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Portrait of Professor Adam Rovner outdoors against a blurred green background. He is wearing round glasses and a maroon…

Experience a Story Stranger than Fiction at the 2026 Naamani Memorial Jewish Culture Event

April 13, 2026

Students are invited to an afternoon of history, storytelling and discussion at this year’s Naamani Memorial Jewish Culture Event, featuring Professor Adam Rovner and his talk, The Jew Who Would Be King: The True Story of a Jewish Zulu Chiefta

Dr. Andrew Welton, Experimental Archaeologist and Specialist in Early Medieval Metallurgy, is wearing brown overalls and…

From Clay to Steel: UofL Hosts Hands-On Bloomery Smelting Workshop and Lecture

April 9, 2026

Students at the University of Louisville will have a rare opportunity to step back in time—and get their hands dirty—during an upcoming Bloomery Smelting Workshop led by Dr.

Rabbi Laura Metzger's art featured at Jewish Art exhibition

Jewish Artists of Louisville: A Collaboration between Humanities and Jewish Studies Showcases Creative Voices in the Community

November 19, 2025

The University of Louisville’s Interdisciplinary and Public Humanities Department and its Jewish Studies program are celebrating creativity, identity, and resilience through the Jewish Artists of Louisville 2024–2025 series—an initiative that shin