Updated 10/27/25
September 2025
Blood Libel Histories: Through the work of Hungarian graphic artist János Major and its reception, this article in Eastern European Jewish Affairs explores the significance of a sexual element in blood libel histories through an examination of the prejudices connected to the Jewish male body and the ways Jewish topics were present or absent in socialist Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. [9/17/25]
QR: The Summer Jewish Quarterly Review dropped with a heady mix of articles on Jewish male head coverings, Babylonian texts, and Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi’s Politics of Hope. [8/1/25]
Gender Dynamics: Also from Brandeis is a study, Gender Dynamics and Engagement in Jewish Life, exploring “disparities in Jewish religious and community engagement.” Turns out in most communities, Jewish women tend to be more involved in Jewish life, but this likely says more about “larger sociological factors” in America than it does about Judaism or Jewish life in America. [7/28/25]
Ideology in the Classroom: Brandeis researchers explore how faculty at US universities think about contentious political issues and how these issues are addressed in the classroom. The results run contrary to the notion that universities are bastions of far-left ideological indoctrination and faculty-driven antisemitism. [7/22/25]
Finances and College: Brandeis’ Cohen Center released Financial Insecurity and College Success Among Jewish Young Adults, finding that financial insecurity wasn’t a barrier to attending and graduating college, but it did adversely impact the quality of life of Jewish college students.
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