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Upcoming Events

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November 9, 2025

Columbus Jewish Film Festival Screening of: Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Event Start Time: 6:00 pm
Event Location: JCC Columbus | 1125 College Ave Columbus, OH 43209
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November 12, 2025

Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis

Event Start Time: 12:45 pm
Event Location: 1835 Neil Ave, Psychology Building 014 and via Zoom

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Melton Center for Jewish Studies

New Forum for Research and Dialogue Around Middle Eastern Communities

Announcing a new forum for research and dialogue around communities in the Middle East!

The Directors of the Melton Center for Jewish Studies and the Middle East Studies Center, partnering…

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Job Opening: Community Outreach Representative - Melton Center for Jewish Studies

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Professor Ori Yehudai

Professor Ori Yehudai Interviewed on Ceasefire

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Ori Yehudai Interviewed About the War in the Middle East

By Lori Botnick Fireman

Ori Yehudai, Associate Professor of History and the Saul and Sonia Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies at Ohio State was recently interviewed by NBC4 about the war in the Middle East.

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Community Outreach Analyst / Representative - Programming Analyst
The Saul and Sonia Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies, Assistant Professor, History