2019 “Evolve or Die: Redefining Jewish Literature for the 21st Century” a talk by Myla Goldberg on November 13th, 2019 at 12:30pm in the Judaica Suite at Smathers Library Bestselling novelist, winner of the Borders New Voices Prize, a finalist for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN award, the NYPL Young Lions award, and the Barnes & Noble Discover award, […]
Jan Gross, “After Auschwitz: Anti-Semitism in Poland,” Sunday, November 18th, 4:00 pm at Hillel. Norman B. Tomlinson ’16 and ’48 Professor of War and Society, and Professor of History at Princeton University, Jan Gross studies modern Europe, focusing on comparative politics, totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, Soviet and East European politics, and the Holocaust. After growing […]
“Kristallnacht: MYTHS & REALITIES” A talk by Alan E. Steinweis, Monday, November 8, 7:00PM at Hillel. Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. His books include Art, Ideology and Economics in Nazi Germany (1996) and Studying the Jew: Scholarly Antisemitism in Nazi Germany (2006). His latest book is titled Kristallnacht […]
“Liberty of Conscience: The Inquisition Case of Isaac de Castro Tartas”, a talk by Miriam Bodian, Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 pm at Hillel. Miriam Bodian is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. She […]
“Remapping Death and Survival: Flight, Displacement and International Aid for Jewish Refugees During the Holocaust”, a talk by Atina Grossmann, Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Thomas Center, Spanish Court at 7 pm. Professor of History at Cooper Union University in New York will be discussing her recent book, Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in […]
“The 9th Annual Gainesville Latino Film Festival and the Center for Jewish Studies are pleased to bring you “Salsa Tel-Aviv directed by Yohanan Weller. The film will be shown on Saturday, October 5, 2 pm at the Harn Museum of Art and Sunday, October 6, 2 pm at the Alachua Branch Library. When Vicky and […]
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“Better Late Than Never: French Feature Films of the 1970-80s Address the Occupation and the Shoah”, a talk by Maureen Turim on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Harn Museum Auditorium. Exploring the trope of hiding Jews in three French narrative films that address anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Francois Truffaut’s Le Denier Metro (1980), Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien (1974), […]
“‘Who?’ or ‘What?’—Jacques Derrida” A conference to celebrate the legacy of Jacques Derrida, October 9-11, University of Florida, Gainesville. Monday, October 9th 3:00pm, Keene Faculty Center Welcoming Remarks: Neil Sullivan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida Introduction and welcome: Dragan Kujundzic, Conference Director, University of Florida 3:30pm, Keene Faculty […]
Ami Pedahzur, “The Culture of Death: Terrorist Organizations and Suicide Bombings.” Thursday, December 2, 7:30 pm Reitz Union, Room 362. Over the last three decades, suicide terrorism has emerged as a political strategy in different parts of the world. Israel and its allies, the United States in particular, have often been targeted. Pedahzur, a senior […]