Strassler Center at Clark University

More accolades for Strassler Center Affiliated Professor and Associate Professor of History and the Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History Dr. Elizabeth Imber! Her book, Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism, has been awarded the Salo Baron Prize by the American Academy for Jewish Research and was named a co-winner of the Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies by the Association for Israel Studies.

Congratulations, Dr. Imber, on these well-deserved honors!

https://aisisraelstudies.org/ais-2026-award-winners/
https://aajr.org/.../2025-baron-book-prize-awarded.../

2025 Baron Book Prize Awarded: Elizabeth E. Imber – AAJR 2025 Baron Book Prize Awarded: Elizabeth E. Imber Posted on June 22, 2026 admin2021 The American Academy for Jewish Research is pleased to announce the winner of its annual Salo Baron Prize for the best first book in Jewish studies published in calendar year 2025. The prize honors: Elizabeth E. Imbe...

Congratulations to the Center's incoming David P. Angel Chair, Dr. Ashley Valanzola, on the publication of her recent book, When She Remembered.

When She Remembered showcases an intertwined group of seven influential women, from well-known figures such as Simone Veil to memory activist Sabine Zlatin, who shaped the production of Holocaust memory in France from 1945 to the present.

https://www.amazon.com/When-She-Remembered-Transformed-Holocaust/dp/0253075815

We celebrate Dr. Valanzola’s important contribution to the study of memory, history, and the enduring legacy of Holocaust remembrance.

The Center was so happy to host, in collaboration with Lehigh University’s Berman Center for Jewish Studies, a fantastic group of scholars, writers, and artists over the last two days at our "Never Always Again" workshop. It explored the history and meaning of “never again,” focusing on a central paradox: whether it is applied to a specific group or to all people, the phrase can unintentionally create the conditions for repetition rather than prevention.

Author Aleksandar Hemon speaking about the Logic of Genocide at today's "Never Always Again" workshop co-sponsored by Lehigh University’s Berman Center for Jewish Studies.

Many on hand listening to the Center's Asher Lecture "All Men Are Brothers: Bundist Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Poland.” with speaker Molly Crabapple. Co-sponsored by Lehigh University’s Berman Center for Jewish Studies.