Case Western Reserve University

Judaic Studies Program's Judith Neulander gives advice to students considering Jewish studies

Cleveland Jewish News: Judith Neulander, co-director of the Judaic Studies Program, gives advice to students considering Jewish studies. “I’ll never forget a graduating senior who took a Judaic ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Judaic Studies Institute lecture held

Rabbi Sholomo Ben Levy, professor of history at Northampton Community College, presented “Black Jews in America: Diversity and Identity” at the University of Scranton’s Weinberg Judaic Studies ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

These Jewish Studies scholars think their jobs are on the chopping block. Could they be right?

Dozens of Jewish studies scholars from across the world have kicked off the fall semester by sending an unusual letter to leaders of the University of Oregon, one with a stinging accusation. “Why ...
Smith College

Jewish Studies

The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...
Publishers Weekly

The Purpose and Power of Jewish Humor: PW Talks with the Editors of ‘Wit Happens’

Scholars Jennifer Caplan, Jarrod Tanny, and Avinoam Patt discuss Jewish humor and satire as a global phenomenon as well as a ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Judaic studies lecture held at University of Scranton

Rabbi Shlomo Brody, Ph.D., executive director of Ematai and columnist for the Jerusalem Post, presented “Jewish Ethical Perspectives on Civilian Casualties in War: A Tale of Two Sieges” at the ...
The Forward

University of Oregon cuts spare Judaic studies faculty who had raised alarm

(JTA) — A round of layoffs at the University of Oregon that Judaic studies professors had feared would affect their program appears to have spared them entirely. No tenured or tenure-track faculty or ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn alumni donations establish Jewish Studies endowed professorship, graduate program

The School of Arts and Sciences received major leadership gifts from 1979 College graduates Julie Beren Platt and Marc Platt to fund a new endowed professorship and graduate support program that will ...
The Daily Princetonian

Judaic Studies given $4.5 million donation

Peter Schafer, director of the Program in Judaic Studies, said that the grant, which will launch the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thuoght, will make Judaic Studies a “lasting force for Princeton.” A ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

U of Oregon cuts spare Judaic studies faculty who had raised alarm

After dire warnings, the university says no tenured faculty will lose their jobs. A round of layoffs at the University of Oregon that Judaic studies professors had feared would affect their program ...
Sun Sentinel

U of Oregon cuts spare Judaic studies faculty who had raised alarm

A round of layoffs at the University of Oregon that Judaic studies professors had feared would affect their program appears to have spared them entirely. No tenured or tenure-track faculty or degree ...