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Two Georgetown University professors, Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, won a top British award for their book on far-right terrorism in the United States.

GU Professors Win British Award for Book on Far-Right Terrorism

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor April 9, 2025

Two Georgetown University professors won a top British award for their book on far-right terrorism in the United States, the Airey Neave Trust announced March 27.  Bruce Hoffman, a professor at the...

Courtesy of Georgetown University | Ambassador Dennis Ross, a professor in the School of Foreign Service, celebrated the launch of his book on contemporary geopolitics and statecraft at an event March 10.

GU Professor Celebrates Latest Book on Statecraft, Geopolitics

By Amanda Bloom, Deputy Multimedia Editor March 14, 2025

An international relations professor in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) marked the publication of his newest book on contemporary geopolitics at an event hosted by the Center...

A former senior Israeli security official argued Trump has been beneficial for Israel but remains unpredictable in his approach to diplomacy as he begins his second term in a Georgetown University event March 12.

Former Israeli Security Official Argues Trump Will Redefine Middle East Politics

By Annie Quimby, Hoya Staff Writer March 13, 2025

A former Israeli security official analyzed the possible impacts of President Donald Trump’s approach to diplomacy in the Middle East during a Georgetown University webinar March 12. Chuck Freilich,...

Ibrahim Dalalsha, an analyst specializing in Palestinian politics, advocated for a two-state solution and political reform in Palestine to achieve stability and enduring peace, stressing the importance of dialogue and mutual understanding, during a webinar Jan. 28.

Analyst Centers Importance of Stability for Lasting Peace in Palestine

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 31, 2025

An analyst specializing in Palestinian politics warned that enduring peace in Gaza will be impossible without reform, stability and a two-state solution during a webinar Jan. 28. Ibrahim Dalalsha, director...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | A Georgetown Professor won the Society of Ethnomusicology's 2024 Special Interest Group for Jewish Music prize for her recent book.

GU Professor Wins Society of Ethnomusicology Award

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor December 10, 2024

A Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) professor won the 2024 Special Interest Group for Jewish Music prize, the Society for Ethnomusicology, an organization which compiles scholarship...

Nola Goodwin/The Hoya | Author Orit Avishai, a professor of sociology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Fordham University, discussed her book “Queer Judaism: LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel” during a Feb 20 book talk hosted by the Center for Jewish Civilization (CJC).

Author Talks Queerness, Ethnography Within the Jewish Orthodox Community

By Nola Goodwin, Hoya Staff Writer February 23, 2024

The author of a book examining the evolving relationship between the queer community and Orthodox Judaism shared insight about her ethnographic research and writing process at a Feb. 20 event. Orit...

Rabbi, Colleague of Pope Joins GU Interfaith Tradition as Member of Jewish Studies Faculty

Rabbi, Colleague of Pope Joins GU Interfaith Tradition as Member of Jewish Studies Faculty

By Sophia Lu September 29, 2022

Longtime friend of Pope Francis and leading contemporary facilitator of Catholic-Jewish interreligious dialogue Rabbi Abraham Skorka joined Georgetown’s Center for Jewish Civilization (CJC) this fall...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Discussion on the Holocaust and Genocide

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Discussion on the Holocaust and Genocide

By Noelle Cook January 28, 2022

CW: This article references/discusses genocide and  sexual  violence . Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown’s Center for Jewish Civilization...

PROFILE: Rabbi Rachel Gartner’s Mission To Invigorate the GUish Community

PROFILE: Rabbi Rachel Gartner’s Mission To Invigorate the GUish Community

By Dylan Schneider October 30, 2020

For the first time since she joined the Georgetown University community in 2011, Rabbi Rachel Gartner’s annual “Welcome Back” Shabbat on Aug. 28 did not occur in person on Georgetown’s campus....

@CJC_INFO/TWITTER | The Center for Jewish Civilization hosted a panel that discussed political polarization and its impact on rising antisemitism.

Antisemitism Aggravated by Political Polarization, Panelists Say

By Amy Li September 6, 2019

The polarization of political discourse is a concerning trend in a time where there are growing antisemitic sentiments in the United States, panelists said at a dialogue about American Jews in the...

NATALIE ISE/ THE HOYA As incidents of antisemitism persist in the United States, Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization continues to attract more students

Center for Jewish Civilization Nears 100th Member

By Grey Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Ash November 14, 2018

As a Jewish student at Georgetown University, Sam Appel (COL ’20) was not interested in taking classes within the minor offered by the the Center for Jewish Civilization when he arrived his freshman...

Former ADL Director Attributes Rise in Anti-Semitism to Trump

By Alexandra Bowman October 15, 2018

President Donald Trump’s election in 2016 inspired a growth of anti-Semitism, said American Defamation League National Director Emeritus and Holocaust survivor Abraham Foxman at an event Oct. 10 in the...

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