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Learn More CUJF Film Festival: Leona Making the transition into adulthood, a young woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her Syrian-Jewish family and a forbidden love, in this delicate, melancholic romance. The story is about the divide between generations and different cultures, but becomes a hopeful journey of self-discovery and female empowerment. Leona is presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Learn More Curious about Language? We Offer Yiddish 102, Hebrew 202, and Hebrew 407 Learn More Students rehearse "Deca Dance," a Ohad Naharin piece reconstructed by Omri Drumlevich and Zina Zinchenko, performed at the Krannert Performing Arts Center (Nov 7-9) Learn More Why Jewish Studies? Learn More Professor Jennifer Grayson (HUC-JIR/Xavier U) visits Illinois Students, faculty, and community members in Urbana-Champaign and in the Chicago suburbs had the chance to learn more about 10-12C. Jewish communities when we hosted Professor Jennifer Grayson earlier this week (March 1-2, 2020). Dr. Grayson serves as Rabbi Aaron D. Read full story Professor Jennifer Grayson (HUC-JIR/Xavier U) visits Illinois Spring 2020 Ronald H. Filler Jewish Studies Scholarship The Program in Jewish Culture & Society is extremely pleased to announce that Joshua Kravitz has been awarded the Spring 2020 Ronald H. Filler Jewish Studies scholarship. Josh is a senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Jewish Studies. Read full story Spring 2020 Ronald H. Filler Jewish Studies Scholarship Illinois at the AJS: a report by PhD student Lizy Mostowski The Association for Jewish Studies held their Annual Meeting this year in sunny San Diego, California from December 15-17. Read full story Illinois at the AJS: a report by PhD student Lizy Mostowski More Department News Brett A. Kaplan reviews Sayed Kashua's Track Changes in Haaretz Professor Brett A. Kaplan has published a review of Sayed Kashua's Track Changes (2020). The novel is the fourth in what the author views as a quartet that also includes Dancing Arabs (2002), Let it Be Morning (2004), and Second Person Singular (2010). Professor Kaplan's Jewish American and U.S. Minority lit class visits the Krannert Art Museum "On October 16th, our class, Jewish American Literatures in Dialogue with U.S. Minority Literatures, enjoyed a rich and detailed tour of the Krannert Art Museum’s exhibit, Art Since 1948. The Future of Trauma and Memory Studies Reading Group The Future of Trauma and Memory Studies Reading Group will hold its first meeting on Friday, September 13 from 1:30-3 PM in English Building Room 109. More News Calendar Alumni Spotlight: Graduate Alexandra van Doren HGMS is delighted to announce that Comparative Literature and HGMS graduate student Alexandra van Doren defended her dissertation on April 30 and was hooded as an Illini Ph.D. on 11 May 2019. Read full story Graduate Alexandra van Doren JS/CWL/SAMES 212 A2 Israeli Cinema and Television Examination of Israeli cinema from its documentary beginnings to its internationally award winning feature films. Course Description for JS/CWL/SAMES 212 A2 HEBR 407 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II In partnership with the University of Maryland, we are offering an online intermediate Hebrew course. Course Description for HEBR 407 YDSH 102 Beginning Yiddish II Course develops basic conversational and reading skills as well as the essentials of Yiddish grammar. Prerequisite: Yiddish 101 or instructor approval. Course Description for YDSH 102 HEBR 202 Elementary Modern Hebrew II Continuation of HEBR 201 , with introduction of more advanced grammar, and with emphasis on more fluency in speaking and reading. 5 credit hours. 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