News
2009-2010
JS welcomes Professor Moulie Vidas (Religious Studies) who joins us this Fall.
We are thrilled to welcome our new JS Professor Moulie Vidas who recently completed his Ph.D. at Princeton, he joins us through the Religious Studies department. Welcome Professor Vidas!
Fall Conference, UC Davis, "Motherhood and the State: Women, Surrogacy and (Trans)Nationalism in Israel and India."
Ari Y. Kelman's Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio in the United States (UC Press) is now available.
David Biale's Blood and Belief has been translated and published in French as Le Sang et la Foi (Paris: Bayard).
Alon Raab's new book, The Global Game: Writers on Soccer, has hit the news.
Alon Raab is a "right winger on the field but not politically." This article brings to UCD's attention Raab's varied interests in soccer and religion and talks about the very interesting courses he offers for UCD students. Read the Dateline UC Davis article.
Congratulations to Kimmi Bell, 2009 winner of the Don Kunitz Award for Academic Excellence in Jewish Studies!
