Recent Submissions

  • Antisemitic and anti-Black Violence: Ukraine and Oklahoma, 1921. 

    Olson, Jess; Bemporad, Elissa; Ellsworth, Scott (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, 2021-01-11)
    Antisemitic and Anti-Black Violence: Ukraine and Oklahoma, 1921 - Elissa Bemporad (CUNY) and Scott Ellsworth (University of Michigan), in conversation with Professor Jess Olson (Yeshiva University). Recorded January 11, 2021.
  • Antisemitism, white nationalism and racism in America today. 

    Ward, Eric; Olson, Jess (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, 2021-04-27)
    Antisemitism, White Nationalism and Racism in America Today - Eric Ward, Executive Director, Western States Center (Portland, OR), in conversation with Professor Jess Olson (Yeshiva University). Recorded April 27, 2021.
  • Kugel and frijoles: A conversation with the author. 

    Limonic, Laura; Perelis, Ronnie (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, 2021-04-27)
    Hyphenated Identities: Latino Jews in the US - Laura Limonic, Assistant Professor of Sociology (SUNY College at Old Westbury) discusses her book "Kugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States" with Professor Ronnie ...
  • Cities, suburbs and race. 

    Perelis, Ronnie; Lebovits, Hannah (2021-04-20)
    CIties, Suburbs and Race - Dr. Hannah Lebovits, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs (University of Texas at Arlington), discusses human-centered sustainability issues in urban and metropolitan contexts with Professor ...
  • A synagogue of Mexico City's historic district: A virtual tour. 

    Unikel-Fasja, Mónica; Perelis, Ronnie (2021-04-06)
    A Synagogue of Mexico City's Historic District: A Virtual Tour - Mónica Unikel-Fasja leads a virtual tour of Synagoga Justo Sierra. Recorded April 6, 2021.
  • Seeing matzah: From the Talmud to medieval haggadot. 

    Perelis, Ronnie; Fine, Steven (2021-03-24)
    Crisis and Hope: YU Voices brings today's topics to life through in-depth interviews with leading experts in Jewish Studies and beyond from Yeshiva University. ​
  • Ambassador Dan Shapiro and Rabbi Yosef Blau in conversation. 

    Blau, Yosef; Shapiro, Dan (2021-03-17)
    Crisis and Hope: YU Voices brings today's topics to life through in-depth interviews with leading experts in Jewish Studies and beyond from Yeshiva University. ​
  • New Jews meet rabbinic culture: Hakhamim in the Western Sephardi Diaspora. 

    Perelis, Ronnie; Goldish, Matt (New York, NY: Bernard Revel Graduate School. Yeshiva University., 2021-03-11)
    New Jews Meet Rabbinic Culture: Hakhamim in the Western Sephardi Diaspora - Professor Matt Goldish (Ohio State University) in conversation with Professor Ronnie Perelis (Yeshiva University). Recorded March 11, 2021.
  • Diasporas and borderland: A virtual tour of Alejandro Meter's photography: Alejandro Meter. 

    Meter, Alejandro; Perelis, Ronnie (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University, New York., 2021-03-04)
    As part of the Diasporas Project at the Schneier Program and the ongoing Crisis and Hope: YU Voices series, Professor Perelis hosts Alejandro Meter, a professor of Latin American literature (USD) and award winning photographer. ...
  • Lessons from Selma 1965, for American Jews 2020. 

    Berman, Saul (Sponsored by the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, Yeshia University., 2020-06-11)
    Lessons from Selma 1965, for American Jews 2020
  • From Africa 70 to Zion 80: Race and culture in contemporary Jewish music [video] 

    Olson, Jess; Madof, Jon (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-06-25)
    From Africa 70 to Zion 80: Race and Culture in Contemporary Jewish Music [video]
  • Past, present, policy: Why context is crucial for democracy . 

    Perelis, Ronnie; Shedlo, Meirah C.; Burgess, Douglas R.; Luders, Joseph E. (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-10-28)
    Professor Douglas R. Burgess, Professor Joseph E. Luders and Ms. Meirah C. Shedlo - Past, Present, Policy: Why Context is Crucial for Democracy, Recorded October 28th, 2020
  • The Lessons of the Holocaust for our times : Dr. Shay Pilnik with Dr. Ronnie Perelis. 

    Pilnik, Shay; Perelis, Ronnie (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-07-30)
    A special program for Tisha B'Av.
  • Sephardic melodies for the High Holy Days: Selichot Rabbi Moshe Tessone. 

    Tessone, Moshe; Perelis, Ronnie (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-09-22)
    Rabbi Moshe Tessone - Sephardic Melodies for the High Holy Days: Selihot; Recorded September 22nd, 2020
  • Civility, Citizenship and Torah. 

    Fine, Steven; Stone, Suzanne Last; Carmy, Shalom (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-10-20)
    Professor Suzanne Last Stone & Professor Shalom Carmy - Civility, citizenship and Torah, Recorded October 20th, 2020
  • Appreciating the Bavli in the context of Christian sources and classical rhetoric: A public dialogue. 

    Hidary, Richard; Fine, Steven; Siegal, Michal Bar-Asher (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2021-02-03)
    Richard Hidary, Associate Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University and Michal Bar-Asher Siegal, Associate Professor, Ben-Gurion University on Appreciating the Bavli in the Context of Christian Sources and Classical ...
  • Who were the Maccabees really? Hanukkah, the Hasmoneans and Jewish memory. 

    Fine, Steven; Angel, Joseph (New York, NY: A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2020-12-15)
    Professors Joseph Angel and Stephen Fine. "Who were the Maccabees, really? Hanukkah, the Hasmoneans and Jewish memory. " Recorded December 15th, 2020.
  • "La Santa Esther": Esther among the Crypto-Jews of the Americas. 

    Perelis, Ronnie; Cairns, Emily Colbert (Judaic Studies@YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate school of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University., 2021-02-23)
    "La Santa Esther": Esther among the Crypto-Jews of the Americas. Emily Colbert Cairns (Salve Regina University) in conversation with Ronnie Perelis (Yeshiva University). Recorded February 23, 2021.
  • Crisis and Hope: YU Voices Book Talk: "Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses". 

    Jacobson, Joanne; Blatner, Barbara (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, 2021-02-17)
    Joanne Jacobson, YU Professor Emerita of English, former Yeshiva College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. discusses her new memoir "Every Last Breath" with moderator Barbara Blatner, former Yeshiva College Associate ...
  • Complicating legacies: Studying slavery, equity, and inclusion on a southern Quaker campus. 

    Olson, Jess; Hines-Gaither, Krishauna; Erickson, Gwen (A joint project of Judaic Studies @ YU, The Center for Israel Studies, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies., 2021-02-16)
    Complicating legacies: Studying slavery, equity, and inclusion on a southern Quaker campus - Krishauna Hines-Gaither and Gwen Erickson (Guilford College) in conversation with Jess Olson. Recorded February 16, 2021.

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