Events

JS Lecture Series: Chana Kronfeld, “The Land as Woman: The Afterlife of a Poetic Metaphor in Women’s Modern Hebrew Poetry”

The Program in Jewish Studies is proud to welcome Chana Kronfeld from the University of California, Berkeley to speak on “The Land as Woman: The Afterlife of a Poetic Metaphor in Women’s Modern Hebrew Poetry.” The lecture will take place…

JS Lecture Series: Miriam Frenkel, “India in Medieval Jewish History and Imagination”

The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Miriam Frenkel from Hebrew University to speak on “India in Medieval Jewish History and Imagination.” The lecture will take place at noon on Monday, February 25 at the Central Library Poetry Room…

JS Lecture Series: Art is My Weapon

The Program in Jewish Studies is proud to present Art is My Weapon, a performance/lecture from David Shneer of the University of Colorado and singer Jewlia Eisenberg. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 13 at 8pm in the…

JS Lecture Series: Michelle Campos, “Rethinking Jewish-Arab Relations in Palestine and Israel: Lessons from the Archives and the Streets”

The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Michelle Campos from the University of Florida speaking on “Rethinking Jewish-Arab Relations in Palestine and Israel: Lessons from the Archives and the Streets.” The event will take place on Thursday, January…

Steven Zipperstein at the JCC Jewish Book Series

JS Lecture Series: Barry Trachtenberg, “The United States and the Holocaust: Race, Refuge, and Remembrance”

The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Barry Trachtenberg from Wake Forest University to give a talk titled “The United States and the Holocaust: Race, Refuge, and Remembrance.” The event will be at noon on Thursday, November 8…

Lecture: Jean Silk, “Community Resettlement of Refugees”

Jewish Studies is proud to co-sponsor this lecture from Jean Silk on “Community Resettlement of Refugees.” The lecture will take place on Friday, October 5 at 12pm in Buttrick Hall 102. Bio: Jean Silk is Coordinator of JCARR, the Jewish Community…

JS Lecture Series – Steven Zipperstein, “Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History”

The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Steven Zipperstein from Stanford University speaking on “Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History,” also the title of his new book. The event will take place on Thursday, October 11 at…

Jewish Studies sponsors film for 2018 Nashville Jewish Film Festival

Jewish Studies is the proud sponsor of the film Promise at Dawn for the 2018 Nashville Jewish Film Festival. The screening is on Thursday, November 1 at 7pm at the Belcourt Theater. For more information, visit the NJFF website.

Lecture: Till van Rahden, “When, How, and Why Did Jews Become a “Minority”?

Jewish Studies is proud to co-sponsor Till van Rahden speaking on “When, How, and Why Did Jews Become a “Minority”?” This talk will take place on Friday, September 14 at 3pm in Buttrick Hall 212.

Lecture – Susan Bernofsky, “Overseas Conversations: On Translating Jenny Erpenbeck”

Jewish Studies is proud to co-sponsor this lecture from renowned translator Susan Bernofsky titled “Overseas Conversations: On Translating Jenny Erpenbeck.” The lecture will take place on Monday, September 17 at 6pm in Buttrick 102. Talk Description: Translator Susan Bernofsky presents…

JS Lecture Series – Michael A. Meyer, “Jewish Scholarship and Religious Commitment: The Example of Rabbi Leo Baeck”

The Program in Jewish Studies lecture series kicks off the year with Michael A. Meyer from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion speaking on “Jewish Scholarship and Religious Commitment: The Example of Rabbi Leo Baeck.” …

Vanderbilt to Host Antisemitism Roundtable

Vanderbilt Jewish Studies will bring three scholars to Vanderbilt for a roundtable discussion titled “Antisemitism in Contemporary American Politics.” The event, moderated by Jewish Studies director Prof. Allison Schachter, will take place the evening of Thursday, November 8 at 7pm…