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Alumnus Josef Konvitz to give talk on trends in tolerance

2/16/2021 by : Ayla Cline , Jewish Studies Program

Historian and Cornell alumnus Josef Konvitz ‘67 will explore and compare trends in tolerance in France and the United States in a digital talk on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. EST.

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Jewish Studies Program presents reading of 'Enough to Go'

12/4/2019 by : Ayla Cline , Jewish Studies Program

The Jewish Studies Program will present a staged-reading of the new-old play "Enough to Go" by former Ithaca resident Fred Peretz Cohn on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall on the Cornell Campus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited, and while tickets are not required, reservations can be made at www.tinyurl.com/enough-to-go.

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Learning on the Ground: The Lower East Side and Chinatown

8/22/2019 by : Elissa Sampson , Jewish Studies Program

Students in the undergraduate seminar “Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City” came to New York City to directly experience the famous neighborhood’s history as well as learn about its contemporary challenges.

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Faculty Spotlight: Olga Litvak

8/22/2019

Olga Litvak, Laurie B. and Eric M. Roth Professor of Modern European Jewish HistoryWhat drew you to Cornell?