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Award-winning author Ayelet Tsabari to read from Songs for the Brokenhearted at Prairie Lights
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Tsabari will read from her novel, Songs for the Brokenhearted, and share insights about Yemeni Jewish identity, culture, and traditions.
Samira K. Mehta to discuss multiracial identity, Jews of color, and religion and contraception at upcoming events
Monday, March 3, 2025
Join the University of Iowa Jewish Studies Network for two events featuring author and scholar Samira K. Mehta as part of the inaugural year of the Program in Jewish Studies.
International Programs’ affinity groups contribute to Iowa’s global mission
Monday, July 1, 2024
The faculty-led affinity groups create opportunities for faculty to advance research and teaching through a focus on collegiate issues and perspectives, provide opportunities for faculty and students across disciplines to interact and collaborate, and develop public engagement projects to benefit communities in Iowa and abroad.
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Ari Ariel
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Co-Director, Jewish Studies Network
Director, International Studies
Associate Professor of Instruction, International Studies & History
Elizabeth Heineman
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Co-Director, Jewish Studies Network
Professor, History & Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies