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Remembering Auschwitz, with eyes on the present
January 27, 2020
Article in Penn Today featuring several Penn Jewish Studies faculty. "Remembering Auschwitz, with eyes on the present: On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, scholars and experts share their thoughts in light of the recent rise in anti-Semitism."
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Middle East Center Translation Contest 2019-2020: Hebrew
November 5, 2019
Penn’s Middle East Center (MEC) is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2019-2020 MEC Translation Contest and award for $500.
The Middle East Center (MEC) Translation Contest for 2019-2020 is now accepting submissions. This year the contest will consider original translations of Hebrew texts from the 20th and 21st centuries. Translations must be one full page of text. Submissions exceeding this length will not be judged. Use texts that currently do not have published English translations. Submissions will be judged on accuracy, style and grammar.
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Penn Today's story about the recent visit of Israeli author Judith Katzir at Penn
October 31, 2019
Speaking to a packed room, Judith Katzir shared her thoughts about the global literature scene, plus the backstories to some of her best-known—and extremely personal—works.
Link to Penn Today article:
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/intimate-conversation-famed-israeli-aut...
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Announcing Fall 2019 Jewish Studies Meltzer Internships
September 5, 2019
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Jewish Studies Research Awards
September 5, 2019
Penn’s Jewish Studies Program offers Goldfein Research Awards, Brenner Special Opportunity Awards, and Schwartz Awards to both&n
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Modern Hebrew Language Placement Exam
July 19, 2019
The Modern Hebrew Language Placement Exam will be held on Monday, August 26, from 4pm to 6pm, in Cohen Hall 402. Please contact Prof. Ronit Engel with any questions.
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Undergraduate Student Research Presentations
May 2, 2019
On April 30, 2019, students and faculty attended an event to learn about - and celebrate - original research in Jewish Studies produced by Elana Burack and Eric Eisner.
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Kedma Spring 2019 Issue Published
May 2, 2019
Spring 2019 issue of Kedma, Penn's Journal on Jewish Thought, Jewish Culture, and Israel, is published.
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Announcement of Gift of Two Iconic Sholem Aleichem Documents to the Penn Libraries
April 16, 2019
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Death of Jewish Studies Program Supporter, Melvin Kutchin
February 27, 2019
The members of the Jewish Studies Program at Penn note with sadness the recent death of Melvin Kutchin. We remember Mel and Mitzi with affection and gratitude.
Obituary (Published in The Boston Globe from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22, 2019)
MELVIN KUTCHIN

Psalterium, Hebreum, Grecum, Arabicum, & Chaldeum, cum tribus Latinus interpretationibus & glossis. Edited by Agostino Giustiniani, bishop of Nebbio, 1470-1536. Genoa: Petrus Paulus Porrus, 1516.
Jewish Studies @ PENN
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Fall/Winter 2021
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