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Are the Jews a Race?

Recent cultural events have raised the question as to whether Jews are a race or ethnicity. Join us for a panel discussion featuring three faculty from the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida.

Natalia Aleksiun to be first Harry Rich Professor of East European Holocaust Studies

Thanks to a recent endowment, the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida will become a world leader in researching and teaching one of history’s darkest moments. The Harry Rich Professorship in Holocaust Studies, created in 2020, will support a new faculty position in the field. The first chairholder will be NATALIA ALEKSIUN, a specialist in […]

DerShoymer

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas’ electrifying feature debut.

Shared Legacies

The often forgotten story of the coalition and friendship between the Jewish and African-American communities during the Civil Rights Movement.

Leona

A young Jewish woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love with a non-Jewish man.

Kiss Me Kosher

A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, the film is a romantic misadventure crossing a great many borders.

Kosher Beach

Only a half hour drive from Bnei-Brak, “Kosher Beach” is a secluded 100 meter strip with dedicated days for women and men.