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| CENSORING THE HOLOCAUST | ONLINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1:00 P.M. ET | Since the 1940s to the present day, books about the Holocaust have proven to be flashpoints. Join Dr. Edna Friedberg, JTS fellow and historian at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, to look at Holocaust literature and how its popularity has shifted depending on time and place. | Register now → | |
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| BETWEEN THE LINES: WHY THE BOOK ENDURES | ONLINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 7:30 P.M. ET | With the rise of digital media, the "death of the book” has been widely discussed. But in The Object of Jewish Literature, JTS Professor Barbara E. Mann offers a history of modern Jewish literature that explores our enduring attachment to the book as an object. | Register now → | |
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New Exhibit: "The Work of Her Hands" | JTS | December 1, 2022–March 16, 2023 | Using historic pieces from the JTS Library collection and new artwork created by American artist/printmaker Lynne Avadenka, this new Library exhibition explores the role of Jewish women in culture and history, and their involvement with the early printing of Hebrew books. | |
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You're Invited: JTS Honors Rabbis | ONLINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 3:30 P.M. ET | Join us via livestream as we confer honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees on 39 rabbis for their achievements and distinguished service. | |
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| RABBIS SHARON BROUS AND NOAH FARKAS ON ANTISEMITISM | |
Speaking to ABC News affiliates, JTS alums Rabbi Sharon Brous, founder of Ikar, and Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, said rising antisemitism is connected to growing intolerance in American society. "We've become inured to new levels of violence, new levels of hate speech, new levels of hate actions and hate crimes," Farkas said. | Read more → | |
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| RABBI DAVID GOLINKIN WINS BONEI ZION PRIZE | |
JTS alum Rabbi Prof. David Golinki was awarded the 2022 Bonei Zion prize, which recognizes significant contributions to the State of Israel by English-speaking olim. He is president of The Schechter Institutes and President Emeritus of The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. | Read more → | |
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