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Tag: Susannah Heschel

0 Gender/Identity Education

Olga Litvak in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Sep

Olga Litvak reviews "The Woman Question in Jewish Studies" by Susannah Heschel and Sarah Imhoff, which explores systemic gender issues within Jewish studies.

0 Education Antisemitism

Jewish Professors Grapple With Shifting Roles on Campus

Talia Elkin in Tablet · 20 Sep 2024

Jewish professors in American universities are grappling with heightened expectations and challenges following the escalation of antisemitism since October 7.

0 Antisemitism Education

Former Dartmouth Jewish studies chair thrown to the ground by police as 90 protesters are arrested

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 2 May 2024

During a pro-Palestinian encampment protest at Dartmouth College, a former chair of the Jewish Studies department, Annelise Orleck, was thrown to the ground and arrested by police along with 90 other protesters.

0 History Communities

Live from Limmud: Susannah Heschel on Jewish participation in the civil rights movement

Rivkush · 29 Nov 2021

Susannah Heschel, a professor of Jewish studies, reflects on the legacy of her father, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Jewish involvement in the civil rights movement.

0 Holidays Gender/Identity

This Passover, we are all segments of the orange on our Seder plates

Forward · 19 Mar 2021

Jodi Rudoren reflects on the evolving nature of Jewish customs, symbolized by the inclusion of an orange on the Seder plate during Passover.