The Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University

10/10/2023

I stand behind every word!!

09/15/2023

Wishing all
L’Shanah Tova
שנה טובה ומתוקה
A happy sweet new year 5784

07/03/2023

100 years ago, on July 2, 1923, poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, Wisława Szymborska, was born.

Her poems has been translated into English and many European languages, as well as into Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Persian and Chinese. On the 100th anniversary of birth, we commemorate the works of Wisława Szymborska.

📷 Kancelaria Prezydenta RP

07/02/2023

Mozart of Poetry

Today we celebrate 100 years since the birth of the "Mozart of poetry": Wisława Szymborska.

The Polish poet wrote around 400 poems during her lifetime, using common everyday images to reflect on larger truths about love, death and passing time.

Read her Nobel Prize lecture: http://bit.ly/2t3UF08

06/27/2023

Harnick, who died in New York on Friday of natural causes, was one-half of one of the top songwriting duos in Broadway history alongside composer Jerry Bock.

Playing on Broadway from 1964 to 1972, Fiddler on the Roof set a long-standing record and won 10 Tony Awards, which have often been credited to Harnick’s vast lyrical talent.

Read more here: https://www.thejc.com/news/world/fiddler-on-the-roof-co-creator-sheldon-harnick-dies-at-99-7m9x3uSgEhBBy6dUYixRBX

06/07/2023

Wow!! What a life

Happy 95th Birthday to Dr. Ruth Westheimer

05/23/2023

Amazing

05/03/2023

Hava Nagila, let's rejoice, another semester over!!

Hava Nagila. Israeli Folk Music. Israeli Music. Jewish Music

04/22/2023

Raising antisemitism awareness!

home page Blue square raising antisemitism awareness March 30, 2023, 3:55 pm Edit Facebook Twitter email Print On Monday, the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey joined a large coalition of organizations, both Jewish and non-Jewish, for Stand Up to Jewish Hate. The new campaign aims to raise aw...

04/18/2023

Hannah Szenes a story of integrity and valor
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1h9dtyfn

04/18/2023

Happy 114th birthday Tel Aviv! 🎉

The "Nonstop City" was founded over a century ago. In 1909, dozens of Jewish families gathered on the beach outside Jaffa and planned a neighborhood they called Ahuzat Bayit that later came to be known as Tel Aviv