Research Group

On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times: New Trends in the Study of American and Israeli Jewry

[RG #96] On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times: New Trends in the Study of American and Israeli Jewry

March 1 - June 30, 2004

Organizers:

Steven Cohen (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Harvey Goldberg (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

קרא עוד
The aim of our research group is to analyze new trends in the study of American and Israeli Jewry. This task will involve the documentation and intepretation of recent emerging trends in how people choose to express Jewish life and affiliate with other Jews, as well as thinking about familiar forms of Jewish diversity in new ways. We will explore the processes of historical development, as well as dynamic negotiation and choices made by Jews as individuals and as groups in forming the striking range of forms that characterize contemporary Jewish "belonging".

 

קראו פחות
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Yaacov Yadgar

FELLOW
Bar-Ilan University
Yaacov is a professor in the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests are: collective identity in Israel; nationalism and ethnicity; Jewish identity, media, culture, and politics.
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Aryeh Kofsky

FELLOW
University of Haifa
Aryeh is a professor in the Department of Land of Israel Studies at Haifa University. His research interests are religion, Christianity, and Nusayri-Alawi religion.
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Yuval Kalish

FELLOW
Tel Aviv University
Yuval Kalish teaches at the Recanti Business School at Tel Aviv University. His research interests are social networks and networking, leadership, organizational conflict and conflict management.
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Dan Maoz

FELLOW
Tel Aviv University
Dan Maoz is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University. His research interests include active galactic nuclei, gravitational lensing, and supernovae.