A series of lectures on Jewish centers in Europe destroyed during the war has been inaugurated at the Hebrew University. The lectures will commemorate those Jewish communities which played a leading ...

The UB Institute of Jewish Thought and Heritage will present the first David Blitzer Lecture Series in Jewish Studies Feb. 4 through April 22. The series will feature seven free public talks on and ...

Created in the middle of the 13th century, the Ambrosian Tanakh is the earliest extant Hebrew manuscript to feature zoocephalic, or animal-headed, figures. The book includes an extraordinary pair of ...

At a talk on Jewish humor Wednesday, Visiting Lecturer on Jewish Studies Jordan D. Finkin said the cultural phenomenon of jokes is ingrained in the Jewish identity. “Jews have no monopoly on jokes, ...