Elevator Garage, Chicago, 1936
John Gutmann

The Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

Since 1976 Jewish Studies at the University of Michigan has thrived as an interdisciplinary endeavor drawing on the rich resources of a diverse faculty, educating undergraduate and graduate students, and engaging the community. The inauguration of the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judiac Studies in 2007 establishes the University of Michigan as a premiere site for Jewish Studies in the United States.

inthenews…

• PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT @ U-M: Looks Given/Looks Taken: Jews & Urban Photography.
• NEW ALUMNA HONORED: Isard receives Wallenberg Prize & Meyer Prize
• WEINBERG PRIZE AWARDED: Lambert honored for outstanding graduate work

what’shappening

• Spring/Summer, The Jewish Table: A Special Exhibit
• May 11-15, Jewish Film Festival of Ann Arbor
• May 18, Songs of Israel at her 60th
  

spotlight

From 1936 New York City to Los Angeles in the '90s, Jews have created a rich heritage of urban photography. The Institute for the Humanities and the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies' exhibit “Looks Given/Looks Taken: Jews & Urban Photography” showcases an ongoing dialog among three generations of photographers, including Bruce Davidson, Morris Engel, Lauren Greenfield, Sid Grossman, William Klein, Rebecca Lepkoff, Leon Levinstein, Richard Nagler, and Weegee.
From mid-March to mid-May, the students, faculty and the general public are warmly invited to see through these photographers' lenses. Click “Looks Given/Looks Taken” to learn more about events connected to the exhibition.