{"id":725,"date":"2025-01-03T18:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/judaic-studies\/?page_id=725"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:30:33","slug":"whats-happening-in-jewish-studies-cwru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/judaic-studies\/whats-happening-in-jewish-studies-cwru\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Happening in Jewish Studies @ CWRU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;mulled-wine&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;What&#8217;s New?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Whats-New&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;895&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar title=&#8221;Other Links&#8221; sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Minor in Jewish Studies&#8221; 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use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;5&#8243; images=&#8221;709,844&#8243; img_size=&#8221;400&#215;400&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Alanna Cooper<\/h3>\n<p>Professor Cooper is\u00a0planning the American Jewish Historical Association Biennial Scholars Conference, which will be held at CWRU and in University Circle, May 31 &#8211; June 2, 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">She was also featured<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">short film,<\/span>\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandjewishfilmfest25.eventive.org\/schedule\/688fd3a7489f70ad70f7cb19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/clevelandjewishfilmfest25.eventive.org\/schedule\/688fd3a7489f70ad70f7cb19&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757086269777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kPjGzeWAkpO3NbTCSMI0h\">The Windows on Rue Saint Dominique<\/a>,&#8221; which w<span class=\"gmail_default\">as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gmail_default\">screened at\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Cleveland Jewish Film Festival<span class=\"gmail_default\"> with Prof. Cooper<\/span>\u00a0in conversation with the filmmaker after the screening.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;5&#8243; images=&#8221;716,822&#8243; img_size=&#8221;800&#215;1200&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Jay Geller<\/h3>\n<p>Professor Geller has a forthcoming article in the <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfhg.de\/zeitschrift\/\">Zeitschrift des Vereins f\u00fcr Hamburgische Geschichte<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>[Journal of the Association for Hamburg History], entitled &#8220;Die Synagoge des Israelitischen Tempelverbands zu Hamburg. Ein Wahrzeichen des modernen Judentums in der sp\u00e4ten Weimarer Republik&#8221; [The Synagogue\u00a0of the Israelite Temple Association of Hamburg: A Landmark of Modern Judaism in Late Weimar Republic].[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;5&#8243; images=&#8221;821,820&#8243; img_size=&#8221;274&#215;411&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Nadav Linial<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"gmail_default\">Professor Linial&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0third volume of poetry,\u00a0<i>Eruv<\/i><span class=\"gmail_default\">,\u00a0<\/span>was published\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">during the<\/span>\u00a0summer\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">of\u00a0<\/span>2025<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/span>with Catharsis Publishing House and has received glowing reviews in the literary supplements of<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0the renowned Israeli newspapers<\/span>\u00a0<i>Haaretz<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Yediot Achronot<\/i>, as well as a couple of online magazines and podcasts.\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">He served as guest editor for the\u00a0<\/span>29th issue of\u00a0<i>Ho! <\/i>This thematic issue was dedicated to world mythologies and it includes poetry, prose, essays and translations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;5&#8243; images=&#8221;739,834&#8243; img_size=&#8221;675&#215;900&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Barbara Mann<\/h3>\n<p>Professor Mann&#8217;s translations of poems by Israeli poet Yael Statman appeared in a special issue of <i>Nashim<\/i>, vol. 45 (2025).\u00a0 She has a forthcoming article in the journal\u00a0<i>AJS Perspectives,\u00a0<\/i>entitled &#8220;Hebrew, Letterpress and the Humanities,&#8221; and forthcoming article in\u00a0<i>Material and Visual Cultures of Religion\u00a0<\/i>(MAVCOR), entitled &#8220;&#8216;The book is small so it can be hidden&#8217;: Leia Kreimer\u2019s Tiny Book from the Vapniarka Concentration Camp.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Scholarships&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Scholarships&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Independent Research Scholarships Available&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;884&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Are you curious about language and enjoy working with your hands? Want to learn a new technical skill that is also a creative art \u2013 and get paid? Come join our team in the new Gutenberg annex, CWRU\u2019s very own letterpress studio, located on the ground floor of Bellflower<br \/>\nHouse, and the Guilford Exchange, our new space devoted to translation and foreign language learning in the basement of Guilford House.<br \/>\nWe are inviting applications to serve as NGA\u2019s Hebrew Fellow. As an nga hebrew fellow, you will be trained to work on press, in both hebrew and latin type, and to assist faculty and other students with course work and extracurricular projects.You will also learn to work independently and with studio staff to create your own unique letterpress prints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Fall stipend: $2500<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time commitment: At least six hours per week<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Application deadline: September 12, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">For further information, email Professor Mann at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Barbara.Mann@case.edu\">Barbara.Mann@case.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;874&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;883&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Hebrew Culture Table&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;Hebrew-Culture-Table&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Monthly Hebrew Culture Table&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:36|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;884&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Please join us this fall for our monthly \u201cHebrew Culture Table.\u201d In these meetings, we will discuss short Hebrew texts, in translation (poems, short stories), explore Israeli art, and talk about contemporary Israeli culture \u2013 using the text as an opportunity to delve into central aspects of Israeli society, its history and social makeup. 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Refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guilford House Parlor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesdays<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12:00 &#8211; 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">September 17th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">October 22nd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">November 19th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please contact Dr. Nadav Linial with questions at: <a href=\"mailto:Nadav.Linial@case.edu\">Nadav.Linial@case.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;876&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;883&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;mulled-wine&#8221; 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