Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
eNews
February 2012
Dear Friends,

 

North American Jewry is in a state of denominational flux, as some Jews reject, rejoin, and remake the Jewish movements they inherited. With this month's Reader's Guide, we're initiating a series on Jewish denominations -- the "Big Three," the smaller denominations, and the growing wave of non/multi/post/trans.

We begin this month with the movement with the largest number of denominationally identifying Jews: Reform. Below are a few samples of the many holdings in the full BJPA Reader's Guide to Reform Judaism:

Organizations & Institutions

Demographics, Continuity & Intermarriage

Reform & Israel

Gender & Orientation

Values, Beliefs, & Ideology


Click here to download the entire Guide.


With best wishes,

Steven

 

Prof. Steven M. Cohen

Director, Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
3/26--Dual Language Public Schools
 

How do dual language public schools advance the cultural horizons of their students and work for a healthier society at large?

 

These schools engage the interest and concerns of numerous stakeholders, among them: educators, parents, scholars, and ethnic/religious communities. Can they, do they and should they serve as vehicles for cultural preservation and identity transmission?

Join a distinguished group of scholars and practitioners, including leaders of dual language public schools teaching in:

  • French
  • Chinese
  • Hebrew
  • Greek and Latin  

March 26, 3pm - 5pm (reception to follow)

NYU Wagner, 295 Lafayette St., 2nd floor  

  

RSVP Required: wagner.nyu.edu/events

 
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Lecture: Salary & Gender Issues in the Jewish Community with The Forward's Jane Eisner [audio]. BJPA, NYU Wagner-Skirball Dual Degree Program, 2012 

 

A Burning Campus? Rethinking Israel Advocacy at America's Universities and Colleges.The David Project, 2012  

 

Scrapping Synagogue Dues: A Case Study. eJewish Philanthropy, 2012

A Portrait of Israeli Jews: Beliefs, Observance, and Values of Israeli Jews, 2009. The AVI CHAI-Israel Foundation, The Israel Democracy Institute, 2012

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J-Vault for Black History Month
J-Vault

In honor of Black History Month, throughout February this blog will highlight selections at intersections of Black and Jewish history. Some such publications will make us proud; others -- like this one -- will certainly not. The Jewish community is (rightly) proud of its record in the struggle for recognition of the civil rights of African-Americans, but it is also important to remember that this record is not spotless. The Jewish community too -- and even the profession of Jewish communal service -- was capable of including professionals who might make reference to racist "science", or refer to African culture with the phrase "tainted with African history"...

This week, from the J-Vault: Negro "Jews" : A Social Study (1933)

 

 

Check out other posts in our Black History Month blog series... 

 

Be sure to check out earlier editions of the J-Vault.   

 

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