The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) develops fresh ways of thinking about Jews and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research, artistic projects and public engagement.
One of the world's only academic centers of its kind, HBI provides research resources and programs for scholars, students and the public. The Institute publishes books and a journal, convenes international conferences and local programming, and offers competitive grant and internship programs.
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Visit HBI's Art Exhibition at the Kniznick Gallery, As It Were, Suspended in Midair, Photography of Hannah Altman, an examination of how Jewish myths are shared, inherited, and reshaped across the diaspora. Image: Hannah Altman, Yad (You), 2023
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Every year, the HBI gives out over $50,000 worth of research awards to support innovative new work in the field of Jewish women’s and gender studies. Sometimes this work develops new methodologies, explores new areas of research or creates new theoretical tools for understanding the role of gender in Jewish life. Sometimes, this scholarship engages in projects of reclamation, telling the stories of Jewish women, gender minorities or other communities that have been lost or ignored. I was thinking about our collective responsibility to remember and retell the stories of Jewish history when I spent a lovely winter break last month travelling around Portugal with our children, now in their teens and 20s. As always, Jewish heritage tours were part of our experience.
“HBI is providing an important model of women supporting other women, by saying, ‘We think your work and creativity is really valuable and we think it should be heard around the world and we will help you with that.’ Who else is going to do that?”
Elana Sztokman, HBI Author, recipient of two Jewish Book Awards