Israel

The Rising Tide of Antisemitism on American Campuses and Beyond

Professor Ruth Wisse, the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Comparative Literature Emerita at Harvard University, delivered the keynote address. Panelists included...

Notre Dame in the Holy Land

Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 2

In Episode Two, we explore what may be under the surface of the University of Notre Dame at Tantur in Jerusalem. Abraham (Avi) Winitzer, Notre Dame professor of theology, leads a...

Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 3

St. Jerome, who famously translated the Bible into Latin working from the same cave system in which Jesus was born, said: “Five gospels record the life of Jesus. Four you will...

Unearthing the Past

To learn about the past, most students dig into ancient texts. Others dig in ancient lands. At two sites in Israel, Notre Dame students uncovered materials that may enhance common...

Living Stones

If they were jet-lagged, they didn’t show it. Just as the sun was rising on a Sunday in late July, a dozen Notre Dame undergraduate students filed into the lobby of the...

A Remedy for Battered Hearts

How do you represent resilience? Is it Rosie the Riveter, her bicep flexed? Is it a diamond, one of the hardest substances on Earth? Or does resilience resemble hope, which Emily...

Three Sorin Fellows on Their Holy Land Pilgrimage

During Spring Break 2019, the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture sponsored a student pilgrimage and tour to the Holy Land. In this episode, we sit down with three Sorin...