Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food
December 17, 2019
Feasting and Fasting explores how Judaism and food are intertwined. Read an excerpt from the foreword by Hasia Diner to learn more about this fascinating book.
Category: Jewish Studies
Jewish Americans changed their names, but not at Ellis Island
September 30, 2019
—Kirsten Fermaglich
Explore the American Jewish history of name changing which didn’t necessarily happen at Ellis Island like other immigrants
Women as History-Makers: From Hanukkah to the Present
December 5, 2018
—Joyce Antler
Joyce Antler discusses Jewish women as history-makers of the Jewish American Hanukkah.
Spin That Dreidel: A Hanukkah Reading List
December 2, 2018
A reading list of our top Jewish Studies titles just in time for Hanukkah. Read and get a promocode to use on our website for 36% off and free domestic shipping!
Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting
September 21, 2018
—Ted Merwin
Travel with Ted Merwin through the history of Yom Kippur into the current practice of the holiday and how Yom Kippur has been referenced in today’s pop culture.
The Historic Case for Hope on Labor Day
September 10, 2018
—Daniel Katz
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME this year is an attack on American working and poor people. A history of American labor movements bring us hope that this is just a scrimmage and unions and working people will win the war.
The social space of the coffeehouse, and who is “welcome” there
May 8, 2018
—Shachar M. Pinsker
What does it mean to “belong” in a café? The coffeehouse has always been, and continues to be (even in the age of Starbucks) a complex reflection of the society and culture around it. Yet it has rarely lived up to the expectation that it would be open to all.
Tourism and Holocaust Remembrance
April 2, 2018
—Daniel P. Reynolds
The emergence of Holocaust tourism is one aspect of the boom in Holocaust memorialization that typically garners severe skepticism. Rather than dismiss tourism as an inauthentic, low-brow engagement with history, it is time to look more closely at the phenomenon, to appreciate its complexity, and to take more seriously the motivations and insights of its participants.