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New Klezmer Trio plans a weekend of performance, instruction, and dance in Eastern Maine
The New Klezmer Trio brings together three of the most prominent young musicians of the international klezmer scene to perform new instrumental concert works, Yiddish songs, and dance music. Based in Boston, MA, the members of the New Klezmer Trio have performed as part of Ezekiel’s Wheels and taught across the world, from New York […]
Read moreSpring 2025 Judaic Studies Courses
HBR 102 – 0180 Beginning Modern Hebrew, Online Live, 9:30-10:45, TThContinued study of the basics of the Hebrew language, with equal emphasis on developing reading, listening comprehension, speaking and writing skills. Continued discussion of Hebrew as an expression of Jewish culture in Israel and the United States. For students with one semester study of Hebrew […]
Read moreJudaic Studies Fall 2024 Courses
Are you curious about Judaism or want to brush up on the tradition? Have you ever wanted to speak and read Hebrew? Well, UMaine Judaic Studies has you covered! Enrollment is now open for the Fall semester (September 3rd to December 13th). HBR 101 – 0180 Beginning Modern Hebrew, Online Live, 9:30-10:45, TTh A systematic […]
Read moreReading Group
Hello, To help bring community attention to issues of current debate in Jewish life, culture, and experience, UMaine Judaic Studies invites you to join a special reading group starting in October. We will study and discuss Dara Horn’s People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (W W Norton, 2021). This bestselling and critically acclaimed book explores […]
Read moreFall 2023 Courses
HBR 101 – 0180 Beginning Modern Hebrew – Online Live, 11:00-12:15, TTh A systematic study of the basics of the Hebrew language. Equal emphasis is placed on developing reading, listening comprehension, speaking and writing skills. For students with minimal or no previous knowledge of Modern Hebrew. No Prerequisites. General Education: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives. Instructor: […]
Read moreWelcome Rabbi Weiss!
Judaic Studies is excited to announce that Rabbi Samuel Weiss (Congregation Beth El, Bangor) will be joining the faculty as a Lecturer of Judaic Studies this fall! Weiss holds a B.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley, and was ordained as a graduate of the New York Campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish […]
Read moreUMaine Judaic Studies Events 2022-2023
It’s been a long and busy academic year for UMaine Judaic Studies! In 2022-2023 we hosted seven public events. September 15th 2022, Dutch historian David Barnouw spoke on “Who Betrayed Anne Frank and Who Owns her Legacy?” December 4th, 2022, Vicki Summers performed her one-woman play “Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale” about the life of her […]
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