Judy Wallace

Roman Calendars Without Privileging Western Chronologies Studying ancient societies is difficult, and it helps to begin with the most basic point. Ordinary people rarely appear in the record. This problem…

Questions & Approach: A Moment of Convergence and Conflict On April 18, 1933, a remarkable ceremony took place in Jerusalem. American Protestant missionaries, British Mandate administrators, Jewish residents and Zionist…

BS”D Brian and Judy Wallace are writing to address serious concerns that arose within the Orthodox Jewish community regarding language used on their blog website.  Brian and Judy Wallace state…

Brian Wallace, Coadvisor to Yehudit Institute on Israel Heritage, Aliyah & Diaspora Affairs, and Combating Antisemitism. As a public speaker, marketer, and community organizer, it is my mission to adjoin…

Pilgrimage Studies and Research Focus This discussion will raise a topic of Pilgrimage Studies that I am most interested in. My questions are all about what people of the past…

Methodological Foundations for the 1933 Jerusalem YMCA Study Introduction: A Moment of Convergence On April 18, 1933, multiple communities converged at the newly opened Jerusalem YMCA for its dedication ceremony.…

Shalom! I am Judy Wallace, and I’m on a humanitarian mission as a heritage interpreter, and history scholar living, working, and studying in Israel. My sending organization is Yehudit Institute,…

Historians have more than one audience. Some readers want quick timelines or dates; others want footnotes and archival debates. But there is a middle ground for readers who wrestle with…

Context and Historical Significance Some of the oldest world maps place Jerusalem at the center. These are called mappae mundi, and their most recognizable form is the medieval T-O map.…

Five Core Advisory Roles Yehudit Institute appreciates the facts and feelings of Israel through historical and cultural interpretive resources and programs to open up human experiences of awe. Yehudit Institute…