The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) develops fresh ways of thinking about Jews and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research, artistic projects and public engagement.
One of the world's only academic centers of its kind, HBI provides research resources and programs for scholars, students and the public. The Institute publishes books and a journal, convenes international conferences and local programming, and offers competitive grant and internship programs.
Visit our events page to see a roster of our upcoming events and watch past events.
HBI's exhibition, Who Will Draw Our History? Women’s Graphic Narratives of the Holocaust, 1944-1949 at the Kniznick Gallery from January 27 to April 30, 2026, is now closed. With immense gratitude, we congratulate guest curator, Rachel E. Perry, PhD, art historian and past HBI scholar in residence, for her painstaking research and recovery work which has become an important intervention in the fields of art history, visual culture and Holocaust studies, and Olivia Baldwin, the Rosalie and Jim Shane Curator & Arts Coordinator, Kniznick Gallery, for her tremendous support and skilled stewardship of this exhibition. Please view HBI's Arts Program for more about this historic exhibition, its cosponsors, supporters, volunteer docents, and more.
Image: Helmar Lerski (1871–1956), "Hände einer Graphikerin (Lea Grundig)", Ca. 1944. Courtesy of Galerie Berinson, Berlin.
Upcoming Events
Thank you for joining HBI's seminars, Conversations programs, art exhibitions, and more this year. Many of these programs were recorded and we invite you to watch any you may have missed.
We look forward to sharing engaging and thought-provoking programs about Jews and gender with you again in the fall.
Have a wonderful summer!
Every summer, HBI welcomes interns from across the country and world who complete original research related to the HBI mission of fresh thinking about Jews and gender worldwide and support the work of scholars affiliated with HBI and Brandeis University. During the eight-week program, the interns also attend educational lunch sessions with scholars and artists, and visit Jewish art and cultural sites of interest in the area. Field experiences include visits to the Yiddish Book Center, Touro Synagogue in Newport, a tour of HBI Board member Caron Tabb's art studio, and a photography workshop with Hannah Altman, whose exhibition, As it Were, Suspended in Midair, was in the Kniznick Gallery during the 2025 spring semester.
“I've always supported HBI because we all know history, but not herstory. We transmit the survival of Jewish women to each generation in the stories we tell. Through previously untold narratives, HBI elevates the experiences of Jewish women all over the world, allowing us to better understand one another.”
Debs Weinberg, HBI Board of Advisors Chair Emerita