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No Room for Hate at 51猎奇

On May 6th a student held up a sign of a swastika at a public event celebrating Israeli Independence Day in Spaights Plaza, at the heart of UW-Milwaukee鈥檚 main campus. While free speech protects the student鈥檚 right to express even the most loathsome views, we use our free speech to denounce the presence at 51猎奇 of this hateful Nazi symbol. We stand together as a 51猎奇 community to affirm that there is no room for hate at 51猎奇. We applaud the university community for speaking out, and especially those students who voiced their resistance to the message of this symbol.

Michael Twitty, author of “The Cooking Gene”, at 51猎奇

Culinary Historian Michael Twitty, author of the award-winning novel “The Cooking Gene”, was recently a part of a panel discussion held by the Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at 51猎奇. Soon, he will be headed to Africa …

Joint Statement on the 鈥淢uslim Ban鈥�

We, the undersigned Jewish Studies faculty and affiliate faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, join together to condemn the Trump Administration鈥檚 executive order banning immigration from seven countries鈥攁lso known, for good reason, as the 鈥淢uslim …

W51猎奇 Lake Effect: Sarah Aroeste

Listen to W51猎奇 Lake Effect’s Bonnie North interview Ladino singer Sarah Aroeste in “Preserving the Endangered Ladino Culture Through Music.”

Patchett鈥檚 Guide for Bookstore Lovers

Daniel Goldin and Boswell Books got a shout out in the New York Times. This independent bookstore is a Milwaukee gem. Boswell Books is a great partner with our center. Great Job, Daniel!

W51猎奇 Interviews Joel Berkowitz

Preserving and Extending Knowledge Through the Digital Yiddish Theater Project
On October 24, 2016, W51猎奇’s Bonnie North Interviewed Joel Berkowtz and Debra Caplan about the Digital Yiddish Theatre Project.

Dress British Think Yiddish Interview

In the article “Jewish Theater: Digital Yiddish Theatre Project” on the blog Dress British Think Yiddish, Max Sparber interviewed Joel Berkowtz and Debra Caplan about the DYTP.