Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies
Upcoming Events
No Place On Earth - Film Screening
Sun 4/6 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
James Bridges Theater
While mapping out the largest cave system in Ukraine, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent nearly a year and a half in the pitch-black caves to escape the Nazis. This is the story of the longest...
Haredi Women in the Arts in the Digital Age
Thu 5/1 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
314 Royce Hall
Have you had a glimpse of the mesmerizing music videos of ultra-Orthodox women celebrities, Bracha Jaffe and Devorah Schwartz, captivating over half a million viewers on YouTube, or the myriad of films and Yiddish plays crafted by Hasidic girls in...
Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust
Tue 5/13 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
314 Royce Hall
Facing the harrowing task of rebuilding a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed marriage between Jews and military personnel as a way to move forward after unspeakable...
Crossroads of Cultures: The Jezreel Valley in the Bronze and Iron Ages
Tue 5/27 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
314 Royce Hall
The Jezreel Valley is Israel’s largest and most fertile valley. Strategically located in Northern Israel, this region played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and economic developments of major political entities during the second and first...