Past Events

• Echoes & Reflections- Free Ohio Educator Workshop Mon June 10, 9:30am-4:00pm
  - Posted May. 20, 2013
• Grand Opening of Thomases Family Endowment Art Gallery Featuring photography by David LaBelle from the 2012 Israel Trip. Thursday May 9 at 6:30pm, 505 Gypsy Ln. Youngstown
  - Posted May. 3, 2013
• Announcing Israel 2014- May Intercession (May 18-30)
  - Posted Apr. 29, 2013
• Students Visit the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Exhibit "Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust"
  - Posted Apr. 29, 2013
• Primo Levi and the Holocaust- This Side of Good and Evil Tues April 9th 11am, 117 Business Administration Building
  - Posted Apr. 2, 2013
• Holocaust Films La Rafle- April 2, A Day in October- April 4, 7:00-9:00pm, Michael Schwartz room 177
  - Posted Mar. 21, 2013
• Children During the Holocaust: What They Did to Survive March 14 12:00pm, Bowman 110
  - Posted Mar. 6, 2013
• Congrats to Ciera Greene, Aref Jadallah, and Evan Gildenblatt Ciera and Evan graduated with a minor in Jewish Studies, Aref completed his minor in Jewish studies.
  - Posted Mar. 6, 2013
• The Incremental Road to Auschwitz Lunch and learn with Richard Steigmann-Gall, PhD. Weds, Feb 20 12:30-1:30pm, room 313 KSU Student Center
  - Posted Feb. 8, 2013
• Secularization of Modern Israel Lunch and learn with Guy Ben-Porat, PhD. Weds Feb 13 12:00-1:00pm room 313 student center
  - Posted Feb. 8, 2013
• Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel to Speak at Kent State April 11 at 7 p.m. in the MACC
  - Posted Jan. 31, 2013
• Before Night Fell: Elie Wiesel's Childhood World Lunch & Learn with Helene Sinnreich. Tues Jan 29 at noon
  - Posted Jan. 25, 2013
• Student Reflections from Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Hear the voices of students who went on the 3rd annual trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. This trip was sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program and Hillel at Kent State and supported by the College of A&S Department of History and Religion Studies.
  - Posted Nov. 27, 2012
• Sign up for Intro to Jewish Studies- Spring 2013 AS 22001- Intro to Jewish Studies
  TR 2:15-3:30, Sol Factor
  - Posted Nov. 15, 2012
• Tikvah Fund Fellowships and Summer Programs The Tikvah Fund offers year-long salaried fellowships that range from $25,000 to $75,000. The Tikvah Fund also sponsors outstanding summer programs for students and young professionals.
  - Posted Nov. 15, 2012
• Cleveland Hillel Foundation Summer Internship Program Cleveland Hillel Foundation, a Jewish campus organization, is coordinating a paid, summer internship program for Jewish college students who will be juniors and seniors.
  - Posted Nov. 15, 2012
• Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington D.C. Sun. Nov. 4 2012. Register by Oct. 23
  - Posted Oct. 15, 2012
• Frédéric Brenner- Encounters with a World-Renowned Photographer Mon Oct 29 7:00pm at KIVA
  - Posted Sep. 26, 2012
• An Evening with Marlee Matlin KSC Ballroom, Oct 9 7:00pm
  - Posted Sep. 17, 2012
• Israel Film Center's NEW Online Streaming Site Watch the best Israeli films online!
  - Posted Sep. 14, 2012
• Jewish Studies, Once and Future view the article at Jewish Ideas Daily!
  - Posted Aug. 24, 2012
• WHYCCIKENT's Blog on our Trip to Israel
  - Posted Aug. 21, 2012
• Israel Trip 2012 Photo Exhibit Opening Reception Sept. 12, 2012 at 4pm. 2nd floor Library Wick Poetry Corner. Open through fall semester.
  - Posted Aug. 7, 2012
• New Jewish Studies Courses for Fall 2012! Jewish Musicians in History, Jewish Law
  - Posted Apr. 16, 2012
• Play & Discussion- Nathan the Wise Sun April 15 2pm The Wright Curtis Theatre
  - Posted Apr. 13, 2012
• Children of the Holocaust Multimedia gallery showing & reception, Sun March 11 2pm, First Energy Auditorium (Franklin Hall)
  - Posted Mar. 7, 2012
• Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Summer Internship Program Deadline March 29 2012
  - Posted Mar. 7, 2012
• Avi Schaeffer International Shabbat Fri Feb 24th 5:30pm, The Cohn Jewish Student Center
  - Posted Feb. 22, 2012
• JSP presents Sarah Lefton, Digital Media Producer, Indie Jewish Educator, and Founding Director of G-dcast Mon Feb 20 2012
  - Posted Feb. 15, 2012
• Lunch & Learn- Love and Temptation in "The Song of Songs" Lecture by Doron M. Kalir, Esq. Tuesday Feb. 14, 12:00-1:00pm KSU Student Center room 310 A&B
  - Posted Feb. 2, 2012
• Lunch & Learn- The End: Jewish Views of the Afterlife Lecture by Benjamin Sommer, PhD. Tues Jan 24 12:00-1:00 KSU Student Center room 315
  - Posted Jan. 17, 2012
• The Steiner Summer Program Apply by Feb 1 for Summer 2012
  - Posted Dec. 7, 2011
• Summer Intersession in Israel- Comparative Religious Thought II Spend the Summer Intersession in Israel. This class will study Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as other ancient religious traditions.
  - Posted Dec. 7, 2011
• Di Tsvey Duo to Perform Jewish Klezmer Music at Kent State University at Stark
  - Posted Oct. 24, 2011
• Kent State Presents Lecture by Former Israeli Diplomat on Oct. 25
  Kent State University will present a talk by former Israeli diplomat Ishmael Khaldi on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in Room 137 of Bowman Hall on the Kent campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).
  
  - Posted Oct. 19, 2011
• Holocaust Survivor Eva Schloss Comes to Kent Stage on Oct. 18 Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister to wartime diarist Anne Frank, will participate in a multimedia performance, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank,†on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Kent Stage on 175 E. Main St. in downtown Kent.
  
  - Posted Oct. 4, 2011
• Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Kent State University Jewish Studies Program and Hillel at KSU invite you to join a trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Sign up by October 24!!
  - Posted Sep. 29, 2011
• Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, coming to Kent Stage Eva Schloss will be coming to Kent Stage on October 18 12:00-1:30 to participate in the multimedia performance, "And then they came for me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank - Posted Sep. 15, 2011
• Welcome back to Candice Nemoff and Arielle Zouela who spent a semester studying in Israel Read about the experience two undergraduate students had while studying abroad in Israel.
  - Posted Jul. 5, 2011
• Guest speaker Dr. Boum- Jewish culture and societies in the Sahara Aomar Boum will be speaking at Kent State on September 26th and 27th. He will speak at Oscar Ritchie’s Lecture Hall on September 26th in the evening, and on September 27th will be available to students and faculty from 10:45 AM to 12:30 pm at the Cohn Jewish Student Center, 613 E. Summit St. The evening lecture is open to the public.
  - Posted May. 27, 2011
• Updates from Israel Students in the study abroad program to Israel will be sending daily updates and photos directly from Israel. Follow us- http://www.kent.edu/cas/jewishstudiesprogram/israelupdates.cfm
  
  - Posted May. 19, 2011
• Congratulations to Emily Lang, recipient of the CAS Student Leadership Award! My name is Emily Lang and I am currently a senior at Kent State University. I am majoring in History with a minor in Jewish Studies and I am graduating in May 2011. The Jewish Studies Program at Kent State changed my undergraduate career and ultimately my career goals.
  - Posted May. 6, 2011
• Student Reflections on Trip to the Holocaust Memorial Museum On Sunday, April 3, over 50 students from Kent State University had the opportunity to experience the profoundly moving exhibits found at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  - Posted May. 5, 2011
• Jewish Studies presents Lunch & Learn with Dr. Monique Balbuena Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm, 110 Bowman Hall- An overview of contemporary works written in Judeo-Spanish in Argentina and Brazil and a look into the continuous making of the Sephardic repertoire
  - Posted Apr. 12, 2011
• Posen Foundation Summer Seminar Join us for the 2011 Summer Seminar: Literatures of Jewish Secularism and Secularization.
  - Posted Apr. 6, 2011
• Summer Internship Possibilities at The National Center for Jewish Film Summer internship possibilities for undergraduate and graduate students at The National Center for Jewish Film via the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
  - Posted Apr. 6, 2011
• Kent State Presents Documentary on World’s Largest Deaf Community on April 7 On April 7, Kent State University will host a screening of the documentary film “Voices From El-Sayed,†which tells the story of world’s largest Deaf community located in an Israeli Bedoiun village. Director and writer Oded Adomi Leshem will be on hand to discuss the film.
  
  - Posted Apr. 1, 2011
• Voices From El-Sayed, a film by Oded Adomi Leshem Film showing and talk with the filmmaker- April 7, 2011 7:00pm, 113 Bowman Hall
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2011
• Making History: The Wooden Synagogue Replication Project SIGN UP NOW! Poland Summer Travel Programs 2011. A once in a lifetime opportunity to help make the painted ceiling of a 17th century Wooden Synagogue. Program Dates: Aug 8-26, Information Meeting: Tuesday, March 15th
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2011
• Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Kent State University Jewish Studies Program and Hillel at KSU invite you to join a trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 3, 2011
  - Posted Mar. 8, 2011
• Jews and Baseball The Jewish Studies Program and the Department of History present the film: Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story. Tuesday, March 8 at the Kiva
  - Posted Mar. 8, 2011
• Kent State Offers New Study in Israel Trip Comparative Religious Thought, a standard philosophy course offered by Kent State University, will be offered for the first time as a study abroad course in Israel, allowing students to study in Israel during the summer.
  - Posted Feb. 22, 2011
• A Day with Dr. Galia Sabar The Jewish Studies Program, Pan-African Studies and Hillel at Kent State University proudly present: A day with Dr. Galia Sabar: Chair, African Studies-- Tel Aviv University; Recipient of the Dali Lama's Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award Thursday, Feb 3, 2011
  
  
  
  
  - Posted Feb. 3, 2011
• Lunch & Learn: Remembering the "Night of the Broken Glass" The Kent State Jewish Studies Program presents: A Lunch and Learn with Dr. Richard Steigmann-Gall: Remembering the "Night of the Broken Glass" -- Kristallnacht. Tuesday, November 9, 2010
  - Posted Nov. 9, 2010
• The Basic Principles of the Kabbalah Presented by Dr. David Ariel, president of the Oxford Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Oxford, England
  - Posted Sep. 27, 2010