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Fast Forward Jonathan Sarna Elected President of Association for Jewish Studies
Jonathan Sarna, a professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, was elected president of the Association for Jewish Studies at its annual meeting. Sarna is the fourth Brandeis professor to serve in the role — one was his father, Nahum Sarna. “This is a great honor to be a leading an organization that plays…
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Fast Forward 1,600 Sign Brandeis Petition Protesting Ex-President Jehuda Reinharz’s Hefty Salary
More than 1,600 alumni and students of Brandeis University and others with ties to the institution have signed an online petition protesting pay to former university president Jehuda Reinharz. Reinharz reportedly receives more than $600,000 a year in retirement pay and at least $800,000 a year from the Mandel Foundation, which he serves as president….
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Fast Forward 55 Universities Reject Push for Academic Boycott of Israel
At least 55 American universities and colleges have rejected the American Studies Association membership vote in favor of an academic boycott of Israel. The number was tracked by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. “This remarkable response is a clear declaration that American academia will not be party to the efforts to…
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Israel News Brandeis Department Pulls Out of Group That Backs Israel Boycott
A Brandeis University department withdrew its membership in the American Studies Association (ASA) yesterday, after the group’s controversial vote this week to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The Brandeis American Studies department’s decision followed a similar move at Penn State on Tuesday, as reported in the Times of Israel. “We view the recent vote by the…
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News Jehuda Reinharz’s Generous Compensation Package Raises Eyebrows at Brandeis
Check back on Monday to find out who makes what in the Jewish community. One of the highest-paid individuals in Jewish communal life in 2011 took a bit of a hit in 2012 — but in neither case was he listed on the Forward’s salary survey. Jehuda Reinharz, the noted historian of modern Jewish history,…
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Fast Forward New Brandeis Textbook Offers Even-Handed Look at Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A textbook on the Arab-Israeli conflict co-authored by a Palestinian, an Israeli and an Egyptian has been published. The project was a seven-year undertaking by the founding scholars of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. “Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East” is a collaboration of Shai Feldman,…
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Fast Forward Brandeis President Vows To Keep Talking to Palestinian Sister College
Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence said he would reach out to the president of Al-Quds University in the wake of the U.S. school suspending relations between the two institutions over an Islamic Jihad rally. In a statement posted Friday on the Brandeis website, Lawrence said the decision to suspend relations with Al-Quds University “was taken…
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Fast Forward Brandeis Retired President Jehuda Reinharz Rakes in $500K Salary
In the three years since Brandeis University president Jehuda Reinharz stepped down from his office, he has been receiving a generous annual salary of up to $500,000, The Boston Globe reported. The Globe quoted Gordon Fellman, a sociology professor at Brandeis, who said that there was “puzzlement from faculty why he gets paid at all.”…
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