Primary Theme: Contemporary American Jewry
Rottman Family Lecture: “If I am Only my Genes, What am I? Jewish Identity and the Genetic Self”
Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D. is the Raymond Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Sociology, and the Director of the
Shabbat Shuvah Guest Speaker Michael Cohen at Touro Synagogue
This year’s Shabbat Shuvah guest speaker was Dr. Michael Cohen, the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Professor in the American Jewish Experience at Tulane University, and the Director of Tulane’s Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience. On September 25, 2024, Mike convened a group of leading journalists and historians in New York City to address the current moment in time for Jewish Americans. The Beinner Symposium’s goal was to explore how this moment fits into the larger arc of American Jewish history, and Mike talked about some of his observations from the discussions. He shared with us a series of questions that emerged which may help us to make sense of this moment, touching upon events on college campuses, the past and future of progressive alliances, the ways in which antisemitism plays out in an era of polarization, as well as the utility of definitions.
A Unique Moment for Jewish Americans? – Beinner Annual Symposium
The annual Beinner Symposium brings together world-renowned scholars from a variety of disciplines – from history to literature, to economics, to sociology and more – to foster innovative collaborations that open new directions for the study of the American Jewish experience.
Monash University Partnership
The Grant Center looks to deepen its partnership with Monash University’s Australian Center for Jewish Civilisation (ACJC)- the leading home for Jewish Studies in Australia.
CULTURE & HERITAGE SERIES – The Jewish Deli: Lecture by Ted Merwin – Author of Pastrami on Rye
For much of the 20th century, the corner Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life—a kind of homeland for the soul, with pickles on the side. As a social space it rivaled the synagogue as the primary gathering place for the Jewish community. At the same time the deli became an icon in popular culture, featured in a plethora of plays, films, TV shows, songs and stand-up routines.
Beinner Annual Symposium
The annual Beinner Symposium brings together world-renowned scholars from a variety of disciplines – from history to literature, to economics, to sociology and more
A Cross-Continental Conversation: Dr. Ilana Horwitz and Dr. David Slucki Discuss Jewish Socioeconomic Diversity
The conversation touches on the role of Jewish institutions in providing social capital and how changes in religious engagement in the U.S. affect these dynamics.
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in Jewish Education
In this special event, authors from a recent themed issue of Journal of Jewish Education discussed their articles on race, ethnicity, and immigration in Jewish
What Girls Learn in Jewish Families | Professor Ilana Horwitz
“In the past, Jewish families, like many others, offered girls fewer educational opportunities than boys. But that has not been the case for some time
Wild Visionary: A Book Launch and Conversation on Maurice Sendak
The Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience at Tulane University hosted this discussion on Maurice Sendak in celebration of the book
Black [but/AND/or] Jewish: A Conversation on Intersections within and across Communities
Co-sponsored by the Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience and the Africana Studies Program at Tulane University. Dr. Mia L. Bagneris, Associate Professor of
What Do We Know About American Jewry?
A Conversation on the 2020 Pew Survey of Jewish Americans Presented by the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience at Tulane
