U.S.–Israel Relations in the Era of Obama and Netanyahu

Netanyahu and Obama at White House

In September 2009, Yeshiva University and Bar-Ilan University hosted a major international conference examining the new administrations in Israel and the United States. Learn more about the conference at the YU news site.»

RECENT EVENTS

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Learn about our recent conferences exploring the concept of power in the Jewish experience and the dynamic, evolving relationship between Israel and India. »

ACTIVITIES

Yeshiva University in Jerusalem

The Yeshiva Unviersity Center for Israel Studies is a catalyst for inquiry and insight. Housed in New York and Jerusalem, crossroads of intellectual dialogue and cultural exchange, the Center serves as a resource for the international academic community and also offers public education to a broad and influential audience.

The Center supports curriculum development, research, conferences, publications, museum exhibitions and public programs.

CENTER FOR ISRAEL STUDIES ACTIVITIES

SUMMER-IN-ISRAEL EXPERIENCE

This undergraduate program of academic coursework, fieldwork and internships is led by Israeli and US scholars.

VISITING PROFESSORS PROGRAM

Distinguished scholars from US and Israeli institutions teach courses, conduct research and participate in conferences on Yeshiva University’s New York campuses.

NEW COURSES

The Center has developed courses in the Israeli Business Environment; Art in Jerusalem; the Sociology of Israeli Identities; Israeli Political Thought; and Philosophy of Zionism, among other subjects, at Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Sy Syms School of Business and Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies.

LECTURES

Recent programs featured Nathan Aviezer, professor of physics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and other noted scholars.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Historic poster from Eretz YisraelExhibitions and related lectures and cultural events spearheaded by the Center include Imagining the Temple: The Models of Leen Ritmeyer; Bread/Lechem, photographs of Margalit Mannor; and The Six Day War Series, paintings by Ira Moskowitz.

“Aliyah and Settlement Day,” Israel, 1950 (1998.653). Gift of the Jesselson Family.


CONFERENCES

Major academic conferences feature world-class scholars representing distinctive perspectives and approaches. Recent conferences include: The Temple of Jerusalem from Moses to the Messiah (2008); Israel and India: A Relationship Comes of Age (2009).

FACULTY THINK TANKS

Theme-based working groups develop interdisciplinary research and publication projects on such topics as Israel, Science and Technology; and Modern Israel and International Affairs.

RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

Yeshiva University faculty and students participate in the West Semitic Research Project, a consortium of major research universities dedicated to the interpretation of ancient inscriptions.