Events

  • Portuguese Jews and New Christians in Colonial Brazil
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Join Towson University Professor Alan P. Marcus for a lecture and book signing. What you'll learn: How Inquisition dossiers reveal a forgotten history, the roles of rabbis, poets, doctors and merchants in colonial Brazil. How these communities connected Brazil to Amsterdam, Africa, New York and beyond.

Questions? Contact Michele Mulligan, Coordinator of the Baltimore Hebrew Institute, at 410-704-7118 or

Past Events and Lectures 

Curated by TU Professor Emerita J. Susan Isaacs, Modernisms examines the work of Maryland Jewish artists, largely culled from the museum’s own collection. These artists responded to modernist ideas with a broad range of approaches and were fully committed to a modern approach to art making. Each artist found their unique voice that expressed a contemporary style and practice.

The Sandra R. Berman Center for Humanity, Tolerance & Holocaust Education, Baltimore Hebrew Institute, and Baltimore Jewish Council are excited to announce a new partnership to help bolster and support educators in the state of Maryland to feel confident and equipped with the skills and knowledge to bring Holocaust education into their school environments. 

Join The Berman Center for Humanity, Tolerance and Holocaust Education and the Baltimore Hebrew Institute for a day of learning and discussion at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC

Jennifer Caplan, Ph.D. discusses the relationship between Jews and humor in America.

An exclusive movie screening followed by a reception and an invigorating Q&A with the award-winning filmmaker, Howard Rypp.

In their brilliant new book, “Qohelet: Searching for a Life Worth Living,” philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band together probe Qohelet’s inquiry into the value of life “under the sun” — the first illuminated manuscript of the entire biblical text, the first philosophical analysis tracing the coherent path of this biblical thinker’s full argument. 

 

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Combating Bigotry, Celebrating Diversity and Protecting Democracy

YouTube Video Presentations
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The Ethics of Rescue: True Stories Behind Bergen-Belsen's Liberation

Dr. Bernice Lerner

In this author's talk: Dr. Bernice Lerner discusses events that led a Holocaust survivor, Rachel Genuth, and a British medical director, Glyn Hughes, to Bergen-Belsen, and why their narratives tell larger, little-known stories about the suffering of victims, the struggles of liberators, and about the human capacity for fortitude and redemption.  

Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes

The Sraiah and Chana Shoubin Lecture

Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World

Jeremy Benstein, Ph.D.

Why does Hebrew matter? And how does engagement with the language enrich Jewishness?

Jeremy Benstein is an educator and author. He holds a BA in linguistics from Harvard, a master's degree in Judaic studies from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem, and a doctorate in cultural anthropology from the Hebrew University. He is the author of two books, The Way Into Judaism and the Environment (Jewish Lights, 2006) and Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language In a Global World (Behrman House, 2019).

 

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