Anne Rethmann, our PhD Fellow, was invited by the Center for Women's Justice to participate in the podcast series "Voices of Women at Wartime". Anne spoke about her personal experience in Israel after October 7th, her research on human rights and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
To listen to the episode click here.

Dr. Jonathan Grossman, our postdoctoral fellow, published an article on how home-state elites react to emigrants who form diaspora communities abroad, and how these attitudes change over time. The article explores these questions through an analysis of the discourse and policies of Israeli elites towards emigrants who created distinct diaspora communities and established ties with local Jewish diaspora communities between 1977 and 2023.

In 1925, the Estonian arliament passed the Law on Cultural Self-Government for Ethnic Minorities. It allowed minorities to establish institutionsp of self-governance to independently organize cultural and educational life and gained broad attention in Europe.
In our monthly spotlight, Dr. Timo Aava looks at minority networks in interwar Europe and their advocacy for autonomy.
To read Timo’s spotlight click here.

The two-year anniversary of the passing of Israeli Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Bach (13 March 1927 – 18 February 2022), which falls close to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, provides an important and timely opportunity to reflect on his views regarding Israel’s commitment to prosecuting Nazi criminals.
In our monthly spotlight, Dr. Yehudit Dori Deston, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute, gives an insight to Bach’s perception of the Israeli court system as the most appropriate forum for trials concerning crimes against the Jewish people.