Bern Jewish Studies Essay Competition

Four 2nd 8 week Jewish Studies courses

Ghetto, Shtetl, and Beyond:  Millennium of History and Society of Yiddish (3 cr.)
Dov-Ber Kerler
GER-E 352 Topics in Yiddish Culture / CMLT-C 378 Topics in Yiddish Culture
MW 4:00-6:15
2nd 8 week course
CASE A&H, CASE GCC

Recent Hebrew Literature in English  (3 cr.)
Ayelet Weiss
JSTU-L 385 #32842
MW 4:00-6:15; SY 210
2nd 8 weeks
CASE A&H, CASE GCC

Literary Masterpieces of Muslim Spain (3 cr.)
Guadalupe González Diéguez
NELC-N 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture & Society 37090
MW 1:25-3:55; SB 015
2nd 8 weeks
GenEd S&H, CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Prostitutes, Homemakers, and CEOs(3 cr.)
Aziza Khazzoom
NELC-N 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture & Society 37079
MW 9:05-11:20 am; SB 015
2nd 8 weeks
GenEd S&H, CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Free 10-Day Trip to Israel this Summer

Free 10-Day Trip to Israel this Summer for Jewish Students in the Political Science Field 

Registration is Now Open @ www.israelfreespirit.com for a Limited Time

Congress to Knesset is a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, in conjunction with OU Israel Free Spirit, designed exclusively for students and professionals involved in the politics field. It will provide an unprecedented look into Israel and its unique culture for applicants interested in political science, international relations, public policy, law, etc. The free 10-day trip, which includes flights, hotel accommodations, meals, and all activities. For more information, please visit www.israelfreespirit.com/politics. 

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New Israel Scholarships for IUB undergrads studying at HUJ, Tel Aviv U., Ben-Gurion U, or Haifa U. - Deadline: Feb. 3

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program

at Indiana University

 

Overseas Study Presidential Match Scholarships

for Study in Israel

for Fall 2014 or the 2014-2015 Academic Year

 

Application Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2014

 

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce the

inaugural Overseas Study Presidential Match Scholarships for Study in Israel for Fall 2014 and the 2014-2015

academic year. These scholarships may be used to support Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate

students who study through IU Overseas Study at the Rothberg International School at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem or at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,

Tel Aviv University, or the University of Haifa.

 

Harry A. Alpert, J.D. and Jeanette Solotken Alpert Overseas Study Scholarship

Frederic M. and Esther G. Fogle Fund for Overseas Study in Israel

Karl and Rosey Krakovitz Overseas Study Scholarship

Louis L. and Sybil S. Mervis Overseas Study Scholarship

David and Sylvia Zabinsky Overseas Study Scholarship

 

Eligibility:

Any full-time Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate

3.2 cumulative GPA or higher

Studying in Fall 2014 or for 2014-2015 academic year at the Rothberg International School at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem through IU Overseas Study, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, at Tel Aviv University, or at the University of Haifa.

 

Selection Criteria:

Preference is given to students studying at Hebrew University of Jerusalem through IU Overseas Study.

Awards will be competitive and based on academic achievement, financial need, and duration of study abroad.

 

Application Procedure:

Students applying through IU Overseas Study to the Rothberg International School at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem apply through IU Overseas Study.

Students applying directly to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Tel Aviv University, or the University of Haifa fill out the application and have two recommenders use forms available on the Borns Jewish Studies Program website at: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/undergraduates/funding_israel.shtml

Students applying to Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv University, or the University of Haifa may e-mail (iujsp@indiana.edu), FAX (812 855-4314, mail, or hand deliver completed applications to: Israel Scholarships, Borns Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 E. 3^rd St., Bloomington, IN 47405-7005. Recommenders can also submit via e-mail, FAX, mail or by hand delivery. Questions: Email iujsp@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-0453.

 

Scholarship Amounts:

Scholarships will range from $500 to $5,000.

 

These scholarships are made possible by generous donors:

Esther Fogle, Rosey Krakovitz, Sybil and Lou Mervis, and Barbara and Joe Alpert.             

 

Five Excellent 2nd 8 week Jewish Studies courses – Fall 2013

Prostitutes, Homemakers, and CEOs (3 cr.) Aziza Khazzoom
NELC-N 204 Topics in Middle Eastern Culture & Society #37259
MW 8-10:15 am

Gen Ed S&H, Gen Ed GCC, CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Any investigation of gender in a society, Israel or elsewhere, must deal with a central theoretical question: to what degree can we assume a universal category “woman”, around which this investigation can center? How do some common themes, like sexual victimization, the second shift, or motherhood, unfold differently for different groups of women – including Israeli women as a group and subgroups within Israel? Are differences large enough that concepts like “women’s experiences” or “gender inequality” are rendered meaningless, and if so then what analytical tools are left for understanding gender? This course is divided into two parts. The first considers the classics of feminist thought about difference, which were often produced outside of Israel. Then, armed with these tools, the second part of the course moves to Israel and its environs, and asks how gender plays out in the lives of different groups of women there.

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The Jews of the Muslim World (3 cr.) Guadalupe González Diéguez
JSTU-J304 Social & Historical Topics in Jewish Studies / NELC-N 303 Issues in Middle Eastern History
TRF 9:30-10:55
CASE S&H

Since the emergence of Islam, and until the twentieth century, a substantial percentage of the Jewish population lived under Muslim rule. This course offers a survey of the history and culture of the Jews of the Muslim lands since the beginnings of Islam until the present, paying attention to the contextualization of the Jewish communities in the larger Muslim milieu. All readings and audiovisual materials will be available in English translation.

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Recent Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.) Stephen Katz
JSTU-L 385
MWR 4:00-5:25

CASE A&H, CASE GCC

What’s more important, the individual or the group?  The acceptance of the way your parents see things or deliberately doing them differently?  How is childhood affected by the past or how does it represent the future?  This course presents the forces affecting issues, topics, and forms of Israeli literature composed over the last fifty years.  Read about the fascination with minorities; find out about the dilemmas of choice made out of personal or group expectations; follow stories of rites of personal and national passage.  Read about the “Death of the Little God” and how one can choose a career as bus driver or as God.

The course will bring before you the greatest and most talented writers of the last decades.  We will read works by S.Y. Agnon, Shulamit Hareven, Ruth Almog, Yehuda Amichai, A.B. Yehoshua and Amos Oz, to name but the chief writers.  We will be reading short stories, novels, and some poetry.

Grades will be determined on the basis of attendance, quizzes, a midterm , and a final exam, and an assigned composition.  No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required for this course.  Students who are proficient in literary Hebrew should enroll under JSTU-H485.  Graduate students will be required to write a research paper on a subject approved by the instructor.

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Yiddish Life: On Page, On Stage, On Screen (3 cr.) Dov‐Ber Kerler
GER‐E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature / CMLT‐C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature
MW 4-6:15

CASE A&H, CASE GCC

This course will be devoted to a number of major works of early modern Yiddish fiction, drama and film some of them being prime achievements of modern Yiddish creativity dealing with the rapid modernization, identity issues and cultural as well as social aspiration of East European Jews in Europe and in America.

These works will be closely read and discussed in class. Each one of the three larger works was also adapted or transformed into a film which will be viewed and critically compared with the literary work that inspired it. 

Apart from the general introduction to the historical and socio-cultural background of Yiddish literature and culture this course will also deal with issues of (1) literary structure and representation, (2) fantasy, realism and fiction, (3) the notion of a “national” literature and its possible role in the so-called “world literature,” (4) various specific concerns of a cinematic adaptation of a literary work, (5) the role of drama, theater (and perhaps also cinema) in the cultural public make-up of a stateless national group both in Europe and North America

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Jewish Critics of Zionism (3 cr.) Shaul Magid
REL-A 430 Topics in the History of Judaism MW 5:30-7:30

CASE A&H

In the past fifty years, Zionism has risen to become a central component of Judaism and anti-Zionism has been relegated to those considered the enemy of the State of Israel. Many do not know that some of the most vehement critiques of Zionism came not from the enemies of the state but from Zionists themselves. In this course we will read and examine the Jewish critics of Zionism from the early twentieth century to the present. We will read from the works of Kaufmann Kohler, rector of Hebrew Union College, Martin Buber, Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Bernard Lazare, hand Kohn, Simon Rawidowicz, The American Council of Judaism, Yeshayahu Leibowiyz, Jacqueline Rose, Peter Beinart, and Judith Butler. We will also read some of the recent Israeli post-Zionist debates. This course is intended to give the student a much more complex and multifaceted view of Zionism as an idea and as an ostensible solution to the Jewish question.

 

 

Reuben Scholarships to Support the Study of the Holocaust

Sara & Albert Reuben Scholarships to Support the Study of the Holocaust

Two Scholarships: One up to $3,000 & one up to $10,000.

During the academic year 2013-2014, the Sara and Albert Reuben scholarships may support funding to attend Holocaust-related conferences, to do research in archives and libraries, to subsidize a Holocaust-related internship, to engage in research and to support honors theses, master’s theses, or a dissertation, and other academic initiatives related to the Holocaust. The monies can only be awarded in the fall and/or spring when the recipient is a full-time student.

REQUIREMENTS: : The scholarships are open to all Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate and graduate students from any department or college on campus. Students must be enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington during the Spring 2013 semester (the semester of application) and continue as enrolled students during the Fall 2013 and/or 2013-2014 year.

Important Note: Current undergraduate Jewish Studies majors, certificate and Hebrew minor students go to “Scholarships & Internships for Continuing Jewish Studies Students" for instructions and forms to apply. All other undergraduate students (deadline March 1^st) see "Sara & Albert Reuben Scholarships to Support Study of the Holocaust". Graduate students continue below for application information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (deadline March 8, 2013): Please submit a proposal, budget, and letter of reference to Professor Shaul Magid, Associate Director via e-mail: smagid@indiana.edu or to Professor Magid at: Borns Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 326, 1011 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005; Phone (812) 855-0453; FAX (812) 855-4314.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Recipients will be notified in early April, 2013 and will be recognized at the annual Jewish Studies Program Student-Faculty Dinner on Sunday, April 14, 2013.

These scholarships are a gift from Candice and Larry Reuben in memory of parents Sara and Albert Reuben who were committed to the advancement of learning and research about this crucial dimension of modern history.

2) Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program

Scholarships and Administrative Internship - For Jewish Studies Major, Certificate, and Hebrew Minor Students for the 2013-2014 academic year

 

Application Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013

 

§  Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarships & Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships

§  Irving Katz Scholarship - preference may be given to students studying Jewish history

§  Henry Fischel, Ph.D., Scholarship - for incoming juniors and seniors who will study in Israel on an approved overseas study program or volunteer in an organized nonprofit program during the 2013-2014 year

§  The Percy Family Scholarship

§  Sandra and Stanley Trackman Scholarship

§  Edward M. Dayan Scholarship - preference given to a student planning to teach Hebrew or Jewish Studies

§  Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship in Jewish Studies - Intern will serve a professional apprenticeship with Dr. Carolyn Upson-Walker, Assistant Director, to assist with recruiting students, alumni relations, and career support for current students, as well as clerical duties, data entry, mailings, and miscellaneous projects for the Jewish Studies staff. Applicants must be in residence at Indiana University Bloomington for both the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. Intern will work an average of 10-12 hours/week (with maximum wages of $3,000). Jewish Studies students interested in a career in communal service are encouraged to apply. Excellent career experience. Non-resident aliens need appropriate work authorization.

 

Eligibility:

§  Students with minimum GPA of 3.200 who are either majoring in Jewish Studies or pursuing the Jewish Studies certificate or Jewish Studies minor in Hebrew. Students with significant financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.000 or higher may also apply. Students graduating in December 2013 will be eligible for fall 2013 funding only.

§  Recipients must be full-time students and maintain a minimum of a 3.000 GPA during the funding period.

§  Students may use scholarship funding toward overseas study programs that allow them to continue normal academic progress toward graduation or to pursue full-time, unpaid Jewish Studies-related internships away from IUB in the fall or spring when registered for ASCS-W 499 or ASCS-Q 398.

 

For additional information and application materials visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~jsp/undergraduates/funding.shtml

Henry A. Bern Memorial Essay Competition in Jewish Studies 2013

Henry A. Bern Memorial Essay Competition in Jewish Studies 2013

FIRST PRIZE: $1,500

Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2013

Purpose: To stimulate and encourage undergraduate excellence in writing and research in the field of Jewish Studies. It is our goal that students will reach a deeper understanding and appreciation of matters relating to Judaica and Jewish civilization.

Eligibility: Any current Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate student.

Rules:

1.     The paper may be written on any topic relevant to Jewish Studies. Research papers, essays, and creative writing have been submitted in past competitions.

2.     The paper must be the work of a single author.

3.     The paper may be written in English, Modern Hebrew, or Yiddish.

4.     The paper may have been previously submitted in a course.

5.     The paper must be typed, double-spaced, with footnotes wherever applicable, and should not exceed 25 pages.

6.     The paper should be in MS Word format

7.     The student’s name should only appear on a "cover" sheet which should also include the student's ID number, local and permanent home addresses, IU email address, telephone number, and the title of the paper. This onformation is to appear ONLY on the cover sheet in order to keep the author's identity anonymous. Papers will be numbered for judging purposes. The student's name should NOT appear in the file's name.

8.     The title of the paper should also appear at the top of page 1 of the paper.

9.     Among the criteria considered significant will be clarity, focus and development of the subject or problem, quality of evidence, use of sources, and originality.

Deadline: Papers should be e-mailed in MS Word to iujsp@indiana.edu before midnight on Friday, May 17, 2013. Papers may also be emailed any time during the 2011-2012 academic year. Please include in subject line: "Bern Essay Submission".

The author of the winning paper will be acknowledged at the Jewish Studies Dessert in Fall, 2013.

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Henry A. Bern by his family and friends. Henry Bern was a professor of Education at Indiana University where he was committed to teaching and the world of learning.

If you have questions, call 855-0453 or email iujsp@indiana.edu.

 

JEWISH STUDIES FALL WELCOME DESSERT

JEWISH STUDIES FALL WELCOME DESSERT

 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

4:30-6:00 p.m.

 

Faculty Room (second floor of the University Club) - near the Whittenberger Auditorium entrance of the Indiana Memorial Union

 

Come meet Jewish Studies faculty and students; learn about Jewish Studies. All students interested in Jewish Studies are welcome!

 

Official welcome by Professor Veidlinger - approx. 5:15-5:30

 

Questions? Call 855-0453

Submit paper to Bern Essay competition in Jewish Studies - deadline, May 15

Henry A. Bern Memorial Essay Competition 2012

FIRST PRIZE: $1,500

Deadline: Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Purpose: To stimulate and encourage undergraduate excellence in writing and research in the field of Jewish Studies. It is our goal that students will reach a deeper understanding and appreciation of matters relating to Judaica and Jewish civilization.

Eligibility: Any current Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate student.

Rules:

1.    The paper may be written on any topic relevant to Jewish Studies. Research papers, essays, and creative writing have been submitted in past competitions.

2.    The paper must be the work of a single author.

3.    The paper may be written in English, Modern Hebrew, or Yiddish.

4.    The paper may have been previously submitted in a course.

5.    The paper must be typed, double-spaced, with footnotes wherever applicable, and should not exceed 25 pages.

6.    The student’s name should only appear on a "cover" sheet which should also include the student's name, student ID number, local and permanent home addresses, IU email address, telephone number, and the title of the paper. This onformation is to appear ONLY on the cover sheet in order to keep the author's identity anonymous. Papers will be numbered for judging purposes.

7.    The title of the paper should also appear at the top of page 1 of the paper.

8.    Among the criteria considered significant will be clarity, focus and development of the subject or problem, quality of evidence, use of sources, and originality.

Deadline: Papers should be e-mailed to iujsp@indiana.edu before midnight on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Papers may also be emailed any time during the 2011-2012 academic year. Please include in subject line: "Bern Essay Submission".

The author of the winning paper will be acknowledged at the Jewish Studies Dessert in Fall, 2012.

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Henry A. Bern by his family and friends. Henry Bern was a professor of Education at Indiana University where he was committed to teaching and the world of learning.

If you have questions, call 855-0453 or email iujsp@indiana.edu.

West European Studies Announcements & Events

EVENTS

1.      Danish film Ordet, Directed By: Carl Theodor Dreyer Monday, April 9^th, 2012, IU Cinema, 1213 E. 7th Street, 7:00 p.m.

2.      NEW Politics and Organized Crime in Croatia. Presented by Dalibor Dolezal a Visiting Scholar from the University of Zagreb. Monday April 9^th, 12:15, Ballantine Hall 004.

3.      NEW The Implications of Turkish Membership for the European Union Presented by Neill Nugent, Professor of Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Tuesday, April 10^th 1:00 IMU Oak Room.

4.      NEW “Reason, Riot, and Ridicule: The Democratic Spirit In and After Yugoslavia” presented by Keith Brown, Professor at the Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University. Tuesday April 10^th, 4:00, IMU Oak Room.

5.      NEW Indiana University Librarian’s Association BOOK SALE. E174 Wells Library. Saturday, April 14^th 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Preview Sale ($20.00 admission; order of entry by lottery), 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free admission. Sunday, April 15^th 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Free admission & marked-down prices.

6.      Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization from May 20-23. Hosted by the Center for Global Change, Sponsored by the EU Center and WEST. Deadline for Registration is Monday, April 30^th.

7.      Exhibit Reception--ESSE QUAM VIDERI Muslim self portraits sponsored by Voices and Visions: Islam and Muslims from a Global Perspective, an Indiana University project, Now until June 17^th at Mathers Museum. 

OPPORTUNITIES

1.      Postdoctoral fellowships at the Research College “The Transformative Power of Europe” Applications due by Sunday, April 15^th.

2.      The Internationalization Collaborative Across Bloomington (ICAB) is seeking proposals from IUB faculty across all disciplines to become a part of a unique Faculty Learning Community for the 2012-2013 Academic Year. Application Deadline Monday, April 16^th.

3.      Conference: The European Symbolist Movement: Its Origins and Its Consequences April 25^th – 28^th, Allerton Park  Monticello, Illinois.

4.      NEW EGPA Symposium for Doctoral Students and Junior Researchers at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway September 3-4, 2012. Deadline for abstract submissions may 5^th. 

5. NEW Themester 2013: Connectedness: Networks in a Complex World Course Development Grants Available. Deadline Tuesday, May 15^th. Send Proposals to themes@indiana.edu any questions to Tracy Bee, Director of Academic Initiatives and Themester Coordinator

6.      NEW Association for Jewish Studies 44^th Annual Conference December 16-18, 2012 in Chicago, IL Request for Papers. Proposal Submission Deadline May 15^th

7.      Currently accepting for the 2013-2014 school year Fulbright Award for European Union Studies. Application Deadline August ^1st.

8.      Fulbright Scholar Program for 2013-2014, Weekly Webinars Available

Application Deadline: August 1^st.

9.      Call for Papers: 6^th Annual Conference on the Political Economy of International Organizations February 7-9, 2013, hosted by the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany. Paper submissions are due September 30^th.