Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

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 full roster of our upcoming events and watch past events.

The 2025-26 HBI Scholar in Residence application is now open.

Call for Papers: Meaning Making After October 7, Issue no. 47 of NASHIM (Spring, 2026).

Upcoming Events

January 22
Sandra Seltzer Silberman HBI Conversations Series: Kerry Wallach, author of "Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit"
7 PM
February 3
HBI Seminar Series, Dr. Jordan Katz, Scholar in Residence, "Birthing Authority: Early Modern Jewish Midwives and their Records"
12 PM
February 10
HBI Seminar Series, Dr. Rachel Perry, Scholar in Residence, "Will Draw Our History? Graphic Witnessing by Jewish Women Holocaust Survivors"
12 PM
February 13
HBI 2025 Art Exhibition Opening Reception: "As It Were, Suspended in Midair", Photography of Hannah Altman
5:30 PM

Fresh Ideas from HBI: The HBI Blog

HBI student staff members, eight young women
HBI at the 2024 Association for Jewish Studies Conference
HBI is proud to announce that our director, Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, and several of our current scholars in residence, research associates, and authors will be presenting, leading panels, and participating in roundtable discussions at the upcoming Association for Jewish Studies Conference, Dec. 15 through 19.

“HBI is providing an important model of women supporting other women, by saying, ‘We think your work and creativity is really valuable and we think it should be heard around the world and we will help you with that.’ Who else is going to do that?”

Elana Sztokman, HBI Author, recipient of two Jewish Book Awards