Fred Lazin joined the faculty at Ben-Gurion University in Israel in 1975, where he established an Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Studies and the Department of General Studies.
In 1991 Fred became the Lynn and Lloyd Hurst Family Professor of Local Government. He recently completed a term as chair of the Department of Politics and Government at BGU.
Previously, Lazin was a lecturer at UCLA, NYU, CUNY, Cornell and George Washington University.
Given the realities of our current time, we are more in need than ever of the depth, wisdom, and joy that Jewish tradition offers.
Our shared stories of hatred, humiliation, oppression and slavery obligate us to show up for one another.
While it’s indisputable that younger and progressive voters are driving the party away from its historic support for Israel, the old-guard Zionist Democrats have made it clear that they will not surrender without a fight.
The column went from being about a neighborhood to being all over the map. Now, I can’t attend any event, watch any movie, read any essay, discover any story, hear any conversation, see any news item without thinking, “this might be a column.”
Operation Anthropoid, the destruction of Lidice, and why Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík belong among the greatest heroes of the Second World War
Feldshuh said the documentary has provided an opportunity to look back on a career she has never been particularly interested in viewing as finished.
Unlike Dana Nessel, most Jews still consider the existence of the Jewish people, and the Jewish state, to be a Jewish value. They’re proud to be Jews—and they’re equally proud of the role Jews have played in human history.
Michigan Rabbi Asher Lopatin recently spoke about how while he usually voted for Democrats, he will not be voting for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Campers2Gether sends more than 700 Israeli teens from communities that have been impacted by the war to 34 Jewish overnight camps in North America.
Terrorism is of such an extraordinary nature that it requires little moral justification to apply the death penalty.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
We went to dinner the other night, and when we asked if we could bring anything, they said no, but if you want, you could bring dessert or fruit…
What is it that we want to renew within ourselves, strengthen, embolden, and what characteristics and traits should ultimately be discarded?
Instead of the arrogance of cynicism, Parton embodied the innocence of humility. We could all use some of that humility.
An investigative journalist offers a primer to debunk the “genocide” libel against Israel.
For the authors, that legacy embodies the book’s central message: that even in the face of unbearable loss, compassion, presence and community can help transform grief into an enduring act of care.
