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Entries from August 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

Monday

Aug162021

Online seminar

Monday, August 16, 2021 at 11:00AM

Jewish Studies. Moshe Behar gave a presentation on 'Genealogy of the Two-State solution in Israel/Palestine' at the International Webinar on the Prospect of Two-State Solution in Palestine, the National Institute of Management, Quetta, Pakistan. 19 June 2021. Further information.

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Thursday

Aug122021

Philip Alexander student essay prize 2021

Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 1:20PM

Undergraduate student prize in Jewish Studies. The joint winners for 2021 are Ellie Birket for a dissertation on 'Voices of the past: narrating Red Army rape in post-war Eastern Europe' (supervised by Ewa Ochman) and Philippa Dennis for a dissertation on 'Is consent implied in the biblical narration of the sexual encounters of Bathsheba, Tamar and Dinah?' (supervised by Alex Samely). This £100 prize is awarded annually to the student with 'the highest grade in a Jewish Studies-related module or dissertation' at the University of Manchester. It honours the Centre's first co-director Philip Alexander, FBA. Further information.

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IMAGE CREDITS: Illumination from a 14th century Spanish Passover Haggadah, showing the Israelites walking through the Red Sea. © John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

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