Jewish Studies in the Spotlight

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History, organized a public reading of the names of European Jews murdered by the Germans and their allies during the Holocaust. Watch the local news clip here .

Gregory Grobmeier will be giving a series of talks on “God and the Good After Auschwitz” in downtown Denver for Trinity United Methodist Church’s Trinity Academy Spring 2023 speakers series. Read more about the series here .

Professor Mehta was interviewed by KCRW about human life and personhood from the perspectives of faith and religion. You can listen and read here.

Samira Mehta's new book, The Racism of People Who Love You, is featured in Hadassah Magazine's Essential Reads: Women of Color Navigating Jewish Identity. Read more here .

Angela Watts is a recipient of this year’s Dean’s Innovation Fund for her proposal for a Peer Mentoring Pilot Program. You can learn about each of the 17 successful proposals, including Watt’s project, here.

Samira Mehta’s new book, The Racism of People Who Love You appeared on Oprah's list of "Books We Can't Wait To Read in 2023.” See the list and learn more, here.

Maggie Rosenau published a new piece for the Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum Collective. It is a reflection on current conversations around academic ableism and disability justice and shares resources for building accessibility and mutual aid into the classroom. You can read it here .

Samira Mehta published a new book, "The Racism of People Who Love You" (Beacon Press, 2023). The Boulder Jewish Community Center will host Mehta's book launch and author talk on January 25, 2023. You can learn more Mehta's book and register for this event here .

Happy Hannukah! Samira Mehta published holiday piece in The Conversation about Jews of color. You can read the article " ‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color " here.

Eyal Rivlin was interviewed by KGNU Outsources on the Nonbinary Hebrew Project. You can listen to the interview here: kgnu.org/outsources .