Across Borders: Transnational & Comparative Approaches to the History of Jewish Education
Jews are a diasporic people; therefore, a transnational lens is fruitful when studying the history of Jews, including the history of Jewish education. To date, scholarship on the history of modern Jewish education has been dominated by national frameworks. This conference attempts to expand our understanding of the histories of Jewish education by focusing on the trends, networks, curriculum, educational materials, the infrastructure/institutions, and forces that shaped the education of Jews across nations, empires, oceans, and continents. The conference will bring together scholars who apply transnational and comparative approaches to the history of Jewish education during the modern era.
The questions that will guide this conference include:
To what extent are historical studies of Jewish education inherently transnational projects?
What new insights can we gain by applying transnational and comparative lenses to the history of Jewish education? What are the benefits? What are the potential pitfalls?
What can a comparative and transnational study of Jewish education tell us about Jewish identity formation and integration?
How does the international dimension inform local examples?
What are effective ways of conducting transnational and comparative studies of Jewish education? What types of skills and knowledge do scholars need to conduct this type of research?
What can we learn about Jewish education by looking at it transnationally?
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
8:45AM- 9:00AM PDTWelcoming Remarks from Conference Organizers:
Ari Y. Kelman, Stanford University
Daniela R. P. Weiner, Stanford University
Daniella Farah, Rice University
9:00AM- 10:15AM PDTPanel 1: Institutions and Infrastructure
Chair: Emily Levine, Stanford University
Panelists:
Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, University of Groningen
Anna Sommer Schneider, Georgetown University
Jason Lustig, University of Texas at Austin
10:30AM- 11:45AM PDTPanel 2: Transnational Jewish School Networks
Chair: Frances Malino, Wellesley College
Panelists:
Daniella Farah, Rice University
Jonathan Sciarcon, University of Denver
Yossi J. Goldstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
8:45AM- 10:00AM PDTPanel 3: Transnational Curriculum / Educational Materials
Chair: Laura Yares, Michigan State University
Panelists:
Daniela R. P. Weiner, Stanford University
Hilary Falb Kalisman, University of Colorado Boulder
Nicole Freeman, The Ohio State University
10:15AM- 11:15AM PDTConcluding DiscussionFacilitator: Aron Rodrigue, Stanford University