Press Releases
2023
- pdf Free Professional Development Seminar for Teachers--“The Holocaust in the Former Soviet Union: A Focus on Ukraine, Past & Present,” June 26–28, 2023 (184 KB)
- pdf Rutgers Jewish Film Festival Returns to In-Person Screenings (277 KB)
- pdf Antisemitism in the Heartland: Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights Public Talk at Rutgers, Oct. 16 (203 KB)
- pdf Temptation Transformed: How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple In-Person Public Talk, February 22 (219 KB)
- pdf World-Renowned Scholar Robert Alter Speaks on the Art of Biblical Narrative In Person at Rutgers-New Brunswick, April 19 (196 KB)
2022
- pdf Rutgers offers Free Professional Development Seminar for Teachers on Holocaust History and Memory; June 27–June 30, 2022
- pdf Rutgers students recognized for excellence in Jewish studies
- The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream Virtual Public Talk, March 23
- pdf Teaching Maus: A Free Virtual Workshop for Teachers Presented by the Bildner Center at Rutgers, March 3
- Israel’s Moment: Support and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State Virtual Public Talk, March 7
- Rutgers Mini-Courses on Jewish Life Open to the Public
2021
- Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival to Run November 7–21
- Introducing a New Online Exhibit: “Jewish Agriculturalism in the Garden State” Virtual Public Talk, October 21
- Dance and Disability in Israel: The Power of Integrated Dance Online Public Talk, October 10
- Rutgers advanced seminar for school teachers on gender and trauma in the Holocaust meets new mandate for LGBTQ inclusive curriculum in NJ, June 30–July 1
- Rutgers students recognized for excellence in Jewish studies
- Yiddish: Biography of a Language Dr. Jeffrey Shandler Discusses his New Book, April 12
- A World Within Worlds: The Music of Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell A Musical Performance and Presentation, April 22
- Discover the Artist Book Celebrating the Poetry of Yehuda Amichai “The Amichai Windows,” Online Public Program, March 7
- Rutgers Professor Nancy Sinkoff Wins National Jewish Book Award
- Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder: A Medieval Mystery, Unraveled Online Public Lecture, March 3
- Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family Virtual Public Talk, February 1
- Rutgers Jewish Film Festival—Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack
- X-Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II In-Person Public Talk, December 9
- Explore the History of Jewish Name Changing in America Online Talk, January 14
2020
- pdf Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Women and their Reproductive Lives: An Online Conversation, December 7 (54 KB)
- pdf Rutgers Jewish Film Festival Goes Virtual, November 8–22 (85 KB)
- pdf Jerusalem’s Cultural Diversity Revealed through Hidden Libraries and Rare Manuscripts “Jerusalem: City of the Book,” Online Panel Discussion, October 25 (48 KB)
- pdf HatikvahHatikvah: A Sacred Reading of a Secular Text; Renowned Scholar Edwin Seroussi Delivers Online Talk, Sept. 13 (47 KB)
- pdf “Writing the Life of Lucy S. Dawidowicz,” June 17, Online Talk: Professor Nancy Sinkoff Discusses Acclaimed New Book (47 KB)
- pdf Rutgers students recognized for excellence in Jewish Studies (62 KB)
- pdf Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, RC ’77, Architect Esther Speber (AIA) will be featured speakers for April 1 panel discussion on importance of balancing safety and security in sacred spaces (79 KB)
- pdf Jerusalem’s Cultural Diversity Revealed through Hidden Libraries and Rare Manuscripts (194 KB)
- pdf Letters to Erich: A musical performance and talk by jazz composer Ted Rosenthal (160 KB)
- pdf Sneak peek at new film The Adventures of Saul Bellow: February 25 at Rutgers CinemaThe Adventures of Saul BellowSneak peek at new film The Adventures of Saul Bellow: February 25 at Rutgers Cinema (157 KB)
2019
- pdf Renowned Archaeologist Jodi Magness Presents Discoveries in Ancient Israeli Synagogue Public Lecture at Rutgers-New Brunswick, December 10 (47 KB)
- pdf Rutgers Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 20TH Anniversary November 3–17 (138 KB)
- pdf Panel examines Paul Robeson’s ties to the Jewish community, left-wing political movements, and the Soviet Union in the 1940s (52 KB)
- pdf Prof. Yael Zerubavel Explores Changing Views of the Desert in Zionist and Israeli Culture: Public Lecture at Rutgers-New Brunswick, Sept. 12 (413 KB)
- pdf Grammy-Nominated Yiddish Songs Brought to Life in Concert and Lecture March 13 at Rutgers-New Brunswick (54 KB)
- pdf Zionism and the Origins of International Human Rights Explored at Public Lecture, Rutgers-New Brunswick, April 2 (415 KB)