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Save the Date: March 22, Levine Lecture in Jewish Studies

Two Truths in One Heart – Two Peoples in One Land Wednesday, March 22, 7:30 pm in 306 Dallas Hall Free and open to the public. For more information email sfrolov@smu.edu or go to www.friendsofroots.net

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“That’s Fashionating: The History of Israeli Fashion From the Kibbutz to the City”

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7 pm, DLSB 110 “That’s Fashionating: The History of Israeli Fashion From the Kibbutz to the City” by Liraz Cohen Mordechai, fashion lecturer and blogger with a Master’s degree in Global Fashion Management from FIT, manager of the NY- Israel Fash&Tech Meetup community, and certified stylist in the fashion industry of NYC. […]

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7th annual Ladino Day celebration

Sunday Feb. 2, 1:00-5:30, Dallas Hall, McCord Auditorium 7th annual Ladino Day celebration featuring Dr. Rey Romero, U. of Houston lecturing on “The Role of Ladino in Sustaining Sephardic Communities,” Student readings of Sephardic folktales, Film screening and discussion of “Song of the Sephardi” by David Raphael, and Kosher Sephardic Sweets. Free and Open to the […]

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Event: Jan. 20, 5 Dia Internasional del Ladino: A Celebration of Judeo-Spanish Culture

Event Date: Sunday, Jan. 20 Location: McCord Auditorium Time: 1:30-4:30 pm This one-day celebration of Judeo-Spanish culture will feature personal Sephardic stories, an update on Ladino studies, and a concert of Ladino music. Ladino is an historic Jewish language with a geographically diverse distribution that developed a rich cultural heritage since its emergence in medieval Spain. […]

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Event: October 25, Ann and Nate Levine Jewish Studies Lecture

Event Date: October 25, 2018 Location: Dallas Hall Time: 7:30 pm “Israel, BDS, and Campus Life: Complexities of Jewish Identity in the American Academy” by Profs. Doron Ben-Atar and Andrew Pessin, authors of _Anti-Zionism on Campus. The University, Free Speech, and BDS_   Many scholars have struggled with rising anti-Israel sentiments on college and university campuses […]

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Save the date: Oct. 25, 2018, The Nate and Ann Levine Lecture Series

The Nate and Ann Levine Lecture Series Mark your calendar:  Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:30 pm  Doron Ben-Atar and Andrew Pessin, co-authors of Campus Anti-Zionism: The University, Free Speech, and BDS  “Israel, BDS, and Campus Life: Complexities of Jewish Identity in the American Academy”   

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Jewish Studies: Student Spotlight

SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Originally Posted: June 25, 2018 This is an excerpt from the 2018 Jewish Studies Newsletter. Read the full newsletter here: SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter.  Student Spotlight  2018 JEWISH STUDIES MINORS  Rob Shapiro, BA Psychology  A graduate of the San Diego Jewish Academy, Rob elected the minor in Jewish Studies […]

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Canceled: Vedem Underground Exhibit

SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Originally Posted: June 25, 2018 This is an excerpt from the 2018 Jewish Studies Newsletter. Read the full newsletter here: SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Upcoming Vedem Underground Exhibit  SMU Jewish Studies is partnering with SMU’s Hamon Arts Library to present the award-winning, Smithsonian-endorsed Vedem Underground art exhibit. Honoring what has […]