Monthly Archives: December 2024

(Maharal of Prague) Hanukah and Night (Ner Mitzvah)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by zjb

Night consumes the entire visual ambience of the Ner Mitzvah, a short text on the holiday of Hanukah, the festival of lights, by the Maharal of Prague. Volume I constitutes a long and vivid excursus on Daniel, visions of the … Continue reading →

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(Sub-World) Old Jewish Socialism (Bund)

Posted on December 23, 2024 by zjb

What was the old Jewish left and what does the memory of it mean at our own critical inflection point in contemporary Jewish history both in Israel and across the Diaspora? On the anti-Zionist left today, all kinds of claims … Continue reading →

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Neo-Bundist Diasporist Manifesto for Tomorrow (Di Luftmenschen)

Posted on December 3, 2024 by zjb

This incredible neo-post-Bundist statement here by Di Luftmenschen, richly illustrated, in its own right a Jewish art object, reads in part like science fiction of Octavia Butler. The authors are cognizant of Israel (not…a European novelty, but the seed of … Continue reading →

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(Workshop) Israel and Jewish Studies After October 7 (Syracuse University)

Posted on December 2, 2024 by zjb

3nd Annual Arlene and R. Raymond Rothman Workshop in Jewish Studies Jewish Studies Program Syracuse University Israel and Jewish Studies After October 7 December 1-2, 2024 Sunday, December 1, Tolley 304 5:00-6:00 Introductions: how was your year? 6:00-7:00 The Politics … Continue reading →

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