Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Jews of the Americas Spring 2025 Events

JOTA Dir. Dalia Wassner at JOTA inaugural conference

Photo Credit: Lior Neiger

Past Events

Milei and the Jews: A Conversation on Contemporary Argentine Politics in a Global Context

March 18, 2025

Professor Raanan Rein and Professor Federico Finchelstein

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Mandel Center Forum, Brandeis University

Event with book signing

Professor Federico Finchelstein of the New School in New York joined JOTA Visiting Professor Raanan Rein to discuss Argentine President Javier Milei’s unique and notable public attitude to Judaism and the State of Israel and current right-wing populist movements in the Americas and Europe.

 Their latest books, Las Fuerzas del Cielo: Argentina, Milei y los Judíos and The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy, were available for sale during a dessert reception and book signing.

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Raanan Rein event
Anti-Fascist Pioneers: Jewish Volunteers from Palestine in the Spanish Civil War

February 24, 2025

Professor Raanan Rein

12:30 PM ET 

Mandel Center for the Humanities, 3rd Floor, Room 328 

Professor Rein discussed the participation of Jews from the Yishuv  who fought on the side of the Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

This event was cosponsored by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Jews of the Americas (JOTA) initiative of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.

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