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Institute Scholars Convene to Examine
Jews & Political Life
Each year, the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan invites scholars to Ann Arbor to pursue research projects on a general theme. They meet regularly with each other to discuss their work, interact with faculty and students, and enrich the intellectual life of the community. For 2011–2012, the group—led by U-M Political Science Professor Zvi Gitelman—will gather around the theme of “Jews and Political Life.”
“Jewish ideas are largely absent from the academic study of political theory, and the analysis of political behavior has little place in Judaic studies despite renewed interest in a Jewish political tradition,” explains Gitelman. “During the coming academic year, we hope to study and bring to light Jewish political ideas and patterns of Jewish political behavior, identifying what they share with other traditions and what is unique to them.”
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