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Please visit the Library and see the new exhibit on the First World War, inspired by the conference, “WWI, Nationalism, and Jewish Culture,” sponsored by the �鶹��ýӳ�� Center for Israel Studies, on April 25, 2018. Even if you miss the conference, the exhibit will be available on the fourth…

Celebration of University Authors, May 3rd, 2018.

By Rona Steinerman On April 10, 2018 the Bernard Revel Graduate School hosted Rabbi Jeffrey Saks (Revel MA 1994), who spoke about S.Y. Agnon, his contribution to Hebrew literature, and the challenges of editing and translating the Nobel Prize winner’s works. In high school, Saks received a copy of…

Sharon Poczter is the Chair of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department at �鶹��ýӳ�� in NYC as well as Associate Professor. Her research focuses on issues related to access to financing for firms, including the role of the government in promoting entrepreneurship and gender disparity…

Meyer London’s matzo bakery’s Jewish almanac for 1930-1931 proudly portrays four generations of men lavishing praise on the sixty year old company’s matzo. At first glance, the ad with the cartoon style sketches of four faces evokes traditional Haggadah illustrations of the four sons of the Seder;…

by Hannah Grossman Dr Laura Arnold Leibman, a professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, delivered a lecture on the topic of “Jews, Race, and Material Culture.” Dr Leibman, as a scholar of material culture, analyzes artifacts rather than documents in order to draw historical conclusions…

Care Cafe Recap 3/5 By Rita Rivera When I saw the ad to participate in the Care Cafe, I was very interested in the idea of bringing discussions on important topics to all of the 5 boroughs. What a great idea. When I learned that some of the topics would be veteran related, I became more interested…

In this issue: • Re-designed libraries home page • YouTube channel launched • Student library research award • New social media presence Re-Designed Libraries Home Page The newly designed home page for the libraries is ADA-compliant, features current hours, a toolbar on every page, and a tab for ...

Library Book Talk with Art Historian Marnin Young and Painter Mary Creede

In his ambitious recent book, Marnin Young, Associate Professor of Art History, examines certain artists of the late nineteenth century who rebelled against a triumphant Impressionism by reviving Academic Realism within a shifting cultural and political context. As the late 1870s and early 1880s ...