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The Department of Jewish Studies at @SFSU. Devoted to the study of the history, culture, religion, politics, and literature of the Jewish people.
San Francisco, CA
Joined September 2017
Still looking for #SFSU fall courses? Start learning modern Hebrew this semester!. More info:
Modern Hebrew returns this Fall!. Taught by Eran Kaplan Tue & Thur 9.30-10.45am.Course attributes:GE C2: Humanities; Lower Division; Global Perspectives. Open University and ElderCollege students welcome at the instructor’s discretion. More info:
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❓ Are fellowships paid positions?.➡️ Yes! These distinguished fellowships are paid positions, October–June. Course credit may be available upon completion. ❓ Who should apply?.➡️ Undergraduate and graduate students currently studying in California.
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❓ What do fellows do?.➡️ As members of the @HolocaustJFCS team, Pell University Fellows and Manovill University Fellows run educational programing, support the Holocaust Library and Archives, engage in advocacy work, and work directly with Holocaust and genocide survivors.
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📣 @HolocaustJFCS is now accepting applications for their *paid* university fellowships—an opportunity to gain professional skill development while expanding your knowledge in history, education, public policy, and communications. Learn more and apply:
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RT @jewishsf: Political divisions that go back to before the founding of modern Israel are in play as Israelis debate the fate of their dem….
jweekly.com
Political divisions that go back to before the founding of modern Israel are in play as Israelis debate the fate of their democracy, writes Eran Kaplan of S.F. State University.
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Prof. Eran Kaplan writes in The Conversation about how the core tension behind the Israel’s establishment—whether a Jewish state could be a democratic state, whether Zionism could accommodate pluralism—is more obvious than ever. Full article:
theconversation.com
Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined it from the very beginning.
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Modern Hebrew returns this Fall!. Taught by Eran Kaplan Tue & Thur 9.30-10.45am.Course attributes:GE C2: Humanities; Lower Division; Global Perspectives. Open University and ElderCollege students welcome at the instructor’s discretion. More info:
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TONIGHT!.
Join us this Thursday, April 20 at 4:30 pm to learn about philosopher Jacques Derrida’s Jewish identity from Prof. Agata Bielik-Robson (@UoN_TRS, @UniofNottingham), in conversation with Prof. James Porter (@UCBerkeley). Free and open to the public. #SFSU.
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RT @cjewishhistory: @RachelBethGross, Associate Professor of American Jewish Studies @js_sfsu will discuss how & why genealogy research has….
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Take JS 350 Jewish Social Responsibility at #SFSU in Fall 2023 to explore today’s headlines with a semester-long immersion in Jewish perspectives on the most important and vexing social justice questions facing our nation and world. In-person course, Mo/We 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
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Join us this Thursday, April 20 at 4:30 pm to learn about philosopher Jacques Derrida’s Jewish identity from Prof. Agata Bielik-Robson (@UoN_TRS, @UniofNottingham), in conversation with Prof. James Porter (@UCBerkeley). Free and open to the public. #SFSU.
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RT @cjewishhistory: @RachelBethGross, Associate Professor of American Jewish Studies @js_sfsu will discuss how & why genealogy research has….
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RT @SFSU: For Passover and beyond, Trader Joe’s has ”a really strong kosher game,” SF State Jewish Studies Professor @RachelBethGross says.….
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RT @RachelBethGross: I spoke to @DrJackieMrsHajd about Trader Joe’s new matzah and about how brands have shaped the U.S. Jewish experience….
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It was wonderful to get to learn from Prof. Hasia Diner (@nyuniversity) about her research on the experiences of 19th- and early 20th-century U.S. Jewish peddlers yesterday! #SFSU
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RT @RachelBethGross: In the 1910s, Mary Antin was the most famous U.S. Jewish woman. Then she quit celebrity life and sought out religious….
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Join us on Thursday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. in HUM 587 for “Why Are There No Holocaust Movies in Israel?” with Prof. Jagoda Budzik of @uniwroc. @SFSUCinemaDept #SFSU.
“‘Why Are There No Holocaust Movies in Israel?’ The Impossibility of Mimetic Holocaust Representation in Israeli Cinema”. Join us on Thurs. 3/9, 4:00 pm, HUM 587, for a talk by Prof. Jagoda Budzik, Taube Department of Jewish Studies, University of Wrocław. @SFSUCinemaDept #SFSU
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