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Thomas Pegelow Kaplan signs book contract with Bloomsbury

Maggie Rosenau — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:46:47 +0000

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan signs book contract with Bloomsbury Maggie Rosenau Mon, 05/12/2025 - 11:46

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan has signed a book contract with Bloomsbury for his new book project, A Global History of the Holocaust, which will contribute to their "Perspectives on the Holocaust" series.

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Samira K. Mehta has joined the Jewish Life Committee of the Rose Community Foundation

Maggie Rosenau — Mon, 05 May 2025 17:59:08 +0000

Samira K. Mehta has joined the Jewish Life Committee of the Rose Community Foundation Maggie Rosenau Mon, 05/05/2025 - 11:59

Samira K. Mehta has joined the Jewish Life Committee of the Rose Community Foundation.

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Thomas Pegelow Kaplan co-publishes new book

Maggie Rosenau — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:45:13 +0000

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan co-publishes new book Maggie Rosenau Mon, 04/07/2025 - 12:45

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan has co-published a new book: Holocaust Testimonies Reassessing Survivors' Voices and Their Future in Challenging Times.

About twenty researchers from Israel, Europe, the UK, North and South America worked with the editors for 5 years on this project.

It is available for preorder now at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/holocaust-testimonies-9781350237872/

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Hilary Falb Kalisman receives Gerda Henkel General Research Grant Scholarship

Maggie Rosenau — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:33:49 +0000

Hilary Falb Kalisman receives Gerda Henkel General Research Grant Scholarship Maggie Rosenau Wed, 04/02/2025 - 11:33

Hilary Falb Kalisman has received a Gerda Henkel General Research Grant Scholarship to conduct research in Jordan and the United Kingdom.

Learn about the Gerda Henkel Foundation here: www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/

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Eyal Rivlin leads 2 workshops on nonbinary Hebrew

Maggie Rosenau — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:13:27 +0000

Eyal Rivlin leads 2 workshops on nonbinary Hebrew Maggie Rosenau Tue, 03/04/2025 - 14:13

Eyal Rivlin recently led 2 online national workshops on nonbinary Hebrew, a project which he co-created with a �鶹��Ѱ��Hebrew student 7 years ago and which continues to grow and be implemented in synagogues and Hebrew schools across the country.

You can learn about the Nonbinary Hebrew Project here:

https://nonbinaryhebrew.com/about

Listen to an interview with the collaborators here:

https://kgnu.org/outsources-the-nonbinary-hebrew-project/

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Thomas Pegelow Kaplan receives Tier 1 grant from CU's Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship

Maggie Rosenau — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:03:00 +0000

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan receives Tier 1 grant from CU's Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Maggie Rosenau Tue, 03/04/2025 - 14:03

Thomas Pegelow Kaplan has received a Tier 1 grant from CU's Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (Higher Education and Democracy Initiative).

Prof. Pegelow Kaplan will use the grant to work with Colorado Mesa University on their Holocaust Awareness Series in Grand Junction this year.

Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants fund work that connects research, teaching and creative work with public needs and interests.

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Samira K. Mehta receives Kayden Research Award

Maggie Rosenau — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:53:34 +0000

Samira K. Mehta receives Kayden Research Award Maggie Rosenau Fri, 02/28/2025 - 08:53

Samira K. Mehta has received a Kayden Research Award.

These are awards to foster and promote research, creative works and translations, which have a high probability of issuing in publication.

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Eyal Rivlin organizes the 11th Schmooze-A-Palooza

Maggie Rosenau — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:54:28 +0000

Eyal Rivlin organizes the 11th Schmooze-A-Palooza Maggie Rosenau Wed, 02/26/2025 - 11:54

The 11th Annual Hebrew Concert is here!

Join us Wednesday, March 12 at UMC 235.
The fun will begin at 6:30PM!

Each year, the Program in Jewish Studies at the �鶹��Ѱ�� presents a live concert performed by Hebrew-language students, alumni, faculty, and local community members. Please join us again this year for an evening featuring Hebrew songs of hope and inspiration.

Stay for FREE food and schmoozing after the concert!

This event is free and open to the public.

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Festo! Festo! Community Jam coming next month (3/27/25)

Maggie Rosenau — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:47:11 +0000

Festo! Festo! Community Jam coming next month (3/27/25) Maggie Rosenau Tue, 02/25/2025 - 08:47

Festo! Festo! is a monthly Klezmer, Balkan, and World music concert and community jam session. This month’s Festo Festo will be held at The Velvet Elk Lounge in Boulder, CO. The evening will be full of talent from Colorado and around beyond!

Thursday March 27, 2025 - 07:00 PM

The Community Jam will be lead by the Boulder Klezmer Jam - a group of musicians that join together on a monthly basis to share and learn Klezmer tunes.

The Boulder Klezmer Jam was formed in part by Prof. Yonatan Malin.

For more information and tickets, go to: https://tickets.jccdenver.org/tickets/festo-festo-velvet-elk-lounge-boulder-co-307658?r=638754860946382486

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Visiting Research Scholar Nir Evron publishes article in Chronicle of Higher Ed

Maggie Rosenau — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:14:10 +0000

Visiting Research Scholar Nir Evron publishes article in Chronicle of Higher Ed Maggie Rosenau Mon, 02/10/2025 - 10:14

Nir Evron published a piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how teaching and scholarship are inescapably political.

Click here to read his article, "The University Has Always Been ‘Liberal.’ That’s a Good Thing: Higher education is not, and has never been, a depoliticized zone."

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