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Philip Roth: Stung by Life, a new biography by Stanford historian Steven J. Zipperstein, took years of research—and encouragement from Roth himself.

“Their New Jerusalem” (1892) by Grant E. Hamilton

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Kelman considers both the pragmatic approaches and elusive nature of the fight against antisemitism today.

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Jacob Daniels (Stanford Ph.D. 2022) is Assistant Professor of Instruction and Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas- Austin. His research and teaching interests…

Listen to episode 10!

Episode 10 of Cite and Sound is out today! This is the final episode of the season 1. Hear from former Stanford professor and chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Arnold Eisen, on his search for a relationship to God. 

When is violence against Jews a "blood libel"?

Stanford alum and one-time Taube Center student, Nadav Ziv, provides critical historical context for using the term "blood libel" to describe acts of violence committed against Jews in an article for The Forward. Ziv interviews his former professor, Jewish Studies core faculty member, Rowan Dorin…