursday, april 11, for a lunchtime seminar with yael levi concerning early yiddish printing in new york city, sarasohn vs.
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