Primary Theme: Contemporary American Jewry
When a Cookbook Becomes a Book: Rescuing Recipes, Preserving Stories
Award-winning chef Alon Shaya shares the story behind Rescued Recipes, his project bringing to life the handwritten Holocaust-era cookbook preserved by survivor Steven Fenves, who
Grant Center and Jewish Studies Coffee Cart Open House – Spring 2026
The Jewish Studies Department at the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience invites all to explore and celebrate Jewish culture, history,
Seeing into the Life of Things: Retrospective on Fifty Years of Jewish-American Poetry and Spiritual Autobiography
RSVP HERE Hors d’oeuvres and drinks provided Following this event, the museum will be open to guests from 6:45-7:30pm. Registered JAHLit Symposium participants can receive free entry tickets
Dr. Golan Moskowitz: Association for Jewish Studies Magazine (AJS Perspectives) Summer 2025, Rainbow Issue
Tulane’s Dr. Golan Moskowitz’s comics are featured in the Summer 2025 Issue of the AJS magazine.
Sabbath Queen Film Screening and Q&A
Sabbath Queen is a provocative and awe-inspiring film about an Orthodox Israeli who embraces his queerness, moves to NYC, joins the radical fairies, becomes a
Frankely Judaic Podcast: Golan Moskowitz, “Exploring Jewish American Drag: History, Identity, and Influence”
In this episode, cultural historian and literary scholar Golan Moskowitz discusses his current book project, which explores the cultural history of Jewish drag and its relationship with Jewish identity in America.
Rebecca Kobrin Interview
Join Columbia University’s Rebecca Kobrin as she explores how the Grant Center weaves America’s Jewish history into the broader narrative of world history. Dr. Kobrin highlights the importance of seeing the bigger picture to understand how the past has shaped communities and to uncover broader solutions.
A Rabbi, A Sociologist, and an Israel Educator Walk into a Bar: Our Jewish Moment, On the Rocks
Rabbi Katie Bauman, Dr. Ilana Horwitz, and Israel Educator Elhanan Brown discuss the Jewish future in a post-October 7th world, responding to key challenges facing American Jews, Israeli Jews, and the relationship between Jews in these two centers of Jewish life in the 21st century.