Midwest Jewish Studies Association

02/22/2026

The last time Jacob joined us was at York University. His love of theater was in everything he did. Gone far too soon. May his memory be a blessing.

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12/21/2025

REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE INFORMATION: The Center for Judaic Studies and the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society at the University of Denver are honored to host the 2026 conference of the W...

12/09/2025

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08/28/2025

MJSA 2025 brought to you by the MJSA in the Virtual Word
September 7th
register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/midwest-jewish-studies-association-115344280381
Zoom link will follow
Registration will close on September 5th.

Broadly Biblical Studies (7am PT/9am CT/10am ET/5 pm IT)
Chair: Jason Kalman, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion

“Fearing the Loss of Identity: How Second Temple Judaism Intersects with Roman Law”
Zain Clements-Hall, Indiana University

“Does Rembrandt Read Genesis?”
Alan Levenson, University of Oklahoma

“‘Bone of My Bones and Flesh of My Flesh’: The Epistemological Structure of In**st and Sexual Difference in
Genesis 2-3”
Tomi Drucker, University of Michigan

Modern Thought & Politics (9:30am PT/10:30am CT/11:30am ET/7:30pm IT)
Chair: David Meola, University of South Alabama

“Misunderstanding or Misinformation: Competing Narratives of Negotiations Over the Release of Jonathan Pollard at the 1998 Wye River Summit.”
Simon Cadel, Indiana University Bloomington

“Philanthropy and social control in mid-nineteenth century Britain: Moses Montefiore, Samuel Montague and the Rothschilds”
Haim Sperber, Western Galilee College

Q***rness in Literature (11:30am PT/12:30pm CT/1:30pm ET/9:30pm IT)
Chair: Shlomo Gleibman, Independent Scholar

“Fabled Realms and Q***r Identities: Reinterpreting Jiří Mordechai Langer’s Nine Gates to Hasidic Mysteries”
Denisa Glacová, University of Michigan

“Jewish Cowgirls in Popular Culture: Cowboy replacement or le***an porn?”
Mara W. Cohen Ioannides, Midwest Jewish Studies Association

Modern Literature (12:30pm PT/1:30pm CT/2:30pm ET/10:30pm IT)
Chair: Charlyn Ingwerson, Drury University
“Sol Feinstone: The Chemist of Yiddishland”
Stephen Michael Cohen, Independent Scholar

Schmooze and Booze (BYOB) when we finish until we are done!

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