Tag: Judaism

The Holocaust Speaker Series, held each Wednesday at 11:00 am, features Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors sharing stories of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Join us on Wednesday, December 1 at 11:00 am via Zoom with Cheryl Hecht.

Cheryl tells the story of her father, David Hochstein, a Holocaust survivor from Cologne, Germany. Rescued by a Kindertransport, he was taken to London when he was 15. The Kindertransport movement was unique in that people of many religions came together to rescue 10,000 mostly Jewish children, bringing them to Great Britain. David’s story is one example of a teenager’s resilience, perseverance, and strength, during the Holocaust. Cheryl has worked as a professional and volunteer in the Jewish community. A graphic designer, she recently retired from the Mayerson JCC after 19 years.

Tags Education, Holocaust, Judaism

In an era of political polarization and often vitriolic public discourse, educational institutions are uniquely positioned to create countercultures in which civil discourse can thrive. In this session, we’ll explore what civil discourse can look and sound like in educational institutions and consider what educators can do to create cultures in which it is possible to disagree, with mutual respect and compassion, about key issues facing our society.

Dr. Sivan Zakai, Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, will lead this lecture.

Tags Civil Discourse, Education, Judaism, Political Education

Dr. Sivan Zakai, Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, will lead this lecture.

Tags Civil Discourse, Education, Judaism, Political Education

Allison Schachter (Vanderbilt University) and Jordan Finkin (Klau Library, Hebrew Union College) will discuss their translation of the selected Yiddish stories of Fradl Shtok, in conversation with Madeleine Cohen (Yiddish Book Center). Fradl Shtok was one of Yiddish literature’s brilliant chroniclers of the inner lives of everyday people. Whether in the shtetls of her native Galicia or the urban tangle of her adopted New York, she sheds a light on the unglimpsed corners of the Jewish imagination, be they the travails of young women looking for love and desire in a world that spurns them or the frustrations and failures of men struggling to live up to stifling social expectations. Her deft modernist prose showcases Jewish women’s aesthetic experiences in a way no Yiddish writer had. The selected stories in From the Jewish Provinces represents the first collection dedicated solely to bringing Shtok’s work to the English-speaking world.

Tags #History, Culture, Education, Judaism, Literature

Tags #History, Culture, Education, Judaism, Literature

In the entire Jewish Bible (Tanach) only fifty women are mentioned by name, and they “speak” less than 1% of the time. Re-examining the texts in which women are mentioned, we will read between the lines for the details of their lives and stories. This series will take place on Rosh Hodesh (except when on Shabbat) and will be taught by a combination of rabbis and Jewish educators in partnership with HUC-JIR. Register online here.