‘The Worst Year Ever’: A Conversation about Jews and Israel After October 7th

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Lee Yaron—Haaretz investigative reporter and author of 10/7 A Hundred Human Stories  Joshua Cohen—Pulitzer Prize Winning Author & Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies & English, Yale University Eliyahu Stern—Professor of Modern Jewish History, Yale University Moderated by Maurice Samuels—Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French, Yale University  

In the First Person: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Marking the forty-fifth anniversary of the first videotaping by the Holocaust Survivors Film Project, a grassroots New Haven community initiative that evolved into the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, In the First Person will be the first large-scale public exhibition of footage from this groundbreaking collection. Powerful excerpts from nineteen video testimonies presents the experiences of […]

Community meeting

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States +2 more

Slifka-wide community meeting. A space for dialogue about how we feel in the Slifka community and how we want to grow our community together. Led by Hillel Student Board. All warmly welcome!

Creativity in a Time of Crisis: An Evening with Israeli Writer and Filmmaker Etgar Keret

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret will read selections from his new book, Autocorrect (2024) and discuss the challenges of being creative right now. Introduction and Q&A: Shiri Goren, Director of the Hebrew Program, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University.

Free

Private event

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Conversation with Josh Leifer and Mark Oppenheimer

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Join Josh Leifer and Mark Oppenheimer for a discussion of Leifer's new book, Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life.

Klezmer Rehearsal

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

First Klezmer Rehearsal!

Film Screening – “Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher”

Slifka Chapel (2nd floor) 80 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, United States

Come join on Sept. 10 at 5:30pm at Slifka for a screening of the documentary “Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher” followed by a panel featuring the producer, Yair Qedar, and Profs. Michael Della Rocca, Paul Franks, and Yitzhak Melamed (Johns Hopkins). Dinner afterward for those interested in continuing the conversation. Please […]