Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program

Events

Meet the Author: Hasia Diner

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm

Hasia Diner

Immigration historian Hasia Diner will be visiting our American Jewish Experience course, in which students read her book The Jews of the United States: 1654-2000. Read more

Meet the Author: Saba Soomekh

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 9:30am to 10:45am

Saba Soomekh

Iranian-born American professor and author, Dr. Saba Soomekh, PhD, will be discussing her book From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women between Religion and Culture. Read more

Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema - free public screening

Sunday, May 26, 2019 - 10:00am

Shalom Bollywood

We announced this film previously and it is now fully booked.

This fascinating and humorous documentary tells about the first years of Indian filmmaking when it was taboo for Hindu and Muslim women to act onscreen, and Jewish women performed under exotic pseudonyms like Sulochana, Pramila and Nadira. Read more

The History of Jews in Iran

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm

Saba Soomekh

Iranian-born American professor and author, Dr. Saba Soomekh, PhD, will be discussing the history of Jews in pre-modern Persia, Iran under the rule of the twentieth century Pahlavi dynasty, and the fate of Iranian Jews during the Islamic Revolution. Read more

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