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Exhibition Opening: Burning Words
Tuesday, February 23rd, Free, Reservation required: http://cjh.org/event/2766
Burning Words is an exploration of the 16th-century debate carried out through the relatively new medium of printed books over whether Jewish books should be confiscated and burned. Extremely rare original volumes from the Leo Baeck Institute library including works by Martin Luther, Johannes Pfefferkorn and Johannes Reuchlin are the center of the exhibit….
Above: Delegates to National Jewish Youth Institute, held at Emma Kaufmann Camp, circa 1950. Image: National Jewish Welfare Board Records, courtesy of American Jewish Historical Society.
Apply now to be a Junior Scholar at the Center for Jewish History this July! Space is limited.
The Junior Scholars Program at the Center for Jewish History is a free, two-week program open…
2015 Center for Jewish History Lapidus Summer Fellow Charles McDonald Interviewed by Radio Sefarad
The extensive interview is about Jewish conversion and citizenship in contemporary Spain and can be found here.
The Center for Jewish History creates opportunities for scholars to immerse themselves in explorations of the primary source materials preserved within its walls.
For the past 13 years, the Center’s Fellowship Program has offered financial support to a diverse group of more than 60 humanities…