Publications
The Occasional Papers are short publications that bring together scholars from different disciplines with policy leaders engaged in current affairs. The idea behind the series is a simple one: There are many authentically expert voices addressing important questions about how we might examine Judaism as both a religion and a civilization in dialogue with others. In these pages we examine not only questions of ethics, politics and international affairs, we also look at how the arts and sciences affect our understanding of Jewish civilization. These papers seek to promote a deeper awareness of how the faith and practices of the Jewish people contribute to-and are shaped by-the ideas and institutions around them.
Please explore the digital versions of these papers by following the links below. If you'd prefer a hard copy of any paper, please contact us with your request. Please be sure to specify which paper(s) you'd like to receive and please provide us with an address where it can be sent.
Occasional Papers
Occasional Papers on Politics and International Affairs
- Fall 2007
- "Religion and Politics: A Jewish Perspective"; by Max M. Kampelman
- "The World Moves On"; by Max M. Kampelman
Occasional Papers on Jewish Civilization, Jewish Thought and Philosophy
- Winter 2007
- "On Philo-Semitism"; by Jacques Berlinerblau
- "Recovering the Philo-Semitic Past"; by Steven Philip Kramer
- Spring 2006
- "Who is an American Jew?"; by Michael Walzer
- "Jews and the American Left"; by Michael Kazin
Occasional Papers on Politics and Memory
- Winter 2006
- "Memory as International Currency: The Logic of Appropriate Behavior"; by Yossi Shain
- "Conceptualizing Collective Memory"; by Eric Langenbacher
Occasional Papers on Jewish Civilization, Israel and the Diaspora
- Summer 2005
- "Memory, Tradition and Revival"; by Ori Z. Soltes
- "Trying to Square a Triangle of Interests: Germany, Jews, and the State of Israel"; by Tanja G. Flanagan
Occasional Papers on Jewish Civilization, Jewish Thought and Philosophy
- Summer 2005
- How Jewish Was Leo Strauss?"; by Steven B. Smith
- "Jewish Voices, Jewish Influence and Neoconservatism"; by Yossi Shain and Steven Lenzner
Herman Allen "Hal" Israel (C'92) Lectures on Jewish-Catholic Relations
- 2006
- "Abraham, Our Father in Faith"; by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
- 2004-05
- "Contemplating the Cross: Jews React to the Crucifixion from the Gospels to Gibson"; by Jeremy Cohen
- "Israel-Vatican Relations Since the Signing of the Fundamental Agreement"; by Rabbi David Rosen
Isaac Franck Distinguished Memorial Lecture Series
- 2004-05
- "Science and Medicine in Nazi Germany:Is Moral Inquiry into Nazi Medical Crimes Immoral?"; by Arthur L. Caplan
- "Liberalism, Morals, and the Supreme Law of the Land"; by Peter Berkowitz