
HBI Celebrates 25 Years: A Message from the Director
January 19, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Lisa Fishbayn Joffe This past summer, HBI held a workshop in conjunction with the art exhibition, Seven Species, Three Generations. As we experimented with weaving and collage under the tutelage of Mia Schon and Charlie Dov Guterman Schön, the conversation flowed amongst the women around the … [Read More...]

Visit HBI’s Scholars at AJS
December 9, 2022 1 Comment
HBI is proud of our current scholars in residence and research associates who will be presenting at the 54th annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, Dec. 18-20. This conference, the largest annual gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world, will feature more than 1,200 … [Read More...]
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