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SPME Network Participant Recommends Acquisition of New Journal and Publications for University Libraries
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SPME Network Participant Diana Muir recommends new journals and books for academic libraries. An important new journal is Hebraic Political Studies. This journal, begun two years ago, aims to evaluate the place of the Jewish textual tradition, alongside the traditions of Greece and Rome, in political history and the history of political thought. According to…

Faculty members of the University of Toronto Oppose Hosting of the Israel Apartheid Week
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We, the undersigned faculty members of the University of Toronto,oppose the hosting of the Israel Apartheid Week at our Institution, andrequest that the administration stop this hateful and divisive event fromreturning to our University in future years. see also Article Dr. Sidney Aster, Professor, HistoryDr. Beth Abramson, Associate Professor, MedicineDr. Ida Ackerman, Associate Professor, Radiation…

The Academic Boycott of Israel is Back in the UK
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The Academic Friends of Israel P.O. Box 360 Email: mail@academics-for-israel.orgHarrow Website: www.academics-for-israel.orgHA3 9WY Hey guess what-the Academic Boycott of Israel is back in the UK! Last Friday at their meeting the UCU national executive committee voted in favour of a boycott motion aimed at Israeli academic Institutions which will be discussed at the UCU annual…

Jewish Studies Professorship Named for Stuart Eizenstat
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http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/government-and-law/jewish-studies-professorship-named-for-stuart-eizenstat.html A $1.5 million distinguished professorship in Jewish studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be named in honor of alumnus Stuart E. Eizenstat, lead negotiator for Holocaust reparation agreements and deputy secretary of the treasury during the Clinton administration. The Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat Distinguished Professorship in Jewish history and…