Some information to help you plan your visit.
October 13-15, 2018 | ASU Tempe campus
Celebrating and examining the impact of Jews and the Jewish experience on the dance field and broader communities
Jews and Jewishness in the Dance World was deliberately inclusive in scope, definition, and audience. The conference featured over 100 movement and dance specialists from eight countries—Argentina, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Israel, and the United States. These include dancers and choreographers, along with videographers, critics, scholars, educators, and dance/movement therapists, among others.
Approximately 40 unique events took place over three days, including presentations, lectures, workshops, booths and roundtables.
The conference defined Jewishness very broadly as a diverse, ever changing, social construction emerging out of specific historical and cultural contexts that require analysis and reflection. Jewishness covers shifting experiences of Diaspora, the Holocaust, Israel, and Arab-Jewish relations, among other aspects. The event covered different dance styles, including modern, ballet, hip hop and “street” forms, social dance, folk dance, Flamenco and considered developments in the art, educational, commercial and social spheres.
Articles about JSMG
Jewish Dialogical Philosophers and Inter-Religious Dialogue
lunch and learn lecture with Ephraim Meir, Bar-Ilan University
March 16 | noon - 1:30 p.m. | light lunch served
Lattie F. Coor Hall, room 4403 | ASU Tempe campus
Judaism and the New Reason: Reconciling Jewish Learning and the Science of Knowing
Randi Rashkover, George Mason University Thursday, September 10, 2015 | noon | Lattie F. Coor Hall, room 3323
Join a club or organization in Jewish studies
If you want to network and interact with fellow students who are passionate about Jewish culture, history and spiritual events, we encourage you to join one of Arizona State University’s Jewish clubs and organizations. These clubs and organizations support diversity and welcome all students regardless of background or affiliation.
Experience the allure of our campus culture
As a Jewish studies student, you’ll study on Arizona State University’s first and largest campus in Tempe. You’ll belong to a diverse community of scholars who are ready to live, learn, explore and discover together. Our dynamic and engaging learning environment is home to first-rate laboratories, extensive libraries, athletic facilities, performing art venues, museums and so much more.
Advising for the Jewish Studies degree and certificate are offered through the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS). Together, we are committed to your success as a student at ASU and beyond. Academic advisors are here to help you successfully transition to the university and make progress towards your educational goals and graduation by making sure you understand curricula, policies and procedures.
The Salo Wittmayer Baron Dissertation Award in Jewish Studies is made possible by a generous gift from Dr. Shoshana B. Tancer and Robert S. Tancer.
Named for Shoshana Tancer’s father, Professor Salo Wittmayer Baron—the most important Jewish historian in the 20th century—this award is given to the best dissertation in the field of Jewish History and Culture in the Americas.