Research center for the social-scientific study of contemporary Jewish life
Brandeis University
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Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
About 11% of graduate students hostile toward Israel, 9% toward Jews; humanities PhDs are most antagonistic group, Brandeis University research finds; 21% say violence at protests sometimes acceptable.
Read more: timesofisrael.com/most-us-gr…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
A new study on campus discrimination highlights that at least a third of Jewish, Muslim, Black and Asian students have encountered hate and hostility at their universities.
@HaleyCohen19 reports:
ji.news/4yeqz
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
📽 Join JFS at @CohenCenter Brandeis for an exclusive screening of “7/10: Testigos del Terror,” the first documentary capturing Oct. 7 through Israel’s Latin American community.
📅 Dec 2, 2025
📍 Wasserman Cinematheque
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Join us & @CohenCenter Initiative on the Jews of the Americas (JOTA) on December 3 @12PM (EST) for the book talk "The Holocaust and Latin America: Migration, Resettlement and Memory" led by co-editors Daniela Gleizer, Emmanuel Kahan, and @YaelSiman.
RSVP:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
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Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Join us next Tuesday, January 28, at 5pm in the Zinner Forum for a book discussion hosted by the Heller School and the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies.💡
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
What have we learned from last year’s campus tensions? Leonard Saxe & Uriel Abulof joined me on Decision Points to discuss a US survey on non-Jewish student views on Israel, antisemitism, and the theories shaping campus debates. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0I9…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Fascinating NEW survey of non-Jewish college students shows majority have no anti-Israel or anti-Jewish views but a minority have views that contribute to hostility towards Jews on campuses. @BrandeisU survey digs in brandeis.edu/cmjs/research/a…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Join @JDCArchives and @CohenCenter
on May 7 @7PM
@BrandeisU Mandel Center for the Humanities
for an in-person lecture exploring JDC’s current role in Latin America. Sergio Widder and Professor Jonathan Sarna will speak.
To register: archives.jdc.org/sergio-widd…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Super interesting poll of Jewish college students who have ever applied to birthright:
1) Both liberal and conservative Jewish students are more likely to be concerned about antisemitism from the left than the right
2) Concern varies greatly by campus
scholarworks.brandeis.edu/es…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
NEW @BrandeisU report (cites @AMCHAInitiative) - "Hotspots of #Antisemitism on U.S College Campuses": scholarworks.brandeis.edu/es…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
According to Brandeis survey of 2,000 Jewish students spread out at 51 colleges with large Jewish populations, students reported a variety of levels of hate, with a majority describing a hostile climate against Jews.
jns.org/report-antisemitism-…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Brandeis University's @CohenCenter is conducting a series of studies to understand how American Jews are reacting to the Israel-Hamas war. False claims spreading on social media state that this is not a legitimate study - this is, in fact, a real study.
brandeis.edu/cmjs/
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
So looking forward to being part of this event on April 16 to mark the launch of this marvellous initiative at @CohenCenter at @BrandeisU. If you are near Boston please come say hello.
Join us on April 16 for the Launch Event of the @BrandeisU Initiative on the Jews of the Americas as we gather with leading Latin American figures in journalism, literature, art, architecture, and human rights. Program info and registration: brandeis.edu/cmjs/latin-amer…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Matt Boxer, research professor at the @CohenCenter at @BrandeisU writes a bittersweet reflection on the value of the Berman Archive shared by him and the late sociologist and pioneer of social network analysis Charles Kadushin.
Read his story: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/b…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
AJS members Janet Krasner Aronson, Matthew A. Brookner, Leonard Saxe, Adina Bankier-Karp & @matthewboxer led the 2021 Study of Jewish LA, the second largest Jewish community in the US.
Read the reports: brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Mark your calendars for September 7 at 6 p.m. or September 8 at 11:30 a.m. for a Town Hall event to hear the results of the 2022 Study of Jewish Louisville, conducted and presented by the @CohenCenter for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.
RSVP details coming soon!
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
The @jewishcleveland and the @jewishakron, in coordination with the research team of @NORCNews and the @CohenCenter, will launch a study of the area’s Jewish population in June. clevelandjewishnews.com/news…
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
In a new study in @delibdemjournal, Heller's Graham Wright, MPP’13, PhD’16, examines how social identity plays a role in how people deliberate and resolve conflicts. Read more: heller.brandeis.edu/news/ite…
@BrandeisInquiry @BrandeisUAlumni
Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies retweeted
Dr. Matthew Boxer of the @CohenCenter & @HornsteinJLead at #Brandeis has some tips for reading through the latest Pew study. Thread ⬇️
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