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Please join us for the JIMES Major-Minor Welcome!
Translating the Untranslatable: Proper Names in the Septuagint and in Jerome's Vulgate
Christophe Rico, École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, Polis Institute
Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change
Charles Freilich, Columbia University
*CANCELLED* Material Girls: Body Modification and Gender in the Hebrew Bible
Rosanne Liebermann, Friedman Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish Studies
*CANCELLED* The Pogrom at a Displaced Person's Camp: Intra-Jewish Violence in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Devin E. Naar, PhD - Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies and Chair of the Sephardic Studies Program at the University of Washington, Seattle
*CANCELLED* 2020 Adam Cherrick Lecture -- Facing Deportation: Sephardic Jews, Race, and Immigration Restriction in the United States
Devin E. Naar, PhD - Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies and Chair of the Sephardic Studies Program at the University of Washington, Seattle
*CANCELLED* The Great Merchants: The World of the Sassoons
Joseph Sassoon will talk on "The Great Merchants: The World of the Sassoons" as it relates to his current book project.
JIMES Open House
A Welcome to the Class of 2024!
Israel Center Lunch & Learn with Elai Rettig: Israel’s “Special Relationship” with the US
Elai Rettig, PhD, (Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in Israeli and Environmental Studies at WUSTL) explores the history of Israel’s foreign policy relationship with the US in this four-part series.
Book Launch -- More Than Just Hummus: A Gay Jew Discovers Israel in Arabic
Author and WUSTL Alumnus Matt Adler discusses his new book, More Than Just Hummus: A Gay Jew Discovers Israel in Arabic
Bollywood Dance Workshop
Hindi/Urdu presents the virtual Bollywood Dance Workshop.
Israel Center Lunch & Learn with Elai Rettig: Finding a Warm Jew” – Israel’s Use of the Jewish Diaspora as a Foreign Policy Tool
Elai Rettig, PhD, (Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in Israeli and Environmental Studies at WUSTL) explores the history of Israel’s foreign policy relationship with the US in this four-part series.
What do you need to know about the Bible and politics to understand American culture today? Studying with the department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies helps!
Pamela Barmash delivers the talk: What do you need to know about the Bible and politics to understand American culture today? Studying with the department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies helps!
The Politics of Race in the European Middle Ages
Geraldine Heng, University of Texas at Austin
Major/Minor Fair
Please join us for the Virtual Major/Minor Fair and learn more about JIMES!
Five Things You Didn't Know About The Prophet Muhammad
David Warren delivers the talk: Five Things You Didn't Know About The Prophet Muhammad
Relevance of Hindi/Urdu in the 21st Century
World-renowned Urdu poet and writer Amjad Islam Amjad delivers the talk: Relevance of Hindi/Urdu in the 21st Century
Legacies of Violence and Genocide: Can Memorials and Museums Help Us Build a Better Future?
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Panel discussion featuring the following participants: Avril Alba, Ph.D., senior lecturer in Holocaust studies and Jewish civilization in the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney; Zahava D. Doering, PhD., editor emerita of Curator: The Museum Journal and worked as senior social scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; David Cunningham, Ph.D., professor and chair of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis; and moderator Erin McGlothlin, Ph.D., chair of Germanic Languages and Literatures and professor of German and Jewish studies at Washington University in St. Louis.
Israel Center Lunch & Learn with Elai Rettig: Israel in a New Middle East?
Elai Rettig, PhD, (Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in Israeli and Environmental Studies at WUSTL) explores the history of Israel’s foreign policy relationship with the US in this four-part series.
Nuclear Energy in the Middle East: Israeli and Iranian Perspectives
Elai Rettig, PhD, invites panel to discuss Nuclear Energy in the Middle East: Israeli and Iranian Perspectives
Book Launch -- Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making
Nancy E. Berg, Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature, will discuss her book Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making
Hindi-Urdu Karaoke Hour
Join us for an hour of music and singing!
Israel Center Lunch & Learn with Elai Rettig: A Quest for Peace?
Elai Rettig, PhD, (Israel Institute Teaching Fellow in Israeli and Environmental Studies at WUSTL) explores the history of Israel’s foreign policy relationship with the US in this four-part series.
Book Talk -- Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody
Saul Zaritt, former WUSTL Friedman Fellow, will discuss his book Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody