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Jewish Disputes, Early Modern Courts, and Legal Pluralism
How did early modern Jews settle disputes “between Jew and Jew”? Stemming from a reflection upon the functions of the early modern kehillah/communal corporate body, Evelyne Oliel-Grausz's current research questions the Jewish community as a legal resource/ forum for dispute resolution. If institution of the Bet Din is somewhat well known, and has the been […]
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Still Lives: Jewish Photography under Nazism (co-sponsored by The Center for Jewish Studies)
Speaker: Ofer Ashkenazi 'The talk considers photographs that were taken by non-professional Jewish photographers under the National Socialist regime. By the early 1930s, most German-Jewish families had avidly used pocket-sized cameras to document their experiences, from domestic routines and family vacations to participation in political gatherings, youth movement ceremonies, sports and religious events. I argue […]
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