In the News
Israel: A History wins National Jewish Book Award.
Academic study of Israel is cover article in the Jerusalem Report, September 2011.
SIIS fellows featured in July, 2011 BrandeisNOW.
Scholars Seminars featured in Jewish Advocate
Read the May 2011 article.
Upcoming Events
Verses of Longing: Desire and Gender in Modern Hebrew Literature
Brandeis-BGU International Workshop for Scholars
Organizers: Ilana Szobel and Hamutal Tsamir
October 1-2, 2013
This workshop explores the ways in which Hebrew literature represents, constructs and struggles with various forms of desire, addressing the juxtaposition of poetics and desire in the context of ideology, nationalism, Judaism, modernity, sexuality, passion, and power. The scholars workshop takes place in Hebrew with one English-language session open to the general public. For further information, click here.
Configurations of Desire: Rethinking Hebrew Literature (English session)
October 1, 2013
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Schusterman Center conference room (Mandel 328)
Amir Banbaji, Ben-Gurion University: "The Desire for Beauty and Truth in Haskalah Aesthetic Theory"
Mikhal Dekel, City College, CUNY: "Tragedy Contra Theory: Matalon, Butler and the Critique of Zionism"
Response: Shai Ginsburg, Duke University
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments served in advance
RSVP to scis@brandeis.edu (recommended)
New Israel Travel Grants
The Schusterman Center announces a new undergraduate travel program, the Frances Taylor Eizenstat '65 Undergraduate Israel Travel Grant Program. On offer are competitive grants of $2500 each, awarded to undergraduates from any Brandeis department pursuing academic or career interests in Israel.
Applications are due October 15th for Spring travel; March 1st for Summer and Fall travel.
Click here for further details.
Omer Fast: 5000 Feet is the Best
Rose Art Museum
September 17 - November 3rd, 2013
Israeli-born artist Omer Fast kicks off a new multi-year series at the Rose called "Rose Video." First shown at the 2011 Venice Biennale, 5000 Feet is Best opens up a discussion about one of the most pressing issues of today - drone surveillance and warfare. This project is part of a set of five new exhibitions opening September 17th at the Rose Art Museum. Click here for details about the artist.
Around Town
Dead Sea Scrolls: Life in Ancient Times
Exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston, until October 20th
Fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls are displayed along a comprehensive collection of antiquities from Israel. Highlights include a three-ton stone from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, limestone capitals from the first temple period (1000-586 BCE), ossuaries from the early Roman period, and an ancient signature preserved for millennia on the Archer Seal.
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
First Sunday of every month.
For Israel-related events in the Boston area, visit the Israeli Consulate website.