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Jewish Studies & Education PhD student, Marva Shalev Marom, presented a paper at the 2018 AAR annual conference in Denver, Colorado, which took place November 17-20, 2018.

Marva presented her paper, “A Skirt For The King’s Daughter:…

Rare 14th-century texts historian Rowan Dorin found in Stanford’s Green Library show an enthusiastic exchange of knowledge between medieval people, going against the belief that the Middle Ages was an ignorant time.

I am excited to announce that Eitan Kensky, Stanford Library’s new Judaica and Hebraica Curator, started work on July 9. Eitan is responsible for developing, managing, and providing outreach for Stanford’s rich Jewish Studies collections. He…

​Jagiellonian University Rector Wojciech Nowak awards honorary doctorate to Tad Taube. 

PHOTO: JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY

TOP POLISH UNIVERSITY AWARDS U.S. PHILANTHROPIST TAD TAUBE WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE

First Philanthropist in Award’s 200-Year History to Receive Highest Honor

KRAKÓW, POLAND – Tad Taube, founder of Taube Philanthropies, has been…

Clockwise from top left: Dan Schifrin, Ari Y. Kelman, Sara Houghteling, Jen Ehrlich, Maya Mahony, and Catherine Lechicki

The Taube Center for Jewish Studies is please to present and congratulate the winners for the 2018 Short Story Contest:Grand Prize Winners:

Shiksa by Catherine Lechicki 

Little Aunt Lina by Maya Mahony

2nd Place Winner…