GW Judaic Studies

04/24/2026

REMINDER - Today: The Jewish History Colloquium will host Dr. Gilad Halpern, a former journalist, historian of journalism, and a fellow at Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, who will speak on “Journalism During Turbulent Times.” The talk will take place on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 2:20pm in MPA (School of Media & Public Affairs) Room 310. All are invited—no RSVP necessary.

The GW Jewish History Colloquium will host Dr. Gilad Halpern, a former journalist, historian of journalism, and a fellow at Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, who will speak on “Journalism During Turbulent Times.”

The talk will take place on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 2:20pm in MPA (School of Media & Public Affairs) Room 310.

The lecture is open to public —no RSVP necessary.

04/10/2026

The GW Jewish History Colloquium will host Dr. Gilad Halpern, a former journalist, historian of journalism, and a fellow at Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, who will speak on “Journalism During Turbulent Times.”

The talk will take place on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 2:20pm in MPA (School of Media & Public Affairs) Room 310.

The lecture is open to public —no RSVP necessary.

03/25/2026

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02/03/2026

Next meeting of the 'Multiple Angles on Israel' symposium: Prof. Almog Behar (Tel Aviv University), "Between Jewish Writing in the Middle East and Mizrahi Writing in Israel." Details in the poster.

01/08/2026

Spring 2026 Lecture Series: Multiple Angles on Israel

The Judaic Studies Program is pleased to share a new spring lecture series, Multiple Angles on Israel, a multidisciplinary conversation bringing together scholars from history, politics, law, literature, and anthropology to examine Israeli society from diverse and critical perspectives.

This series is a collaboration between the Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA), the Max Ticktin Chair of Israel Studies, and the Judaic Studies Program at George Washington University.
The series is convened by Nathan Brown (Political Science) and Arie Dubnov (History).

📆 Lectures Schedule

January 14 �Hanna Lerner (Tel Aviv University / Princeton University) �Does Israel need a formal constitution?

January 28 �Kimmy Caplan (Bar‑Ilan University) �Haredim in Israel or Israeli Haredim? Reflections on the Israelization Process in Israeli Haredi Society

February 11 �Almog Behar (Tel Aviv University) �Between Jewish Writing in the Middle East and Mizrahi Writing in Israel

February 25 �Raef Zreik (Van Leer Jerusalem Institute / Ono Academic College) �Settler colonialism: history, morality, and politics

March 18 �Michael Karayanni (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) �The Absent but Present Oppression: Religion and State among the Palestinians in Israel

March 25 �Jonathan Rynhold (Bar‑Ilan University) �Twenty Years Since the Disengagement: Why Has Israel Moved to the Right?

April 8 �Tawfiq Daʿadli (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) �Old Jaffa before the British Urbicide

April 22 �Lihi Ben Sh*trit (New York University) �UN/RECOGNIZED: An Activist’s Life and the Making of Palestinian Bedouin Feminism in Israel

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📍 Location: ESIA Room 401 �🕚 Time: Biweekly Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. �🎓 Format: Organized as a 1‑credit course, but open to all members of the GW community; no enrollment is required to attend the lectures.
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For questions or more information, please contact [email protected].

12/04/2025

Interested in learning more about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict? Want to know how wars and conflicts shaped Israeli culture and society over the years?

Prof. Arie Dubnov will be teaching his class on War & Peace in Israeli history this spring. The class is cross-listed and is open to students from the History Department, the Elliott School, and Judaic Studies. Poster attached.

🎓 👉Register soon! 

10/29/2025

Professor Robert Eisen, director of GW’s Judaic Studies Program, introducing the screening of the documentary “Holding Liat”, the 2025 Max Ticktin event

09/18/2025

GW colleagues and students,
Join us today at 1pm for the first installment of our Jewish History Colloquium

We are pleased to announce the Jewish History Colloquium for the FA 2025 semester.

• September 18 at 1 PM: Robert Eisen (GW Religious Studies Department), “Jews, Judaism, and Success: How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement”

• November 5 at 1 PM: Raz Chen-Morris (History Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Three Days Before the Six Days: The Geological Fissures of the Israeli Mind.”

• November 20 at 1 PM: Emma Davis (Political Science, Northwestern University), “Anti-Statism under Empire: The Ihud Party and the Limits of Binationalism”

All meetings will take place in person at the Kiev Room on the 7th floor of Gelman Library (2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052). The talks are open to participants outside GW as well, but to receive a copy of the pre-circulated paper and gain access to the library, we would kindly ask you to RSVP with us in advance at [email protected]

For more details, please see the attached flyer and visit https://judaic.columbian.gwu.edu/jewish-history-colloquium

08/29/2025

We are pleased to announce the Jewish History Colloquium for the FA 2025 semester.

• September 18 at 1 PM: Robert Eisen (GW Religious Studies Department), “Jews, Judaism, and Success: How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement”

• November 5 at 1 PM: Raz Chen-Morris (History Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Three Days Before the Six Days: The Geological Fissures of the Israeli Mind.”

• November 20 at 1 PM: Emma Davis (Political Science, Northwestern University), “Anti-Statism under Empire: The Ihud Party and the Limits of Binationalism”

All meetings will take place in person at the Kiev Room on the 7th floor of Gelman Library (2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052). The talks are open to participants outside GW as well, but to receive a copy of the pre-circulated paper and gain access to the library, we would kindly ask you to RSVP with us in advance at [email protected]

For more details, please see the attached flyer and visit https://judaic.columbian.gwu.edu/jewish-history-colloquium