CJC Dir. Bruce Hoffman Named Member of Commission to Combat Antisemitism
Governor Glenn Youngkin
May 6, 2022
CJC Director Bruce Hoffman was named to Governor Glenn Youngkin's Commission to Combat Antisemitism. As part of the Commission, Director Hoffman will make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on how to mitigate antisemitism in the Commonwealth. Read the announcement from the Office of the Governor here.
The CJC's Amb. Dennis Ross on the Implications of the Ukraine Invasion
The Atlantic
May 6, 2022
"Even as Putin continues his war against Ukraine, the United States must begin thinking about building coalitions for the period after the war ends." Read the CJC's Amb. Dennis Ross on the broader implications of the Ukraine invasion in the latest Atlantic.
CJC ExCo Member Prof. Daniel Byman's Latest for the National Interest
The National Interest
April 23, 2022
"Confronting major powers, especially Russia, to say nothing of smaller powers like Iran, also requires counterterrorism tools, but what that means in practice differs considerably from the fight against non-state groups." Read CJC ExCo Member Prof. Daniel Byman on the role of terrorism in great power competition for the National Interest.
Read CJC Director Bruce Hoffman on the Elsheikh Trial & US Hostage Policy
The Hill
April 19, 2022
"The U.S. continues — as it long has — to lead the list of those countries whose citizens overseas are most frequently taken hostage by terrorists — with Britain second." Read CJC Director Bruce Hoffman's insights on the Elsheikh trial & U.S. hostage policy for the Hill.
Read CJC Prof. and Senior Advisor Jacques Berlinerblau on Philip Roth's Legacy
The Daily Beast
April 16, 2022
"Whether Roth’s literary afterlife will resemble the steady confetti drop of adulation he experienced during his earthly existence is an open question." Read CJC Prof. and Senior Advisor Jacques Berlinerblau's article on the legacy of Philip Roth here, and visit the "event recordings" tab of our website to watch his Feb 10th lecture, 'The Philip Roth We Don't Know.'
CJC Prof. Jacob Ware on Morale and the Russia-Ukraine War
Modern War Institute
April 14, 2022
"In war, morale always matters." Read CJC Prof. Jacob Ware and Daniel Karr on how morale will influence the Russia-Ukraine War (for the Modern War Institute).
The CJC's Father Patrick Desbois Quoted in the New Yorker
The New Yorker
April 11, 2022
“I want to re-establish the responsibility of humans for mass crimes." The CJC's Father Patrick Desbois was quoted in a New Yorker article about his work and the fate of the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Click the link above to read the piece.
Read CJC Profs Jacques Berlinerblau and Terrence Johnson on James Baldwin's Classic Polemic
Literary Hub
April 9, 2022
"When we teach this text in our 'Blacks and Jews' class, we point out that Baldwin is actually performing something of an intellectual false flag operation. His essay reads like a sermon, albeit a secular one...He appears to be attacking one thing (i.e., the Jews), yet his true targets lie elsewhere." Read CJC Profs. Jacques Berlinerblau and Terrence Johnson on the 55th anniversary of James Baldwin’s essay, “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White” here.
Watch CJC Prof. Matt Levitt on Webinar About Violence in Palestinian-Israeli Sphere
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
April 5, 2022
CJC Prof. Matthew Levitt was a discussant on the Washington Institute's recent webcast about the risks of escalating violence in the Palestinian-Israeli sphere. Click here to watch the webinar and be sure to RSVP for our 2022 Siegal lecture with Dr. Levitt on our website.
CJC Prof. Ori Soltes to Discuss South Asia's Jewish History
American Sephardi Federation
March 30, 2022
On March 31st at 11:00 AM EST, our very own Prof. Ori Soltes will be a discussant in a three-part series on South Asia's Jewish history. Click here to RSVP for the series' first session with Soltes and renowned multicultural Bene Israel artist Siona Benjamin.