News and Events
Latest News:
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Assistant Professor of History Jessica Levy Receives NEH Grant
The competitive National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends support humanities scholars in undertaking archival research for books and articles.
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Elizabeth Hyman ’11 Signs Deal With Harper Perennial
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: A Female Military History of the Warsaw Ghetto and its Uprising, a narrative history, will be published in 2025.
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Franco Paz ’16 Signs Book Deal
Penguin Books will publish his yet unfinished PhD dissertation in history, an incredible coup.
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“Ethnicity, Race, and the Jewish Experience in Parkchester:
Dr. Jeffrey Gurock gave a book talk on the Jewish experience in Parkchester and examined how race and ethnicity played a part in the social, economic, and cultural makeup of the neighborhood.
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Major NEH Grant Will Support Humanities Initiatives
The $150,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities will support language, literature, and history with a focus on Spanish heritage speakers.
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Professor Lisa Keller Serves as Historical Consultant to Documentary THE AUTOMAT
Professor Keller will introduce the film at the Thursday, February 24, 7:30 pm showing at the Film Forum. -
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Upcoming Events:
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Feb
3
“Never Alone” Film Screening
Time: 7:00pmNEVER ALONE tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. As Nazi influence grows, the Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller (Ville Virtanen, Netflix’s Bordertown) risks everything to protect the refugee community. This powerful film showcases courage, resilience, and the fight for hope amidst overwhelming adversity.
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Mar
5
A Credit to the Nation: European Jewish Immigrant Bankers and American Finance – A Talk with Prof. Rebecca Kobrin
Time: 7:00pmWhat happens when we place commerce at the center of American Jewish immigration history?
Between 1870 and 1930, thousands of East European Jewish immigrant bankers transformed both Jewish migration and American finance. In this talk, Prof. Rebecca Kobrin explores how these entrepreneurs financed migration, extended credit when mainstream banks would not, and left a lasting mark on New York City’s economic landscape. Drawing on court cases, memoirs, and immigrant press, her work reveals the overlooked power of immigrant banking in shaping transatlantic Jewish life. -
Apr
20
The Archive Thief: The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust – A Book Talk with Professor Lisa Leff
Time: 7:00pmWhy did renowned Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski steal tens of thousands of archival documents from France—and why did libraries in the U.S. and Israel accept them? In this gripping talk based on her award-winning book The Archive Thief, Prof. Lisa Leff uncovers the complex story of a scholar whose illicit actions helped preserve a vital Jewish past. Through Szajkowski’s life, Leff explores urgent questions of memory, ownership, and the legacy of Holocaust-era archives.
