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FALL 2022 NEWSLETTER AND A WELCOME FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,


Another academic year has begun at the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies! We are excited to update you on our upcoming in-person events, visitors from Israel, academic courses, and student opportunities, and to share a recap of our busiest summer yet.


In a few weeks we will kick off the fall semester with a film screening of 9th Circuit Cowboy: The Long, Good Fight of Judge Harry Pregerson, which will be followed by a panel discussion with Honorable Dean D. Pregerson and Filmmaker Terry Sanders, moderated by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Near the end of September, renowned international relations scholar, Professor Yossi Shain, will join us to discuss his new book: The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism. We are also excited to host a year-long virtual series on the future of shared society in Israel (stay tuned for more on that). Additionally, we are grateful to have an amazing 2022–2023 cohort of visiting faculty and scholars from Israel, who will be offering 21 courses across a diverse range of departments.

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We also want to share a brief update on our summer programs, including our first-ever Global Internship Program in Haifa, Israel and the Tel-Aviv–Berkeley Executive LLM Program.


Please scroll to learn more about our exciting summer and the programs we have in store.


Warmly,


Rebecca Golbert and the Helen Diller Institute Team

global internship in israel

This summer, 17 students embarked on the first-ever Global Internship Program in Israel, a partnership of the Helen Diller Institute, UC Berkeley Study Abroad, and Yahel Israel. Students interned with non-profit, social sector, and social enterprise organizations. Along with Hebrew instruction, they took a course with former Helen Diller Institute Visiting Professor Rami Zeedan (University of Kansas), an expert on the minority experience in Israel, and participated in field trips to the Negev, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, and Northern Israel. 


Hear what our first cohort of global interns had to say!


"I was able to meet a lot of social and green entrepreneurs working to preserve and enhance society and our environment. Hearing their stories and their insights greatly added to the research I am already conducting at Berkeley."

   — Global Internship Program Participant


"It was very clear to see how knowledgeable and passionate Dr. Zeedan was about the course, and I honestly can not thank him enough for being the person that he is."

  — Global Internship Program Participant

tel aviv berkeley executive llm program

This summer, the Helen Diller Institute hosted 52 Israeli lawyers and judges completing their LLM degree at Tel Aviv University. The cohort (our largest to date) took classes from Berkeley and Bay Area Law and Business faculty, learned first-hand from experts in the law and technology field, and completed several group trips around the Bay Area, including a tour of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. 


To learn more about the Tel-Aviv–Berkeley Executive LLM Program, please click here

welcome to our visitors from israel

The Helen Diller Institute extends the warmest welcome to our visitors from Israel’s most prestigious universities. This academic year, the Institute will host 13 visiting faculty and scholars to teach and research in a wide range of departments across Cal’s campus. We look forward to all the ways they will enrich our academic offerings in the year to come. 


To learn more about this year’s visiting faculty and scholars, please click here

Visiting Professor
Legal Studies
Jackie Feldman
Visiting Professor
Anthropology 
Daniel Levy
Visiting Professor
Psychology
Roy Shapira
Visiting Professor
Law
Muhammad Mudi al-Atawneh
Visiting Professor
Jewish Studies
Amnon Reichman
Visiting Professor
Law
Uri Mor 
Visiting Scholar
Achinoam Aldouby
Visiting Scholar
Noa Kwartaz-Avraham
Visiting Scholar
Moria Paz
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Professor
Legal Studies
Jackie Feldman
Visiting Professor
Anthropology 
Daniel Levy
Visiting Professor
Psychology
Roy Shapira
Visiting Professor
Law
Muhammad Mudi al-Atawneh
Visiting Professor
Jewish Studies
fall 2022 courses

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES


Religion, Gender, and Law: The Case of Israel

Legal Studies 190 004 Prof. Masua Sagiv


Civil and Human Rights: Israel 

Legal Studies 190 005 Prof. Michal Tamir


Philosophical Foundations of Education

Education 184 Prof. Hanan Alexander


Israel, Holy Land, Palestine: Tourism Imaginaries and Practices

Anthropology 189 Prof. Jackie Feldman


Islam in Israel: Religious and Socio-Cultural Identity Dilemmas of the Arab-Muslim Minority in Israel

Jewish Studies 123 Prof. Muhammad Al-Atawneh


Israel: Politics and Society

Political Science 191 Prof. Ron Hassner


GRADUATE COURSES 


Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Memory

Psychology 290B Prof. Daniel Levy


Topics in Corporate Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Israel and the US

Law 251.11 Sec. 001 Prof. Roy Shapira


For more information on our courses, please click here.

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Film Screening and Panel Discussion of 9th Circuit Cowboy: The Long, Good Fight of Judge Harry Pregerson

Monday, September 12th


Reception: 5:10–5:40 PM, Steinhart Courtyard, Berkeley Law Building


Film Screening & Panel Discussion: 5:45–7:30 PM, Room 170, Berkeley Law Building


9th Circuit Cowboy is the story of Judge Harry Pregerson, who served on California’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for almost 50 years and was known for placing his personal scruples over what he discounted as abstract legalities. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Honorable Dean D. Pregerson and Filmmaker Terry Sanders, moderated by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Learn more about the film here.


Honorable Dean D. Pregerson: Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California

Terry Sanders: Academy Award-winning Filmmaker; Co-Head of the American Film Foundation

Erwin Chemerinsky: Dean, Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law 


This event is part of the Institute's Program on Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity. 

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The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism

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Wednesday, September 21st


Light Reception: 5:15–5:40 PM, West Courtyard, Berkeley Law Building


Lecture: 5:45–7:00 PM, Room 110, Berkeley Law Building


Drawing on his new book The Israeli Century, Prof. Yossi Shain examines the opportunities and challenges of Israeli sovereignty. He explores the new roles afforded to Israelis in the world but also the burdens of carrying the responsibility for the Jewish future. Yossi Shain will be joined in conversation by Prof. Ron Hassner following his presentation.


Yossi Shain: Chair of the School of Political Science, Government, and International Relations, Tel Aviv University

Ron Hassner: Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies, UC Berkeley


You can purchase Yossi Shain’s book from our local bookstore, Afikomen, by clicking here

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UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWS PROGRAM APPLY NOW

Applications for the Helen Diller Institute Undergraduate Fellowship are now open to all UC Berkeley undergraduate students. Fellows will have the opportunity to engage with the Institute’s work through academic engagement, professional development, and community outreach. The fellowship position is offered for one year with a possibility of extension, and fellows receive a $500 stipend per semester. All are welcome to apply!


To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to mshemtov@law.berkeley.edu by September 21st, 2022.

we are hiring

We are excited to announce that the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies is recruiting for the full-time position of Assistant Director for Student Engagement and Programs. This position has a key leadership role in crafting student programs around Jewish identity and the study of Israel, guiding and engaging students in the Institute’s Undergraduate Fellows Program, helping to build and expand the Summer Global Internship Program in Haifa, and contributing to many other aspects of the Institute’s programs and initiatives.


To learn more about this position, please click here. To apply, please click here.

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