Enrichment through the sponsorship of several programming initiatives is the goal of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life. View our event calendar, and stay up-to-date on all of our programming. Learn about the many lecture series and cultural events we have to offer on a wide range of topics! Our events are always free and open to the public. View full event listings.
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The Souls of Jewish Folk
26 Mar 2025 / 4:00 p.m.
Join us for a hybrid book talk with James Thomas, Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Mississippi, who will discuss his book The Souls of Jewish Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois, Anti-Semitism, and the Color Line. Co-Sponsored by the UConn Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, UConn Stamford's Research on Resilient Cities, Racism, and Equity, Africana Studies Institute, Intersectional Indigeneity, Race, Ethnicity & Politics, Department of Philosophy, Department of Social and Critical Inquiry, and Department of Sociology. More info...
Literature of the Post-Soviet Jewish Diaspora
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Mar26The Souls of Jewish FolkThe Dodd Center for Human Rights4:00 PM
James M. Thomas, author of The Souls of Jewish Folk: W.E.B. du Bois, Antisemitism, and the Color Line and Associate Professor of Sociology at University Mississippi will be leading a book talk, followed by discussion and light refreshments in person at UConn’s Konover Auditorium or via Zoom. This hybrid event is sponsored by the Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture in Judaic Studies fund.
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Mar27Literature of the Post-Soviet Jewish Diaspora5:30 PM
Ellen Litman, Associate Professor of English and Associate Director of the Creative Writing Program at UConn, will have a conversation with students about the literature of the post-Soviet Jewish diaspora. She is the author of Mannequin Girl, The Last Chicken in America, and many published works of fiction and nonfiction.
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Apr2Filthy, UnAmerican, and Dangerous in Their HabitsThe Dodd Center for Human Rights4:00 PM
Kirsten Fermaglich, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Michigan State University will give a lecture entitled “Filthy, UnAmerican and Dangerous in Their Habits: Antisemitism and the Emergency Quota Act, 1918-1921. This will be a hybrid program at the Konover Auditorium in Dodd Center for Human Rights and via Zoom.
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Apr10A Conversation with Maya Arad6:00 PM
Maya Arad is the author of The Hebrew Teacher and twelve books of Hebrew fiction, as well as studies in literary criticism and linguistics from University College London and is the writer in residence at Stanford University’s Taube Center for Jewish Studies.
ALEPH: A New Community-Wide Jewish Learning Initiative
Mandell JCC and UConn Judaic Studies renew "ALEPH: The Institute of Jewish Ideas," for a second year of community learning. Under the timely theme "On Jews, Judaism, and the Pursuit of Social Justice," members and organizations are invited to a dive into Jewish history and sources. [Learn more about ALEPH]