Upcoming Events
Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 4:00pm
Freeman Center for Jewish Life
Religion and State relations were never simple in Israel, yet over the last three decades they've entered a dramatic overhaul. The famous "Status Quo", agreed between Ben-Gurion and the Ultra-Orthodox in 1947, is today a dead letter, highlighting the growing gap between public opinion in Israel and... Read More »
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 6:00pm
Rubenstein Library Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
Mikhal Dekel (City College of New York) comes to Duke to give the Holocaust Remembrance Day lecture on her new book, "Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey." A book signing and reception will follow.
Dekel was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Holocaust refugee father and an Israeli-born mother.... Read More »
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 6:00pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Ruby Lounge
This symposium was envisioned and organized with Imam Abdul Hafeez Waheed to honor the Black Muslim community in North Carolina and beyond, its culture, literature, history, and legacy from slavery until the present. Black Muslim Atlantic pays tribute to the work and writings of Omar ibn Sayyid... Read More »
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 9:00am
Rubenstein Arts Center, Studio 124
This symposium was envisioned and organized with Imam Abdul Hafeez Waheed to honor the Black Muslim community in North Carolina and beyond, its culture, literature, history, and legacy from slavery until the present. Black Muslim Atlantic pays tribute to the work and writings of Omar ibn Sayyid... Read More »
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 1:00pm
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
Join Duke's Coalition for Preserving Memory (CPM) to view three important films dedicated to remembering and raising awareness about mass atrocities and human rights crimes: "Leaving Memel," "Violins of Hope," and "The Armenian Genocide" (originally aired on PBS). We will have two guest speakers... Read More »
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 3:00pm
Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
This event series is aimed to foster cross-professional conversations on research integrity, and provide opportunities for shared learning and collaboration. Join us for the first 2020's edition of the Roundtables to engage in an interactive discussion about lessons learned from the Duke... Read More »
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 6:00pm
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The Second Warren Memorial lecture welcomes Andrew Sloin to discuss "The Comintern, Antifascism, and the Global Jewish Question, 1917-1937."
Andrew Sloin is an Associate Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). His research focuses on economy, politics, and... Read More »
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 6:00pm
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The Rudnick Lecture at the Duke Center for Jewish Studies welcomes Bari Weiss (NY Times) to discuss her book "How to Fight Antisemitism."
Please RSVP for this event at the following:https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eY9CN4UlDr4aNyl
For most Americans, the massacre at Tree of Life, the... Read More »
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 6:30pm
Freeman Center for Jewish Life
Dr. Erhard Busek has served as Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Minister for Science and Research, Minister for Education, Special Representative of the Austrian Government for the Enlargement of the European Union and Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe.... Read More »