The Berman Archive—formerly the BJPA—documents American Jewish Communities. We’re the largest archive of the printed material of communal American Jewish life.
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30 Aug 2024
Last week, @joshualeifer's book launch was cancelled when the bookstore hosting the event found out Leifer's interlocutor, Andy Bachman, held Zionist views.
We interviewed Bachman about his experience, the current moment, and the nuances of his Zionism:
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31 Jul 2024
Read our interview with @NewYorker writer @MJSchulman who covered the recent dust up around the depiction of the Jewish founders of Hollywood at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. bermanarchive.stanford.edu/j…
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31 Jul 2024
Read our interview with @NewYorker writer @MJSchulman who covered the recent dust up around the depiction of the Jewish founders of Hollywood at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. bermanarchive.stanford.edu/j…
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31 Jul 2024
And don't miss Michael's piece—the definitive take on the Jewish Hollywood Moguls at the museum: newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
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8 Apr 2024
Read Berman Archive Director Ari Y Kelman's essay on Jews and data in @Hartman_Inst Sources Journal. He notes that the ways American Jews understand themselves through data has largely failed to keep pace with modern developments: sourcesjournal.org/articles/…
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27 Mar 2024
The March 2024 edition of our Documensch newsletter is out. We interview @eitanhersh about his new study of Jewish college students, reconsider the Jewish American Golden Age, & recap our recent event, The Politics and Meaning of Jewish Archives.
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19 Mar 2024
Join us Thursday for a conversation with @JewdyGold and @AlanZweibel celebrating the launch of YIVO's online comedy class.
Also, a massive shoutout to @DanPasternack, our own dan ex machina, who made major contributions to the class in word and in deed.
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28 Feb 2024
Chek out the latest edition of Documensch, our monthly newsletter. We discuss the politics and meaning of Jewish archives, conflict management, and Jewish advocacy in America: documensch.substack.com/p/co…
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15 Feb 2024
Did you ever wonder who decides what items belong in an archive and what is just junk? Join the @BermanArchive for an online event to discuss the history, politics, and meaning of Jewish archives with 3 leading experts in the field.
👉RSVP Today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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30 Nov 2023
In an effort to document the campus climate as it relates to, speaks to, or overlooks the Jewish experience of their students and stakeholders, we've collected hundreds of US college statements responding to the crisis in Israel and Gaza: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/c…
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30 Nov 2023
Check out the Novemer edition of the Documensch Newsletter exploring the State of Statements in the wake of October 7: documensch.substack.com/p/th…
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Check out video of a fascinating conversation between our @jgksf, @rudoren of the @jdforward and @ArielleLAngel of @JewishCurrents:
31 Oct 2023
Read the recap and watch the video of our first event, Jewish Media in America, featuring the leaders of @JewishCurrents, the @jdforward, and @jewishsf: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/e…
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31 Oct 2023
Read the recap and watch the video of our first event, Jewish Media in America, featuring the leaders of @JewishCurrents, the @jdforward, and @jewishsf: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/e…
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31 Oct 2023
And if you want to stay engaged with the documents and disourse of the American Jewish Community past and present, sign up for our monthly newsletter: documensch.substack.com/
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30 Oct 2023
The October issue of the Documensch newsletter is out. We explore the history in your inbox, Jewish media event, October 7th's wake, and a new Yiddish exhibit: open.substack.com/pub/docume…
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16 Oct 2023
Help us document the American Jewish communities' response to the crisis in Israel. bermanarchive.stanford.edu/t…
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16 Oct 2023
Help the @bermanarchive at Stanford in their effort to document Jewish communal responses to this historical moment. If your org has issued statements on current issues affecting your communities, please send them in.
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5 Oct 2023
I'm going to be at Stanford next week for this conversation. Comrades in the Bay, be in touch!
13 Sep 2023
Bay Area folks: join us October 11 for our first event featuring the editors of @JewishCurrents and @jdforward. We'll discuss the state of American Jewish media.
Details: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/e…
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4 Oct 2023
Read our interview with @jdforward editor-in-chief @rudoren ahead of her event next week at @Stanford on Jewish Media in America. Jodi reflects on the Forward’s roots and role in informing and engaging with American Jews.
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