On October 26 at 5:00 PM in the DeBartolo auditorium, the Center for Judaic & Holocaust Studies will feature our Fall 2026 lecture. The guest speaker is Dr. Jarrod Tanny, the Block Distinguished Professor of Jewish History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Tanny is an expert on comedy in the Jewish experience. His talk is titled,  “Jewish Humor and Christianity.”

Dr. Tanny is the author of several books, including City of Rogues and Schnorrers: Russia’s Jews and the Myth of Old Odessa, The Seinfeld Talmud, and a co-editor of Wit Happens: Global Jewish Humor.

The event is free and open to the public.