All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat
Meat 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
Rabbi 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
This 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 – Julia P. Cohen
In this talk, historian Julia Phillips Cohen discusses the unknown role that Jews from the eastern and southern Mediterranean played in the shaping of modern couture. Following two fashion houses...
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EVENT CANCELLED – Occupied City Film Screening
This event has been cancelled. Sunday, May 17, 2026 • James Bridges Theater • 2 PM Occupied City The Barbara Roisman Cooper and Martin Cooper Jewish Film Series ...
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14th Annual ucLADINO conference: The Ladino Diaspora and Community Resilience: Memory and Adaptation
In its fourteenth consecutive year, the ucLADINO conference supports and celebrates the growing preservation of Ladino language and culture in the Judeo-Spanish diaspora. The theme for this year’s ucLADINO conference...
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The Past, Present, and Future of Jews and the Labor Movement in Los Angeles
What 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...
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Happy Jews in the Roman Diaspora? The Case of Asia Minor (Anatolia) – Seth Schwartz
A dominant trend in scholarship about Jews in the Roman Imperial diaspora emphasizes the Jews' achievement of a successful balance between integration and separation, and regards this happy equilibrium as...
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Jews and Godfearers: Sardis and Aphrodisias, 400 CE – Seth Schwartz
The phenomenon of “Godfearing”—adoption by gentiles, usually supposed to have been pagan—of Jewish practices including support for local Jewish communities and attendance in synagogues—has loomed larger in scholarship than it...
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UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Open House Celebration (2026-2027)
UCLA Royce Hall, Room 314 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTuesday, September 29, 2026 • 314 Royce Hall • 4 PM UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Open House Celebration Share a bite with the Leve Center faculty,...