Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at York University

We were delighted to host the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies annual conference at York University ! Thank you to all the scholars who participated in the three days of discovery and learning.

Exciting news about the (re) birth of Parchment Journal! It is the only literary journal focused on contemporary Canadian Jewish writing, bringing together diverse voices in the poetry and prose. Get your brand new spring 2026 copy today!

Behold, Parchment's Spring 2026 issue. Claim your copy today by pre-ordering and subscribing to the only literary journal devoted to Canadian Jewish writing.

To read this issue of Parchment is to hold in your hands a world as dynamic as the Canadian Jewish community itself. Inside our Spring 2026 issue, you will find a splendour of poetry, non-fiction, and fiction from Shel Krakofsky, Ronna Bloom, Stuart Ross, Marc Bendavid, Adam Seelig, Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren, and more.

Fill your future with Parchment at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/parchment-contemporary-canadian-jewish-writing.

Please enjoy this review of Prof. Marc Herman's latest book "After Revelation: The Rabbinic Past in the Islamic World".
https://zubairsbookshelf.substack.com/p/reading-reflections-after-revelation?fbclid=Iwb21leAP3U5FjbGNrA_dTj2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhCxGzwYa7Bz91vNM5eYfwkyTEyeyieXad7Xq-WvGLx-sDItxgCN1svIONsL_aem_wiWcH6kZCcL_oIViqO1ZPA

Reading Reflections - After Revelation: The Rabbinic Past in the Medieval Islamic World, by Marc D. Herman Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the establishment of a new 6-university consortium for Jewish Studies Across the Americas, in which York University's KCJS is proud to participate. The consortium, headquartered at the UF Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida, represents a joining of forces to advance the field of Latin American Jewish Studies and the study of the Jews of the Americas in a broader frame.
This consortium aims to promote interdisciplinary research and the study of Jewish experiences in Latin America within the broader hemispheric context of the Americas, including North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Consortium for Jewish Studies Across the Americas - Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies The Consortium for Jewish Studies Across the Americas (CJSA) is a collaboration between several universities who have joined forces to advance the field of Latin American Jewish Studies and the study of the Jews of the Americas in a broader frame. This consortium aims to promote interdisciplinary re...

We invite you to attend a talk by Belarie Hyman Zatzman, Senior Scholar and Professor Emerita, entitled "The Diary of Anne Frank in Performance: Variations on a Theme" at Beth Tzedec Congregation on January 26 at 7:45pm.

Pre-register to attend: https://bethtzedectoronto.shulcloud.com/form/york-u-at-bt-2025-2026

bit.ly/chai-er-learning 👈👈👈 to register.
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶-𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
Postponed due to snow storm.

"Chai-er Learning" features insightful presentations by leading academics, examining how Jewish communities interact with Israeli society and with diverse cultural and social groups.

In this session, Belarie Hyman Zatzman, Senior Scholar and Professor Emerita, will give a presentation entitled "The Diary of Anne Frank in Performance: Variations on a Theme".

There is no charge, but registration is required at the link above 👆👆👆

𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘻𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺'𝘴 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘒𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘬𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.


Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at York University

Last year, two of the leading historians of Jewish Canada, Pierre Anctil and Richard Menkis, published In a "Land of Hope": Documents on the Canadian Jewish Experience, volume 1, 1627-1923, a landmark collection of primary sources.

Thanks to the generous support of York University's J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry and the University of British Columbia's Open Access Fund, the volume's publisher, The Champlain Society, has made all of the primary sources freely available to read online.

In the latest episode of "Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies" , Richard Menkis, who teaches at the University of British Columbia, chats with host Jonathan Slater about the reader: how it came to be, its contents, uses, and its value for anyone interested in Canadian Jewish history. Menkis, the ACJS's Louis Rosenberg Distinguished Service Award winner in 2018, also discusses his circuitous path into Canadian Jewish studies, and the state of the field.

Access the episode here: https://acjs-aejc.ca/tete-a-tete/

We can't wait for Sunday's concert!

Please join us in welcoming Socalled, AKA Josh Dolgin in a special concert featuring Katie Moore, Nizo Alimov and Marc Decho. This quartet, formed especially for this concert, will visit the repertoire of Socalled’s discography and explore the musical possibilities of beats and funky Yiddish melodies and words colliding with Macedonian Roma trumpet.

🎼 Join us on December 7, 2025 at 3pm for a FREE concert!
🔖Registration Required.
Get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sound-and-sense-jewish-music-york-socalled-featuring-nizo-alimov-tickets-1975043433075?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Together with the York U AMPD the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, we are proud to present Socalled, AKA Josh Dolgin in a special concert featuring Katie Moore, Nizo Alimov and Marc Decho. This quartet, formed especially for this concert, will visit the repertoire of Socalled’s discography and explore the musical possibilities of beats and funky Yiddish melodies and words colliding with Macedonian Roma trumpet.

🎼 Join us on December 7, 2025 at 3pm for a FREE concert!

🔖Registration Required.
Get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sound-and-sense-jewish-music-york-socalled-featuring-nizo-alimov-tickets-1975043433075?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Together with the Toronto Holocaust Museum are pleased to invite you to a conversation between journalist and author Aron Heller and CJS Prof. David Koffman. During the dialog, Heller traces the journey of his grandfather, Micky Heller, a Jewish Canadian veteran of the Second World War. In uncovering lost histories of Jewish soldiers who fought with courage and conviction, Heller demonstrates how they shaped the postwar world and the future of Israel.

This Remembrance Day, learn new narratives of faith, identity, and sacrifice that inform the legacy of Holocaust memory in the face of rising antisemitism.

The event includes access to the Museum’s galleries and an opportunity to mark Remembrance Day by honouring Jewish veterans whose legacy continues to inspire.

Tickets available at: https://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/events/remembrance-day-at-the-thm-2025

Together with the UJA Committee for Yiddish we invite you to join us a for a fascinating talk by Dr. Thomas Soxberger about "Yiddish Publishing in Vienna up to the Holocaust". Dr. Soxberger will discuss Yiddish writers, Yiddish books, and Yiddish publishing companies in Vienna in the 1930s and their fate during the Holocaust.

The event will be held online on Sunday, November 2, 2025 EST at 2pm.

📍Register to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sxeMSAYuREa4rMTPJg5b3g #/registration

‼️The program will be held in Yiddish.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Yiddish Writing and Publishing in Vienna before and during the Holocaust, with Thomas Soxberger. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Yiddish Writing and Publishing in Vienna before and during the Holocaust, with Thomas Soxberger. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.