Reading period access: From April 30 to May 14, access to the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and the Fisher Fine Arts Library will be limited to PennCard holders and other Penn affiliates. Find more information.

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May 7, 2024

Penn Walks 2 Wellness

Each Tuesday we will meet between The Button and the Ben Franklin Statue outside of Van Pelt Library. This semester we invite participants to join us for a walk and are invited to share their interests and stories.

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Outside Van Pelt Library, Between the Button and Ben Franklin statue
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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May 7, 2024

Paper Writing Drop-In

Wherever you are in the paper-writing process, you can stop by our weekly drop-in sessions to get immediate help with organizing your research notes, citing your sources, and more!

  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (1st floor)
Open to Penn Students Only
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May 7, 2024

Sephardic Culinary Heritage: Conversation and Reception with SIMS Visiting Research Fellow Helene Jawhara Piñer and Mike Solomonov

The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies invites you to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month at the Free Library of Philadelphia with two renowned Culinarians, Dr. Helene Jawhara Piñer and Chef Mike Solomonov. We will dive into the culinary heritage of Sephardim, or Jews who lived in Spain until the Spanish Inquisition forced them to flee the kingdom or convert to Catholicism.

  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Free Library of Philadelphia, Culinary Literacy Center at Parkway Central Library, 4th floor (1901 Vine Street)
Open to the Public

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