Interfaith CincinnatiJoin the Freedom Center for an evening with award-winning historian David Blight. Drawing excerpts from his latest book, Yale and Slavery: A History, Blight examines the history, legacies and remembrances of slavery in America, including how pillars of American higher education, even in New England, emerged over time intertwined with the national and international history of racial slavery. Along the way, Blight also addresses the current crisis of trust in universities as ownership and censorship of history threaten the integrity of fact and the inclusion of diverse voices. Presented as part of the Nathaniel R. Jones Freedom Speaker Series, generously supported by Francie and John Pepper.
With Rabbi Zev Eleff, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March 11
12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. Israel
Online Event
Learn about the origins of the modern Purim play in Eastern European yeshivas of the early nineteenth century and how they developed in American institutions of Jewish learning across the Jewish spectrum, including here at Hebrew Union College. This event is cosponsored by the American Jewish Archives.
Learn how Hillel Poland is working day in and day out to deal with issues confronting young Jews all over the world, as well as providing support and community to Ukrainian refugees who have not seen their homes in years as the war with Russia persists.
Monday, December 2, 2024
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Adam
10001 East Loveland Madeira Road Loveland, OH 45140
Panel Discussion:
With Professor Emeritus Michael A. Meyer, Ph.D.; Rabbi Ari (Ballaban) Jun ’15, Director of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council; and Jordan Finkin, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Libraries and Rare Book Manuscript Librarian; in conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Hecht, Dean of HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
Tuesday, December 12
12:30 p.m. ET
In-Person and On Zoom
Participate to better understand the current rise in antisemitism, how we got here, and where to go toward a brighter future.
Join Mats Michaelsen as he guides you through the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s museum. Mats is from Ilsede, Germany where, one year ago, he finished high school and will start studying once he returns home this August. During his time in school, Mats tried to learn as much as possible about the processes that led to the Holocaust in his country and is still interested in improving his understanding of the time through different perspectives. He likes to share his experience in growing up in the society of the perpetrators but is also keen to exchange that with people coming from a different history. As a young German, he feels the responsibility to keep the memory of this horrific atrocity alive and make an effort to improve the world we all live in.
This motivation led him to apply for an international volunteer program, Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP). This organization sends young people to different countries in Europe, Israel, and the U.S. to work with victims of the Holocaust, at educational facilities, or with marginalized people. Their work aims at creating dialogue between different people and reducing prejudices, thus building a society for everybody. During this special museum tour, Mats will reflect on his year of volunteer work at the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, where he’s been an invaluable asset to our work.
This is Mat’s last official museum tour before returning home to Germany, so you won’t want to miss this opportunity.
Monday, April 10 at 11:00 am ET / 8:00 am PT / 6:00 pm Israel
Ashleigh N. Ferguson Schieszer, UC Conservationist
To celebrate the upcoming festival of Passover, we invite you to join with Ashleigh N. Ferguson Schieszer, as she describes the intricate process required to restore one of the earliest printed illustrated Haggadot in the rare book collection of the Klau Library. In this session, Ashleigh will discuss how she met the challenges facing her with this amazing historical work to reverse earlier poorly-done repairs. These treatments were conducted over several years, and included preservation of handwritten songs later added to the Klau’s copy. This project was funded by the generous donations of Dr. Valerie Hotchkiss and Dr. David Price.
Monday, March 13 at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT / 2:00 am Israel
Feld Lecture and Reception with Steven Fine, Ph.D., Churgin Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University
Jews and Samaritans, the two Israelite peoples, were at times in conflict and at times allies in the Roman world. Dr. Fine will explore this complex and fascinating relationship, focusing on literature and archaeological discoveries from this formative period.
A partnership of the Klau Library and Mayerson JCC, in association with the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies.
Monday, March 13 at 5:00 pm ET (in-person only)
Film screening in the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati International Learning Center at the American Jewish Archives
On Mt. Gerizim, near Nablus, a community of 850 Samaritans and their 3,500-year-old biblical tradition struggle to survive. Endangered by the modern life surrounding them and strict customs on marriage within their religion, they try to prevent extinction and preserve the community, the Torah, and their Holy Mountain.
A partnership of the Klau Library, American Jewish Archives, and Mayerson JCC, in association with the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies.
Tuesday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM | Saturday Noon-5 PM | Second Wednesday 10 AM-8 PM
Under the guidance of Andrew Casper, Associate Professor of Art & Architecture History, students in the fall 2022 Art History Capstone class, engaged with the Art Museum to curate an exhibition about devotional practices in the Abrahamic faiths (Islam, Judaism, Christianity). Experiencing the Divine is organized within the contexts of “The Question of Images,” “Tangible Devotion,” and “Sacred Spaces.” With program support from the Department of Art at Miami University.