Apr 12, 20195 minDisability Rights Are Human Rights: Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2019Event Overview by Gabrielle Chishinsky Many people do not comprehend the fundamental elements of Jewish tradition that dictate the full participation of all ...
Jan 18, 20197 minYediaut Recaps from the Center for Israel Studies and Jewish Studies Program Israeli Cuisine Conference By Jordana Meyer From eggplant carpaccio to schnitzel, panelists at our November conference “Israeli Cuisine as a Reflection of Is...
Dec 10, 20183 minGlobal Israel: JapanEvent Overview by José Eriel Muniz Gomez On the 14th of November 2018, the beauty of the reception room at the Japanese Embassy, the former residence of th...
Dec 7, 20183 minAU’s Center for Israel Studies Co-Sponsors Talk Raising Israel’s Democracy and Arab-Jewish RelationsEvent Overview by Tom Rozanov American University’s Center for Israel Studies led a talk at the Washington Hebrew Congregation on Sept. 27, 2018, inviting tw...
Dec 3, 20185 minWhen Nature Becomes Ideology: Lifta's Silence and the Suburban Landscape of Jerusalem Event Overview by Alexandra Zaremba On November 10th, 2018, American University’s Center for Israel Studies in conjunction with the Humanities Lab, hosted a ...
Nov 5, 20183 minWhat You Missed at the Georgetown StartUp Nation Tech FairEvent Overview by Jessica Horst Despite Israel being relatively small, with a population that just surpasses 8.7 million people, the country has claimed the ...
Sep 17, 20184 min'Operation Finale' Leaves Viewers Wanting More Movie Review by Jessica Horst Operation Finale Director: Chris Weitz Cast: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Melanie Laurent, Lior Raz, Nick Kroll Screenplay: Matth...
Apr 20, 20183 minIsrael: A State Like Any Other?Event Overview by Ksenia Novikova Last Thursday, Professor Michael Brenner, Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies and the Director of the Amer...
Feb 9, 20184 minIsraeli Fashion ShowEvent Overview by Sophie Levy “Israel Gradually Reopens Embassy in Jordan” “A Dangerous Course Israel Should Avoid” “Can Crazy Still Keep the Peace Between I...
Jan 26, 20183 min“Israeli Soldiers, Sudanese Refugees, and a Talmudic Debate”Event Overview by Jessica Horst Last semester, on Monday, November 6, 2017, the Center for Israel Studies hosted Haim Watzman, a Jerusalem-based writer, jou...
Nov 20, 20174 minIsraeli Cuisine as a Reflection of Israeli CultureEvent Overview by Jessica Horst and Jennifer Kennedy On Monday, November 13, 2017, the AU Center for Israel Studies hosted famous Israeli chefs both Israeli ...
Nov 10, 20173 minIsraeli-Cypriot Relations: A Special and Strategic Relationship that Transcends TimeEvent Overview by Gabrielle Chishinsky On Thursday, October 19th, American University’s Center for Israel Studies hosted Leonidas Pantelides- the Cypriot Amb...
Oct 16, 20177 minA Changing Relationship: Diaspora Jews and Israel in the Trump/Netanyahu EraEvent Overview by Dania Tanur On Wednesday, September 27th, American University’s Center for Israel Studies hosted journalists and authors Laura Blumenfeld a...