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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Family History Today: Clued In
At its core, genealogy research is detective work. In this fun and informative talk, Sherlock Cohn, the photo genealogy sleuth, ...
“The Disappearance of Josef Mengele” Book Talk
For three decades, Josef Mengele, the doctor who performed horrific experiments on Auschwitz prisoners, floated through South America until the ...
Music among the Crypto-Jews of Portugal: An almost vanished world
After the expulsion of Jews from Portugal, some stayed as Crypto-Jews. The early 20th century saw the “discovery” of the ...
Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel
Ida Maze’s autobiographical novel Dineh is a haunting portrait of her rural, village, and small-town life in White Russia (now ...
Kaddish Circle
To experience loss is to be human. Jewish spirituality offers many resources and practices to support people on the mourner’s ...
Yiddish in Translation: On the Hunt for Novels by Women with YIVO
Join the Tenement Museum for a special virtual Tenement Talk on Youtube Live with YIVO, to explore the lives of ...
How do Jewish Schools Fit into the Politics of American Education?
What claims do private Jewish schools in America have on government funds and what demands can the government make when ...
Are Jews a Race?
Jews include individuals of enormously diverse origins and physical appearances, making the idea that Jews could easily be designated a race implausible.
Intra-Jewish Censorship: The Case of Spinoza
This class, instructed by Dr. Jonathan Ray, Samuel Eig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Georgetown University, will explore some of ...
Lady Killers: Jewish Female Assassins in late 19th Century Russia
“Lady Killers” is a collection of six short stories, each portraying a separate Jewish female assassin from the Russian Revolution ...