Does a professor’s Jewish faith affect their students?
By Haleigh Whisted
For Mitzpeh
@HaleighWhisted
With about 25 percent of this university’s student population practicing Judaism, it is no surprise that there are Jewish professors too. Religion is a significant part of many lives, and could affect the way people act in their classroom.
“I don’t tell students I am Jewish...
Polish historian comes to UMD to present “Historical Atlas of Hasidism”
By Hallie Kay
For Mitzpeh
@TheHallieKay
A Polish historian and professor discussed the magic of Geographic Information Systems and the patterns of Eastern European Hasidism Thursday evening in Susquehanna Hall at this university.
Marcin Wodzinski, director of the Center for the Culture and Languages of the Jews at the ...