Judaism Was a Civilization
Judaism Was a Civilization December 4, 2017 Boston University Department of Religion Professor of Religion Jonathan Klawans presented on “Judaism as a… More
Community Participation Week #1
11/15/10 1:19:26 PM -- Boston, MassachusettsBoston University 11/15/10 Elie Wiesel teaches a class on Literature of Memory (CAS… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #10
In 2013, at the age of 82, Elie Wiesel unexpectedly had to undergo emergency open heart surgery. The procedure was successful and… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #9
Sages and Dreamers collects twenty-five years of lectures delivered by Elie Wiesel at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, connecting… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #8
Elie Wiesel received Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. His acceptance speech and related lecture, “Hope, Despair and Memory,” which was delivered in… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #7
Elie Wiesel’s A Jew Today originally appeared as Un Juif Aujourd'hui in 1978. The book is a collection of essays, stories, diary entries, portraits,… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #6
Elie Wiesel’s A Beggar in Jerusalem, originally published in 1968 as Le Mendiant de Jérusalem, explores the experiences of David, a Holocaust… More
Mapping and Unmapping Jewish History in Early Modern Bibles
What role did maps that depict the Holy Land and other biblical locations play in constructing spaces construed as “Jewish”? This is… More
How Judaism Became an American Religion
Our last BUJS Forum of the year took place on April 27 in the Elie Wiesel Center library. Our speaker, Dr. Rachel… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #5
Our text this week is Wiesel’s 1964 The Gates of the Forest, first published in French and translated to the English in… More