Jewish Studies Program

2017 News Archive

Ina Esther Joost Ben-Sasson, Principal Cellist of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra --Event Series

Access information about the six individual events and a pdf file of the poster announcement.

Saskia Coenen Snyder, Fellow-in-Residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS)

Saskia Coenen Snyder, an Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History at USC, has been awarded this fellowship-in-residency for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Jewish Studies Course for Spring 2017

Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a new course that is cross-listed in Jewish Studies (JSTU 301) Religious Studies (RELG 301) and History (HIST 492).

Andrew Berns wins Marraro Prize from the American Historical Association

Andrew Berns has won the Marraro Prize from the American Historical Association (AHA) and the American Catholic Historical Association for his book, "The Bible and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Italy: Jewish and Christian Physicians in Search of Truth" (Cambridge UP, 2015).

Saskia Coenen Snyder Wins Digital Humanities Course Development Stipend

Funded by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Center for Digital Humanities

Building a Public Judaism: A Podcast by Saskia Coenen Snyder

This recent podcast by USC professor Saskia Coenen Snyder, shows how architecture tells a story about the national experiences of European Jews.

Jewish Studies Scholarship--Student Blogs from Nahalal, Israel

Alexandria Caputo is the latest recipient of the University of South Carolina's Jewish Studies Study Abroad/Research Travel Grant.

Saskia Coenen-Snyder, New Associate Director of the Walker Institute

Walker Institute would like to welcome our new Associate Director, Dr. Saskia Coenen-Snyder, Associate Professor of History.

Review of "An Evening with Shimon Waronker"

By Rabbi Hesh Epstein

Alicia Ostriker--USC's Visiting Scholar

Alicia Ostriker visits USC as WGST Visiting Scholar by Ed Madden

Interview with Nancy K. Miller on ABC Columbia's Main and Gervais

A link to an interview conducted with the author while she was in Columbia speaking at the Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship.

Modern Languages Florence Howe Award Recipient

Federica K. Clementi receives the Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages Florence Howe Award

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