24 March 2025


Were the Ancient Israelites Monotheistic?

3101 Clifton Ave 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati

The Ancient Israelites worshiped God within the broader context of religious expression in the ancient Near East, and yet the Israelites are generally perceived as devoted to the biblical God, YHVH, exclusively. In this talk, we will explore the conceptualization of deity in antiquity, and particularly how ideas about divinity are reflected in the presentation […]

Feld Lecture: The Wild Within: Exploring Landscape and Memory in Yiddish Literature

3101 Clifton Ave 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati

Before the Second World War, Yiddish literature painted vivid, intricate maps of Jewish life in Eastern Europe—charting not just the physical terrain, but the imagination itself. Robert Adler Peckerar’s recent translations unearth powerful stories rooted in this terrain, and this talk delves into how the region’s history and geography shaped the works of three very […]