Professor Jonathan D. Sarna Reflects on the Impact of October 7 Attacks on Jewish communities across North America.
Photo: Courtesy Charles Darwin Foundation Historian and former IIAS fellow, Professor Jonathan D. Sarna, recently engaged in a thought-provoking discussion shedding light on the reverberations of the October 7 attacks in Israel. Hosted by Jeffrey Salkin, the conversation delved into the profound implications of these events on Jewish communities, both in Israel and the […]
“Displacement, Forced Migration and Reparation: Comparisons and Controversies” IIAS Fellows’ International Workshop
Three IIAS former fellows collaborated to organize an international workshop titled “Displacement, Forced Migration and Reparation: Comparisons and Controversies” at the University of Sussex, UK. This event was co-hosted by the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Sussex, […]
Announcement: 2024 Michael Bruno Memorial Award Laureates
The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Michael Bruno Memorial Award, recognizing exceptional young Israeli scholars who exemplify academic excellence and leadership with the potential to shape the future of research in Israel. This year’s laureates are: Itay Halevy, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of […]
5,000-Year-Old Jade ‘Dragon’ Discovery Sheds Light on Neolithic Rituals
Image courtesy of Xinhua Gideon Shelach-Lavi, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the “Animals and Human Society in the Sinitic World” research group, recently commented on a remarkable archaeological find in China—a 5,000-year-old jade artifact in the shape of a “dragon,” discovered in a tomb belonging to […]
Ancient Beta Israel Texts to be Digitized and Made Public
Chief Kes Berko Tegegne reads from the Orit, written in the Ge’ez language. (photo credit: Michael Zekri and the Jerusalem Post) Dr. Dalit Rom-Shiloni, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the research group “Convergence and Divergence in Pentateuchal Theory: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Israel, North America, and […]
IIAS Fellow Daniel Neuhauser’s New Breakthrough in Nanophotonics
The IIAS is pleased to feature a recent publication by former fellow Daniel Neuhauser, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA. Neuhauser, who was part of two IIAS research groups — Computer Simulation Methods in Chemical Physics and Molecular Electronics — has co-authored a new paper on the time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) method. […]
Daniel Schwartz Awarded the 2024 Landau Prize for Science and Arts by the National Lottery
Daniel R. Schwartz of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Landau Prize for Science and Arts, granted by the National Lottery, in the field of Jewish history. This award recognizes his unparalleled and extensive contributions to the study of Jewish history during the Hellenistic-Roman period. Prof. Schwartz, who participated in […]
Jennifer Nagel Interview on The Gettier Problem in ‘New Statesman’
Photo courtesy: University of Toronto Jennifer Nagel, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the research group “Practical and Theoretical Rationality: A Comparative Study,” has recently shared insights into one of philosophy of language’s most enduring puzzles, the Gettier Problem, in an interview with The New Statesman. The […]
Achim Lichtenberger to Curate Important Exhibition on Religion and the Body at the University of Münster
Achim Lichtenberger, a past member of the “Contextualizing the Cult of the Southern Levant in the Greco-Roman Period: Monotheism and Polytheism between Continuity and Change” research group at IIAS, is co-curating an exciting new exhibition at the University of Münster. Titled “Body. Cult. Religion. Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present”, the exhibition will run from October […]
2024 Ophel Excavation: A Journey into Jerusalem’s Ancient History with Professor Uzi Leibner
Professor Uzi Leibner, a past fellow of the IIAS and a key member of the “Variety and Variability: Mapping the Cultural and Social Diversity of the Southern Levant in the Hellenistic Period” research group, is leading a new archaeological excavation at the Ophel, offering a fascinating glimpse into Jerusalem’s rich history. Ophel refers to a long, […]
