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Professor Noam Pianko resigned from his post as president of the Association for Jewish Studies.
Eleven past presidents of a prominent Jewish studies organization published a letter this week expressing concerns about the recent resignation of the group’s immediate past president.
Noam Pianko, a historian who chairs the Jewish Studies department at the University of Washington, resigned from his position as president of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) on April 13 after acknowledging that he had taken part in a controversial, invitation-only gathering co-facilitated by Steven M. Cohen, a prominent sociologist accused of sexually harassing female colleagues.
The letter of concern initially published by the AJS executive committee on April 20 on the association’s website, only to be removed two days later in response to overwhelming pushback from AJS members expressed “sorrow and pain at the events surrounding the resignation of AJS president, Professor Noam Piank
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This Crazy quilt was stitched in Canton, Mississippi by the Jewish Ladies Sewing Circle. Museum visitors will be able to create quilt squares representing their own identities and communities in an interactive, electronic exhibit. Image courtesy of the Museum of Southern Jewish Experience
When friends say they are heading to my hometown of New Orleans, I happily share a list of my favorite places to eat. Soon, however, I’ll also be encouraging them to visit the most exciting newcomer on the city’s “must see” list the new Museum of Southern Jewish Experience.
The change was first reported by the YU Commentator, one of the university’s student newspapers.
The new Hebrew courses will be asynchronous, meaning students will not interact in real time with a teacher, and will be offered starting in fall 2022. Nearly all students at Yeshiva University are required to take at least one Hebrew course during their studies.
The decision comes after Yeshiva College, the university’s men’s college, dissolved its Jewish Studies department in January, reassigning its professors to other departments.
Selma Botman, Yeshiva University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the change to the Hebrew curriculum came in response to student feedback and offered greater flexibility for students with busy course schedules.
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Illustrative: A Yeshiva University student wears a face mask on the grounds of the university in New York City, March 4, 2020. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images via JTA)
JTA Yeshiva University is planning to eliminate its in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely, making what was at first a pandemic-induced measure a permanent one.
The change was first reported by the YU Commentator, one of the university’s student newspapers.
The new Hebrew courses will be asynchronous, meaning students will not interact in real time with a teacher, and will be offered starting in fall 2022. Nearly all students at Yeshiva University are required to take at least one Hebrew course during their studies.