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The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute/HBI supports and promotes research at the intersection of Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies through residencies, grants, internships, exhibitions, a journal, book series, and public events. www.brandeis.edu/hbi/
Rachel Gordan’s “Postwar Stories” explores the "anti-antisemitism novels" of the mid 20th C., many of which were written by Jewish women like Laura Z. Hobson (“Gentleman’s Agreement, 1947), the subject of Gordan’s HBI Research Award. This work is a major contribution to mid 20th C. US history.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Rachel Gordan’s “Postwar Stories” explores the "anti-antisemitism novels" of the mid 20th C., many of which were written by Jewish women like Laura Z. Hobson (“Gentleman’s Agreement, 1947), the subject of Gordan’s HBI Research Award. This work is a major contribution to mid 20th C. US history.
An HBI Scholar in Residence, Ayelet Brinn analyzed the role of “womenʼs content,” including advice columns, advertising and more, in the development of the American Yiddish press. By placing gender at the center of analysis, Brinn’s “A Revolution in Type” is an important rewriting of this history.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
An HBI Scholar in Residence, Ayelet Brinn analyzed the role of “womenʼs content,” including advice columns, advertising and more, in the development of the American Yiddish press. By placing gender at the center of analysis, Brinn’s “A Revolution in Type” is an important rewriting of this history.
The application for next year's HBI Scholar in Residence program is open now! Visit HBI for more information: bit.ly/HBIScholar
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October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The application for next year's HBI Scholar in Residence program is open now! Visit HBI for more information: bit.ly/HBIScholar
Brandeis especially encourages applicants wishing to focus on the Jews of medieval Spain, the medieval Middle East, or the Ottoman Empire/Middle East through the 19th and 20th centuries. #sephardicstudies #brandeis To apply: www.brandeis.edu/gsas/admissi... /end
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October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Brandeis especially encourages applicants wishing to focus on the Jews of medieval Spain, the medieval Middle East, or the Ottoman Empire/Middle East through the 19th and 20th centuries. #sephardicstudies #brandeis To apply: www.brandeis.edu/gsas/admissi... /end