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Music scholar Judith Cohen wins Library of Congress fellowship

Over the next four months, ethnomusicologist Judith R. Cohen will spend her days in Washington, DC’s Library of Congress poring over the 1952 diaries of Alan Lomax, the legendary field collector of folk music in the 20th century. For the past 10 years, Cohen, a 91ÑÇÉ« lecturer and performer who specializes in Judeo-Spanish Sephardic songs, […]

PhD student in the Tubman Institute selected as Nahum Goldmann Fellow

Winnipeg born and raised Karlee Sapoznik, a PhD candidate in history at the Harriet Tubman Institute at 91ÑÇÉ«, was selected as a fellow for the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship that will take place in Israel from June 12 to June 20, wrote the Jewish Tribune March 9: She was recommended by Ruth Klein, national director […]

91ÑÇÉ« honours Professor Mark Webber, founder of the Canadian Centre for German & European Studies

A reception was held by the Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) on Sept. 15 to honour Professor Mark Webber. Webber, who retired from 91ÑÇÉ« in July, dedicated his career to serving the University and its students. Educated at Harvard and Yale universities, he was a founder of the CCGES and taught at 91ÑÇÉ« […]

New book explores historical perspectives of Yiddish Language Conference

Canadians may be familiar with debates over language rights and nationalism, but a new book co-edited by two 91ÑÇÉ« history professors, Czernowitz at 100: The First Yiddish Language Conference in Historical Perspective, looks beyond our borders and back in time for its frame of reference: to Czernowitz in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The historic Czernowitz conference […]

Six Canada Research Chairs renewed at 91ÑÇÉ« for $5.7 million

91ÑÇÉ« has received $5.7 million to renew six of its Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Professors Caitlin Fisher, David Hood, Joel Katz, Steve Mason, Wendy Taylor and Peer Zumbansen will continue their respective research in digital culture, cell physiology, health psychology, Greco-Roman cultural interaction, experimental particle physics, and transnational economic governance and legal theory. With […]

Passings: Golda Koschitzky, 91ÑÇÉ« patron, supporter of the Centre for Jewish Studies

Golda Koschitzky, 91ÑÇÉ« benefactor and honorary degree recipient, has died. She was 102. On Nov. 5, 1999, 91ÑÇÉ« presented the philanthropist and Jewish education innovator with an honorary doctor of laws. Over 90 years old at the time, she had supported the establishment of a professorship then a Chair in Jewish Teacher Education at 91ÑÇÉ« through […]