Recent Events
New Audio Archive:
Irwin Cotler, MP, member of parliament,
former minister of justice and attorney
general of Canada delivers keynote at
Brandeis in the Berkshires
Streaming audio is now available, click here to listen
Schusterman Center for Israel Studies
The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, founded in 2007, is dedicated to promoting exemplary teaching and scholarship in Israeli history, politics, culture, and society at Brandeis University and beyond. The Center is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the modern State of Israel by training a new generation of scholars and teachers, building a vibrant academic community, and supporting research, publications, and conferences. It seeks to make Brandeis a hub for nurturing and catalyzing Israel Studies.
Upcoming Events
Schusterman Israel Studies Graduate Fellowships
The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies is dedicated to promoting exemplary teaching and scholarship in Israeli history, politics, culture, and society at Brandeis University and beyond. To that end, the Schusterman Center is sponsoring fellowships for graduate students at Brandeis University who focus on Israel Studies. These full and partial fellowships will be granted on a competitive basis to doctoral candidates in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Click here to learn more about Schusterman Center Graduate Fellowships
Israeli Author Ronit Matalon
September 24, 2009
Lecture and Book Signing
5:00 p.m.
Lurias
Ronit Matalon was born into a family of Egyptian-Jewish descent in 1959 and studied literature and philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Matalon has worked as a journalist for Israel TV, and for the daily Ha`aretz (covering Gaza and the West Bank during the 1st Intifada). More recently, she has been a critic and book reviewer for Ha`aretz, and has taught at the Camera Obscura Academy for the Arts in Tel Aviv.
Matalon is a member of the Art and Culture Council of the Ministry of Education, and the Forum for Mediterranean Culture at the Van Leer Institute. She has published two novels, one book of short stories, a collection of essays and a book for children. A Story that Begins with a Snake`s Funeral has been made into a film.