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Remembering Rachel Feldhay Brenner

February 11, 2021

Rachel Feldhay Brenner, the Elaine Marks WARF Professor of Jewish Studies at UW–Madison, died Feb. 4. Born in Poland, Brenner moved to Israel with her family before coming to Madison, where she became an internationally recognized scholar of Hebrew, Polish and Canadian literatures. Read More

Berlin conference explores influence of UW–Madison’s Professor Mosse

July 23, 2019

George Mosse was a pioneering historian and authority on Nazism who himself fled the Nazi regime. Students flocked to his UW classes, drawn by his charismatic style and his insights into European cultural history. Read More

Mildred Fish-Harnack honored as hero of resistance to Nazi regime

July 11, 2019

UW-Madison alumna Mildred Fish-Harnack became a resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and was the only American civilian to be executed on the direct order of Adolf Hitler. On July 12, a statue called "Mildred" is being dedicated in a Madison park. Read More

A century on, celebrating the first Yiddish-language college course

September 15, 2016

Louis Wolfenson started teaching Yiddish at the UW in 1916, more than 30 years before Yiddish classes originated in New York City. Read More

Greenfield Summer Institute explores Jewish dissidence and rebellion

July 2, 2013

Participants in the 14th annual Greenfield Summer Institute will explore Jewish dissent and rebellion in a five-day event on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More

Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection

February 24, 2012

The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries will celebrate the Mayrent Collection at a special event at the University Club, 803 State St., on Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. Read More

Major gift establishes Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture

April 26, 2010

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1 million endowment from Sherry Mayrent and Carol Master, via the Corners Fund for Traditional Cultures, a Donor advised fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, to establish the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture. Read More

Israel Film Festival presented at UW–Madison

February 26, 2009

Cinematic visions of Tel Aviv will be the focus of the 2009 Israel Film Festival, which kicks off at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sunday, March 1. Read More

Author examines relationship between Enlightenment, religion

December 18, 2008

In researching the relationship between Judaism and Enlightenment thought, David Sorkin found significant misunderstanding about the relationship between the Enlightenment and religion in general. Read More