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Why pursue Judaic Studies?

The interdisciplinary field of Judaic Studies allows students to become informed on human rights, the humanities, literature, history, and the social sciences from the perspective of the Jewish experience.

Upcoming Events

  1. Jan 24 2019 Dr. MLK Jr. Living Legacy3:30pm
  2. Jan 29 Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Art and Political Identity5:30pm
  3. Feb 5 Outgunned: Israeli Military Innovation and the Talpiot Program12:30pm
  4. Feb 7 Guest Artist: Guy Mendilow Ensemble8:00pm
  5. Feb 12 Yiddish Tish12:30pm

2019 Dr. MLK Jr. Living Legacy

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Jorgensen Auditorium

2019 Dr. MLK Jr. Living Legacy
The University of Connecticut is proud to announce the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Legacy Convocation. The keynote speaker is the Honorable Richard A. Robinson, the first African-American Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Program begins at 3:30pm on Thursday, January 24th, 2019, on Storrs Campus in the Jorgensen Center.

For more information, contact: Office for Diversity and Inclusion at 860.486.2422

Contact Information: diversity@uconn.edu

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Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Art and Political Identity

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Stamford Campus
MPR 108

Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Art and Political Identity
Professor Jerrilynn Dodds will present "Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Art and Political Identity" for this year's Maria and Ishier Jacobson Lecture.

The program is free and open to the public. It is made possible by the UConn Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life Ishier Jacobson Fund for Judaic & Middle Eastern Studies.

Refreshments will be served.

If you require an accommodation to participate, please contact Stamford Coordinator for Judaic Studies Professor Roden at frederick.roden@uconn.edu or 203-251-8559.

About the Talk:

In the 700 years in which Christians, Muslims and Jews interacted in Islamic Spain, every conceivable kind of interaction occurred: open hostility, resistance, acculturation, and one of the most creative and cooperative levels of interaction known in the Middle Ages. Through art and architecture, this lecture will explore how the confessional and cultural diversity of the Spanish Middle Ages transformed the culture of Medieval Europe.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Jerrilynn Dodds holds the Harlequin Adair Dammann Chair in the History of Art at Sarah Lawrence College and lectures/consults at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work centers on transculturation and how art/architecture forms identity. Dodds' books include Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture and Architecture and Ideology of Early Medieval Spain. In 2018 she received the Cross of the Order of Civil Merit from the Government of Spain.

Contact Information: Frederick Roden, frederick.roden@uconn.edu

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Outgunned: Israeli Military Innovation and the Talpiot Program

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Oak Hall 236

Outgunned: Israeli Military Innovation and the Talpiot Program
On Tuesday, February 5, Matthew Parent will present "Outgunned: Israeli Military Innovation and the Talpiot Program" for our Faculty Colloquium series. A kosher lunch will be provided.

The talk is free and open to the public. It is made possible by the UConn Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life and the UConn Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages.

If you require an accommodation to participate, please contact Pamela Weathers at 860-486-2271 or pamela.weathers@uconn.edu.

About the Talk:

Engaged in conflict from its inception, the Israeli military faced complex challenges requiring creative solutions. While military aid and acquisitions from other countries, like the US, proved essential to early conflicts, Israel quickly needed its own indigenous solutions. Culminating in the establishment of the Talpiot program, military innovation was--and is--pivotal in the strengthening of Israel's military power. This presentation looks at the history, challenges, and major events in Israeli military innovation, as well as its unique characteristics compared to many other military establishments around the globe.

About the Speaker:

Matthew Parent is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at UConn, concentrating in International Relations. His research focuses on the intersection of security studies, military innovation, and popular culture. His data comes from diverse electronic and print sources, popular media, as well as from places like NATO's archives in Brussels, Belgium. His work attempts to intentionally bridge the gap between scholarly study and practical policy applications. He holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts, the Catholic University of America, and the University of Connecticut.

Contact Information: Pamela Weathers, 860-486-2271, pamela.weathers@uconn.edu

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Guest Artist: Guy Mendilow Ensemble

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

08:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Storrs Campus
von der Mehden Recital Hall

Guest Artist: Guy Mendilow Ensemble
Folding radio drama-style stories into a top flight world music concert, the Guy Mendilow Ensemble is "an international tour de force” (Bethlehem Morning Call) from the Middle East, South and North America. GME combines musicianship with cinematic storytelling in shows that “explode with artistry, refinement, and excitement” (Hebrew Union College), whisking audiences to distant times and picturesque places, conjuring voices lost to upheaval, to spark personal connections with stories of ordinary people living through extraordinary moments of change.
To bring audiences into these moments, the Ensemble draws on traditional tunes, techniques, and tales but in elegant arrangements and with radical reframing.

Contact Information: music@uconn.edu

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Yiddish Tish

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Dodd Research Center Room 104

Yiddish Tish
The Yiddish Tish luncheon discussion group, led by Professor Sebastian Wogenstein, will meet in the Dodd Research Center, room 104.

The Yiddish Tish luncheon discussion group is a small, intimate gathering of members from the community and campus who meet monthly to read and speak Yiddish.

These sessions are open to any and all faculty, staff, students, and community members.

All reading and speaking levels are welcome.

Please bring a bag lunch, and we will provide dessert and drinks!

The Yiddish Tish is a program of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at UConn.

https://judaicstudies.uconn.edu/yiddish-tish/

If you require an accommodation to participate, please contact Pamela Weathers at pamela.weathers@uconn.edu or 860-486-2271.

Contact Information: Pamela Weathers, 860-486-2271, pamela.weathers@uconn.edu

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Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life

Phone: 860-486-2271 Fax: 860-486-6332
E-mail: judaicstudies@uconn.edu
Address: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road - U-1205
Room 158
Storrs, CT 06269

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