Jewish Studies Public Programs Calendar
sign up to receive Jewish Studies news and event updates
Events in this calendar are free and open to all unless otherwise noted. All times listed in MST (Arizona). Events subject to change — see individual event pages for up-to-date details. Pre-registration is required for all events via the links provided, so we may easily notify you of any unplanned schedule adjustments.
We are grateful for the support of our Community Partners!
-
This year’s programming is offered in partnership with the Martin Pear JCC. Together, we are building connections, enhancing accessibility to ASU programs, and advancing the social and cultural well-being of the local community.
-
Spring 2022 offered in partnership with Jewish Family & Children's Services Center for Senior Enrichment to further enrich community access to ASU programs, and enhance learning experiences for local seniors.
2021-2022 Past Programs
Religion and science: religion and trust
Campus antisemitism: where, when, and why Jews are targeted
Jewish-Muslim relations through the ages: co-existence and conflict
The Lowe Family Conference
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Understanding the past is conducive to addressing the challenges of the present and the future. World-renowned historians, sociologists and scholars of religious studies examined the past and present of Jewish-Muslim relations.
Religion and science: religion’s role in human evolution
series | Religion and science
Paul Cassell
Leadership and Integrative Studies, ASU
October 20
Conscious history: Polish Jewish historians before the Holocaust and today
The impossible art of survival: the poetry of Paul Celan
series | Thinking through literature after Auschwitz
Natalie Lozinski-Veach
International Letters and Cultures, ASU
November 9
Ghost writing: Phillip Roth, Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz
series | Thinking through literature after Auschwitz
Brian Goodman
English, ASU
November 16
Poetry and prose after Auschwitz: a roundtable
series | Thinking through literature after Auschwitz
Brian Goodman
English, ASU
Natalie Lozinski-Veach
International Letters and Cultures, ASU
Claudia Sadowski-Smith
English, ASU
November 30
community partner event | Holocaust memory and its misuse during COVID-19
December 1
Join our community partner Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Arizona for an informative webinar on the recent rise of Holocaust comparisons used to describe COVID-19 health mandates by local and national elected officials, and learn ways to combat them.
They changed my name: immigration myths and mythologies
Challenges in Jewish Ancestral Research
Rabbis of the Talmud
series | The rabbis that shaped Jewish history
Stanley Mirvis
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair in Jewish Studies, ASU
January 20
Jewish women and the feminist revolution
Albert and Liese Eckstein Scholar-in-Residence
Pamela Nadell
American University
January 24
Rabbis of the Middle Ages
series | The rabbis that shaped Jewish history
Stanley Mirvis
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair in Jewish Studies, ASU
January 27
Reading the Bible with ancient Jews and Christians
series | Ancient roots: Judaism and ancient Christianity
Blake Hartung
Religious Studies, ASU
February 1
Rabbis of Early Modernity
series | The rabbis that shaped Jewish history
Stanley Mirvis
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair in Jewish Studies, ASU
February 3
Toward Judaism and Christianity: processes of separation
series | Ancient roots: Judaism and ancient Christianity
Francoise Mirguet
Jess Schwartz Associate Professor of Hebrew and Near Eastern Cultures, ASU
February 8
Identities and Categories in Jewish Antiquity
series | Ancient roots: Judaism and ancient Christianity
Tim Langille
Religious Studies, ASU
February 15
Why do people discriminate against Jews?
The silence of the Pope: Pius XII and the SS roundup of Rome’s Jews
Celebrating Jewishness and Dance
March 6
Celebrating the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance. During this session you will hear from the editors and several contributors to the Handbook as they explore the powerful convergence of dance with Jewish culture and identity from diverse perspectives.
Purim Revenge Fantasy
lecture
Stanley Mirvis
Harold and Jean Grossman Chair in Jewish Studies/History, Arizona State University
March 8
Judaism and public health: living in the shadows of pandemics
Judaism, Science and Medicine Group
Sunday, March 27, 2022
conference information
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended the life of all people worldwide, is still raging, despite the invention of a vaccine against the virus. The annual Judaism, Science, and Medicine Group (JSMG) conference reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic from historical, sociological, legal, philosophical, and ethical perspectives. Special attention was paid to clinical and practical lessons learned since the beginning of the pandemic, and the diverse responses of the Jewish community to the pandemic. Through interdisciplinary examination of accumulated data, the conference reflected on the past and future of living in the shadows of pandemics.