Announcements

  • Stuart Miller, “Face of HEJS at UConn,” Retires After 40 Years
    Dr. Stuart Miller, “the face of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at UConn,” retires after 40 years In his 40 years as professor of Hebrew, History and Judaic Studies at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Stuart Miller has shared his knowledge of rabbinic Judaism and Greco-Roman Palestine with thousands of students and mentored numerous graduate students. […]
    Posted on October 18, 2022
  • Daniel Hershenzon’s “Captive Sea” translated into Hebrew
    The Captive Sea - Slavery, Communication, and Commerce in Early Modern Spain and the Mediterranean (2018) by UConn Associate Professor, Daniel Hershenzon, was recently published in Hebrew translation by the Hebrew University Magnes Press. Learn more and get your copy [here]
    Posted on October 11, 2022
  • Susan Einbinder’s Newest Book is Now Published
    Congratulations to our faculty member, Susan Einbinder, who has her newest book, Writing Plague - Jewish Responses to the Great Italian Plague out, published University of Pennsylvania Press. Learn more and order your copy here: https://www.pennpress.org/9781512822878/writing-plague/
    Posted on October 11, 2022
  • Stuart Miller Elected to American Academy of Jewish Research
    Professor Miller was recently elected to the AAJR (American Academy of Jewish Research). Stuart's scholarship is widely recognized for its path-breaking contributions to the study of Greco-Roman Palestine and Rabbinic Judaism. During his four decades of service, he has been a devoted teacher to literally thousands of UConn students. Stuart was interviewed on the UConn […]
    Posted on October 11, 2022
  • Susan Einbinder Elected to American Academy of Jewish Research
    Professor Susan Einbinder was recently elected to the AAJR (American Academy of Jewish Research). Susan's scholarship on medieval Jewish and European history and culture is widely recognized for its path-breaking contributions to the study of Jewish-Christian and Jewish-Muslim relations in the medieval period. Over the last two years, her scholarship on the Black Death and […]
    Posted on October 11, 2022
  • Available for Viewing: “Yiddish Culture in Wartime: 1939-1945” | June 30, 2020
    On June 30, Professor Sam Kassow presented "Yiddish Culture in Wartime 1939-1945" for our new Yiddish Culture Series. The evening was co-sponsored by Voices of Hope. The series Di Yidishe Velt: A Virtual Festival of Yiddish Culture is a project of the UConn Center for Judaic Studies in partnership with the Jewish Hartford European Roots Project. Sam […]
    Posted on July 1, 2020
  • The Talmud, the Rabbis, and History | Fall 2020 Online Graduate Course Open to Advanced Undergraduates
    The Talmud, the Rabbis, and History University of Connecticut JUDS 5397.001/CLCS 5301.001   Professor Stuart S. Miller                                            Fall 2020 Stuart.Miller@UConn.edu                                           W 3:30 – 6:15 (Meets Online) Open to advanced undergraduates with permission of the instructor. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a unique introduction to Talmudic narrative and related writings of the ancient rabbis of Roman […]
    Posted on July 1, 2020
  • Professor Miller Addresses Issues of Racism in the Times of Israel | June 2020
    The Voices We Are Finally Hearing and The Voices that Need to Be Heard On Sunday, June 14, The Times of Israel published a must-read article by Professor Miller, "The Voices We Are Finally Hearing," which reflects on today's turmoil. You can access it here:  https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-voices-we-are-finally-hearing/ Part two of Professor Miller's thought-provoking piece, "The Other Voices that Need […]
    Posted on June 29, 2020
  • Mark Slobin to Speak on the Yiddish Song Today | July 27, 2020
    The Yiddish Song Today Please join us online on July 27, at 7 pm (EST), when Mark Slobin presents "The Yiddish Song Today." The talk is part of our new Yiddish Culture Series and is co-sponsored by the University of Hartford Greenberg Center. The Yiddish song has long been a deep expression of personal and […]
    Posted on June 4, 2020
  • Sam Kassow to Speak on Yiddish Culture in Wartime 1939-1945 | June 30, 2020
    Yiddish Culture in Wartime 1939-1945   Please join us online on June 30, at 7 pm (EST), when Sam Kassow presents "Yiddish Culture in Wartime 1939-1945." The talk is part of our new Yiddish Culture Series and cosponsored by Voices of Hope. The series Di Yidishe Velt: A Virtual Festival of Yiddish Culture is a project […]
    Posted on June 4, 2020
  • Nick Underwood to Speak on the World of Yiddish Theater | July 13, 2020
    The World of Yiddish Theatre in History and Digital Please join us online on July 13, at 7 pm (EST), when Nick Underwood presents "The World of Yiddish Theatre in History and Digital." The talk is part of our new Yiddish Culture Series. The series Di Yidishe Velt: A Virtual Festival of Yiddish Culture is a […]
    Posted on June 4, 2020
  • Statement from Centers, Institutes, and Programs on Racial Injustice and Ending White Supremacy
    We, the faculty and staff of the interdisciplinary Centers, Institutes, and Programs, stand together to express our shock, our heartbreak, and our outrage at the horrific and senseless killing of George Floyd and the ongoing violence against Black people.   George Floyd, David McAtee, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Kathryn Johnston, Ayiana […]
    Posted on June 4, 2020
  • Dr. Sarah Willen Receives Award for Best Book in Israel Studies
    Congratulations to Associate Professor Sarah Willen whose book Fighting For Dignity: Migrant Lives at Israel’s Margins is the winner of the Association for Israel Studies Yonathan Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies published in 2019. From the Association of Israel Studies: The Association for Israel Studies annually awards the Shapiro Prize for the […]
    Posted on May 8, 2020
  • May 13, 2020 | The Plot Against America: Online Discussion
    On Wednesday, May 13, at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada), please join us on Zoom for an online discussion of The Plot Against America (book and HBO series).   Director of the Center for Judaic Studies at UConn, Avinoam Patt, will moderate the discussion which will feature a panel of four scholars:   […]
    Posted on May 8, 2020