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Jewish studies

Anat Balint is the new coordinator of the Jewish Studies Program at San Jose State University. (Photo/Eyal Tueg)
Posted inEducation

New Jewish studies head at San Jose State embraces ‘culture of debate’

by Dan Pine September 3, 2020
headshot of sayed kashua
Posted inCulture

Palestinian Israeli writer, creator of TV comedy ‘Arab Labor,’ to speak in S.F.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
Phish performs on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Oct. 10, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Andrew Lipovsky-NBC-NBCU Photo Bank)
Posted inMusic

Academic conference explores Phish and the Jews

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA May 22, 2019
a smiling woman hands a man a book
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish studies conference celebrates 50 years of explosive growth in the field

by Penny Schwartz and JTA December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
In August, Rabbi Daniel Lehmann will take up the position of president of Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
Posted inUncategorized

Rabbi makes history as first non-Christian head of Graduate Theological Union

by Rob Gloster June 21, 2018June 21, 2018
Shaina Hammerman teaches her course on Jewish humor at USF (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inCulture

Comedy, the Holocaust and the Jews in USF’s ‘Funny Jews’ course

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 25, 2018April 25, 2018
CNN anchor Jake Tapper is the brother of Swig Program director Aaron Hahn Tapper, and will speak at the program's 40th anniversary celebration April 22.
Posted inEducation

40 years of first Jewish studies program at a Jesuit university

by Rob Gloster April 16, 2018April 17, 2018
Pamela Nadell, a Jewish studies and history professor at American University, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Nov. 7, 2017. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inNews

Jew vs. Jew as Congress weighs a new definition for anti-Semitism

by Ron Kampeas November 8, 2017March 19, 2018
Quarry Plaza at UC Santa Cruz (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

UC Santa Cruz establishes Jewish Studies endowed chair

by J. Staff January 31, 2017January 31, 2017

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