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Talk: “The Return of Yiddish American Comedy”

Library East Judaica Suite University of Florida

Join us November 13th at 5pm in UF Library East's Judaica Suite for a humorous and historical take on Yiddish in American comedy by Tony Michels, University of Wisconsin: Madison

Talk: “The Return of Yiddish American Comedy”

Library East Judaica Suite University of Florida

Join us November 13th at 5pm in UF Library East's Judaica Suite for a humorous and historical take on Yiddish in American comedy by Tony Michels, University of Wisconsin: Madison

Winter Holiday Gathering

CES Main Office 3324 Turlington Hall, Gainesville

Come join the Center for European Studies for sweets, Hors d'Oeuvres, and a plethora of goodies as we celebrate the season and the end of the semester. We will be

Winter Holiday Gathering

CES Main Office 3324 Turlington Hall, Gainesville

Come join the Center for European Studies for sweets, Hors d'Oeuvres, and a plethora of goodies as we celebrate the season and the end of the semester. We will be

Winter Break

Winter Break

CES Summer Study Abroad Info Session

CES Conference Room 3312 Turlington Hall, University of Florida

Are you interested in Summer Study Abroad? Would you like to learn more about programs in Prague, Krakow, Salzburg, or Brussels? Then please join us on Thursday, February 12th, from

CES Summer Study Abroad Info Session

CES Conference Room 3312 Turlington Hall, University of Florida

Are you interested in Summer Study Abroad? Would you like to learn more about programs in Prague, Krakow, Salzburg, or Brussels? Then please join us on Thursday, February 12th, from

Museum Nights at the Harn – LOVE + Impressionism

Harn Museum of Art Chandler Auditorium 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL

Celebrate your love for the new exhibition "Monet and American Impressionism" by spending an evening at the Harn creating poetic Valentines with the Harn's Poets-in-Residence or trying on a corset

Museum Nights at the Harn – LOVE + Impressionism

Harn Museum of Art Chandler Auditorium 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL

Celebrate your love for the new exhibition "Monet and American Impressionism" by spending an evening at the Harn creating poetic Valentines with the Harn's Poets-in-Residence or trying on a corset

Mediterranean Movie Night! – “Honey”

UF, Anderson Hall 034

Yusuf's best friend is his father, who supports his family's modest life with the honey he collects from tall trees in the forests of the remote Turkish countryside. Yusuf is

Mediterranean Movie Night! – “Honey”

UF, Anderson Hall 034

Yusuf's best friend is his father, who supports his family's modest life with the honey he collects from tall trees in the forests of the remote Turkish countryside. Yusuf is

Daniel Mendoza, Professor of Pugilism: How a Sephardic Jew in 18th-Century Britain Became One of the World’s First Sports Stars

Library East Judaica Suite University of Florida

Daniel Mendoza (1765-1836), a Sephardic Jew from London, was Britain’s boxing champion from 1790 to 1795. He enjoyed unparalleled fame and earned enormous sums of money for his matches, which drew large crowds and were widely reported in the press. As a “professor of pugilism” who gave lessons and wrote a book on boxing, he helped to popularize a sport that was widely viewed as quintessentially British. Although he was occasionally the object of anti-Jewish, he was widely respected and imitated.

Daniel Mendoza, Professor of Pugilism: How a Sephardic Jew in 18th-Century Britain Became One of the World’s First Sports Stars

Library East Judaica Suite University of Florida

Daniel Mendoza (1765-1836), a Sephardic Jew from London, was Britain’s boxing champion from 1790 to 1795. He enjoyed unparalleled fame and earned enormous sums of money for his matches, which drew large crowds and were widely reported in the press. As a “professor of pugilism” who gave lessons and wrote a book on boxing, he helped to popularize a sport that was widely viewed as quintessentially British. Although he was occasionally the object of anti-Jewish, he was widely respected and imitated.