{"id":10085,"date":"2025-12-04T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/?page_id=10085"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:50:59","slug":"the-jewish-left-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Conference on the Jewish Left"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Founded in 2024, Boston University\u2019s annual \u201cConference on the Jewish Left\u201d gathers together scholars, students, and global partners of the Jewish left. At a time when foundational principles of justice and democracy are under attack, the conference provides an educational space to bridge the academic-community divide, and to explore the Jewish left\u2019s values, institutions, and impact. The conference aims to tackle pressing public questions and to empower the next generation of leaders to make a real-world difference in the critical challenges facing humanity and the earth today.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent News<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul class=\"news_list category_998\"><li class=\"post_10431\">\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/2026\/04\/07\/cura-publishes-talks-from-the-3rd-annual-conference-on-the-jewish-left\/\">CURA publishes talks from the 3rd Annual Conference on the Jewish Left<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd Annual Conference on the Jewish Left<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Thursday, February 12, 2026<\/em><br \/>\n<em>George Sherman Union \u2022 Boston University \u2022 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Attendees can register to attend the conference in-person or via livestream.<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Schedule<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">9 &#8211; 9:10 \u2022 Welcoming Remarks by\u00a0Jeremy Menchik<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">9:10 &#8211; 10:00 \u2022 Keynote Address: &#8220;Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza&#8221;<br \/>\nSpeaker: Peter Beinart<br \/>\nDiscussant: Marjorie Feld<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">10:20 &#8211; 11:10 \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/workshops\/\">Morning Workshops<\/a> (online or in-person)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">11:30 &#8211; 12:20<br \/>\nSpeaker: Dove Kent: &#8220;From Margin to Center, From Opposition to Power&#8221;<br \/>\nDiscussant: Ian Lustick<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">12:20 &#8211; 1:30 \u2022 Lunch<br \/>\n<em>A prayer by Rabbi Greg Hersh will be followed by lunch and an organizational showcase.<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">1:30 &#8211; 2:20<br \/>\nSpeaker: Arielle Angel: &#8220;We Need New Jewish Institutions&#8221;<br \/>\nDiscussant: Liana Krupp<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">2:40 &#8211; 3:30 \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/workshops\/\">Afternoon Workshops<\/a> (online or on-person)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">3:50 &#8211; 4:40<br \/>\nSpeaker: Fadi Quran: &#8220;Jewish Emancipation: A Blueprint for Collective Liberation&#8221;<br \/>\nDiscussant: Michael Zank<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">4:40 &#8211; 5:00 \u2022 Closing Plenary led by Shaul Magid<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">5:15 &#8211; 7:00 PM \u2022 Closing Reception<br \/>\n<em>Join us at the Howard Thurman Center, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Brookline, for live music and light appetizers. A cash bar will be available.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/registration\/\" class=\"button\">Register<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/speakers\/\" class=\"button\">Speaker and Workshop Leader Bios<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/recent-news-and-happenings\/the-jewish-left-2026\/workshops\/\" class=\"button\">Workshops<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">For updates, subscribe to the Conference newsletter:<\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/bu.edu\/conferencenewsletter\" class=\"button\">Conference Newsletter<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sponsors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Anonymous Donor<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/\"><em>Boston University Center for the Humanities<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfd\/\"><em>BU Center on Forced Displacement<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/research\/centers-programs\/\"><em>BU Middle East and North Africa Initiative<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/criticaltheoryofreligion.org\/\"><i>Center for Critical Research on Religion<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concernedjewishfaculty.org\"><em>Concerned Jewish Faculty &amp; Staff<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gralta.org\/\"><em>GRALTA Foundation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kruppfamilyfoundation.org\/\"><em>Krupp Family Foundation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sobelstein Giving<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Keep this event free and open to the public. Please donate.<\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/give.bu.edu\/campaigns\/56410\/donations\/new?designation_id=9300012901\" class=\"button\">Donate<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2024, Boston University\u2019s annual \u201cConference on the Jewish Left\u201d gathers together scholars, students, and global partners of the Jewish left. 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