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Jun
10

New Book: Saharan Jews and the Fate of French Algeria

Sarah Stein has just published Saharan Jews and the Fate of French Algeria. (The University of Chicago Press, 2014) The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. But to the south, in the Sahara, Jews faced […]

By David Wu | Academic
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Jun
10

The Ethics of the Algorithm

Most of the time when we speak of the ethical dimensions of video testimony of the Holocaust, we refer to the viewer’s “duty to listen and to restore a dialogue.” By this, it is understood that genocide victims who give testimony have been denied their humanity, and that isolation continues when their story is not heard. […]

By David Wu | Academic
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Jun
10

Impact in Profile: Rachel Deblinger

Holocaust survivor testimony is what sparked Rachel Deblinger’s interest in studying American postwar Holocaust memory. For her dissertation, she researched other groups for whom testimony was equally eye-opening: American Jews and Jewish communal organizations in the aftermath of World War II. Deblinger has just finished her doctoral program in the history department at UCLA and […]

By David Wu | Academic
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Jun
10

Susan Slyomovics Explores Reparations Programs and their Implications

Susan Slyomovics, UCLA professor of anthropology and Near Eastern languages and cultures, has published a new book, “How to Accept German Reparations.” The book is a part of the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights series by the University of Pennsylvania Press. READ MORE (UCLA Newsroom)

By David Wu | Academic
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Jun
10

Carol Bakhos Publishes New Book, ‘The Family of Abraham’

An authority in the study of religion, Bakhos explores mistaken assumptions about the narrative and theological significance of Abra­ham. Carol Bakhos, associate professor of late Antique Judaism and Jewish studies and director of the Center for the Study of Religion, has published her latest book, “The Family of Abraham: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interpretations,” with […]

By David Wu | Academic
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Jun
03

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Jun
03

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