Center for Jewish Studies Launches Bronx Jewish History Project
In the first half of the 20th century, the Bronx was home to hundreds of…
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Ukrainian Scholars Persist In Spite of War
When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, Fordham’s Center for Jewish Studies quickly helped to…
At Holocaust Remembrance Event, Reimagining How to Retell a Vital Story
How do you keep alive the memory of something as consequential as the Holocaust when…
Fordham Launches Lecture Series and Fellowship Program to Help Ukrainian Scholars
Millions of refugees are fleeing Ukraine, but many scholars are choosing to stay—not because of…
Dear Editor: The Impact of Advice Columns in the Yiddish Press
What draws people to advice columns? Is it the advice, entertainment value, or even just…
Fordham Provost Stephen Freedman, Global Education Innovator, Dies at 68
University Provost Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., whose commitment to local and global academic partnerships enhanced Fordham’s…
Photo Exhibit Tells Story of Revival
From 1975 to 1983, photographer Chuck Fishman traveled to Poland to document the dwindling remains…
New York Public Library and Fordham Announce Fellowship in Jewish Studies
Fordham University’s Jewish Studies program and the New York Public Library (NYPL) have announced a…
Turkish Student Finds Inspiration in Freedom to Study Other Religions
Mustafa Kilicarslan had never set foot in New York City before he moved here to attend…
McGinley Lecture Discusses Faith in Higher Education
The Great Seal of Fordham is inscribed with the words Sapientia et Doctrina. Wisdom and…