Skirball Department of Hebrew & Judaic Studies at NYU

Thanks to everybody who joined us for the visit to Creating Kosher Chop Suey at The New York Historical and Talkback with Curator Shiyong Lu (Phd Candidate, Hebrew and Judaic Studies and History) in Conversation with Amanda Gordon (MA '24), Director of Public Engagement, Museum at Eldridge Street. The exhibit is on display until April 26. Learn more: www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/creating-kosher-chop-suey

Join us Monday, May 18 for a lecture by Professor Emeritus David Engel, "Some Thoughts on the Social Utility of the Historian"
Learn More and RSVP: tinyurl.com/EngelNYUlecture

Planning your Fall schedule? Check out these great undergraduate courses in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Courses in Hebrew and Yiddish, Jewish Humor and Graphic Novels, and much more. And learn more about the major and minor. as.nyu.edu/hebrewjudaic.html

Congratulations to Shiyong Lu, Phd candidate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies and History on receiving the Association for Jewish Studies Dissertation Completion Fellowship for 2026-2027. Shiyong's dissertation is "'We Offer Chicken Chop Suey on Sundays': How Chinese Food Purveyors Encountered Jews in Twentieth Century America."

Congratulations to Yaël Mizrahi-Arnaud, Phd candidate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies and History on receiving the GSAS Dean's Dissertation Fellowship and Center for Humanities Doctoral Honorary Fellowship for 2026-2027. Yaël is completing her dissertation: "History Begins at Home: Mizrahi Settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, 1967-2007."

Thank you to everybody who came to our March NYU Yiddish Meet Up ייִדיש פֿאַרברענגענס. We learned from Rokhl Kafrissen about Yiddish magic and folklore - especially Yiddish spells to ward off a dog attack. We also learned how to introduce ourselves in Yiddish. Practice sheet included here. Join us for the next Yiddish Meet Up April 21. Lunch provided, no Yiddish knowledge required. Learn more: tinyurl.com/NYUYiddishMeetUp

Check out the Spring 2026 Seminar Calendar at the Center for Jewish History featuring presentations by NYU Phd Candidates Maytal Mark, Shiyong Lu, and Jonathan Green.

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Congratulations to Jill Joshowitz (Phd, 2023) on the publication of her book Visual Exemplars Biblical Figures in the Art and Literature of Jewish Late Antiquity (Brill, 2026).

Visual Exemplars "Visual Exemplars" published on 04 Nov 2025 by Brill.

Join us for our inaugural Salo and Jeannette Baron New Books in Jewish Studies Series. We'll be in conversation with Adam Ferziger, author of Agents of Change: American Judaism and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism.

Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism A Conversation with Professor Adam Ferziger and Professor Michah Gottlieb (NYU). Please join us for this exciting book launch. Lunch will be provided and the book will be available for purchase. Co-sponsored by: NYU Press, Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History, and Taub Center for Israe...

The Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University invites applications for a visiting lecturer in Hebrew Bible. The appointment will begin on September 1, 2026. This is a one-year position, renewable for a maximum of 3 total years. Full details available on Interfolio:

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The NYU community is saddened by the loss of our colleague Alfred L. Ivry (1935-2026), professor emeritus in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

Alfred L. Ivry - Louis Suburb Chapel - Jewish Funeral Home in Fair Lawn NJ Serving Bergen County NJ Alfred L. Ivry by Louis | Feb 12, 2026 | current-services | 1 comment Print General Information Full Name: Alfred L. IvryDate of Death: Thursday, February 12, 2026 ‏אברהם אריה בן משה ובלהJanuary 14, 1935 — February 12, 2026 Alfred Lyon Ivry, son of Belle (Malamud) and Morris Iv...

Check out the recent publication by Hannah Zaves-Greene (Phd, 2022): "Just To Get Here: American Arrivals, Immigration, Exclusion, Disability, and Legislation"

National History Day is proud to present Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom, the second volume of our Moving Freedom Forward series. Part of NHD’s Expansive History Initiative, this series brings the latest scholarship to educators to help them teach American history in more expansive ways and increases access to the NHD program. Learn more at https://nhd.org/resources/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom/.