Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #4
In 1962, Elie Wiesel published the final part of his Night trilogy, the novel DAY. The book first appeared in French as… More
Beyond Sartre and Adorno: Jean Améry’s Radical Questioning of Jewish Identity and Philosophy in the Wake of the Shoah
What the Shoah has left philosophy with is a failed transcendence. The writings of philosopher Jean Améry in response to his experiences… More
Jewish Restitution and Cultural Genocide
Professor Leora Bilsky joined us on March 15 for our third BUJS Forum of spring semester to give a lecture on the… More
Elie Wiesel: A Retrospective, Week #3
This week marks the first anniversary of Professor Elie Wiesel’s death on July 2, 2016 (26 Sivan 5776). Thus far, our retrospective… More
Maccabees Project Spring 2017
Ancient texts and archaeological remains rarely provide a neat and tidy picture for historians to analyze. Sometimes the texts reference events not… More
Maccabees Project Fall 2016
On December 1st and 2nd, Boston College hosted the Maccabees Project Fall 2016 Dialogue Series featuring scholars Dr. John Collins of Yale… More
Jewish Poets/Jewish Prayers: Women Changing the Siddur
Siddurim, Jewish prayer books, are written mainly in Hebrew and contain a fixed liturgy that dates back to medieval and ancient times.… More
Theatre as a Form of Resistance to Oppression and Genocide
How can theatre be used as a tool of resistance against oppression and genocide? On March 29, the Elie Wiesel Center welcomed… More
Leon and Alice F. Newton Family Lecture in Jewish Studies 2017
The Elie Wiesel Center held the 2017 Leon and Alice F. Newton Lecture in Jewish Studies at the Florence and Chafetz… More
Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor Launch
Dr. Deborah Lipstadt (Religion, Emory University) joined us on October 19 for a two-part event to celebrate the launch of Boston University’s… More