Events
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In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union
Royce Hall, 314 314 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe short fiction collected in In the Shadow of the Holocaust recovers a range of compelling voices that had been scarcely known or translated. Jewish authors from Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, […]
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All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat
Royce Hall, 306 306 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesMeat is one of the most visible markers of Jewish distinctness and social separation. In his most recent book, John Efron argues that meat has played an especially important role […]
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Jewish Anti-Zionism as Political Theology: The Major Writings of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum
Royce Hall, 306 306 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesRabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, one of the most celebrated Hasidic masters of the twentieth century, is known not only for founding the world’s largest Hasidic dynasty, but also for […]
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Biblical Monotheism: Exclusive or Inclusive? – Benjamin Sommer
Royce Hall, 314 314 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThis lecture will examine the discussion of pluralism in the field of comparative theology in light of a core question in the history of Israelite religion. It will create a […]
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Middle Eastern and North African Jews and the Birth of Modern Fashion: A Hidden History
Royce Hall, 306 306 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, United StatesIn this talk, historians Devi Mays and Julia Phillips Cohen discuss the unknown role that Jews from the eastern and southern Mediterranean played in the shaping of modern couture. Following two […]
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Occupied City Film Screening
Sunday, May 17, 2026 • James Bridges Theater • 2 PM Occupied City The Barbara Roisman Cooper and Martin Cooper Jewish Film Series Note: 4hr. running time- Intermission at 2hr […]
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The Past, Present, and Future of Jews and the Labor Movement in Los Angeles
UCLA Labor Center 675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat drew Jewish immigrants to the labor movement? How did unions become distinctly "Jewish" spaces - and what happened when they changed? Join historians, organizers, and community leaders for a […]