What We Do
The Center for Jewish Studies serves as an umbrella organization, encompassing and coordinating the many academic and extra-curricular programs in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
CJS Director: Derek Penslar
Derek J. Penslar is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at the Department of History.
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Academics
Fellowship Opportunities
The Center for Jewish Studies supports a number of fellowships and prizes for qualified undergraduate and graduate Harvard students, as well as an exchange program for graduate students in Jewish studies with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
We are also pleased to support and host research scholars, Visiting Professors and Lecturers in Jewish studies from outside Harvard.
Recent News
- Annette Yoshiko Reed Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
The CJS extends its congratulations to Professor Annette Yoshiko Reed for this wonderful achievement! Professor Reed, Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity and Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and a member of the CJS’s Executive… - Harvard Judaica Publishes New Undergraduate Thesis
The CJS congratulates Julia Tellides ’24 for the publication of her thesis in the the Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers Series. Julia’s paper, Defending “The Jerusalem of the Balkans”: Resilience and Disempowerment in Interwar Jewish Thessaloniki is… - Upcoming CMES EventsForwarded: Upcoming Events at the CMES Unpacking Israel’s Current Political Landscape | Lihi Ben Shitrit Lihi Ben Shitrit, Henry and Marilyn Taub Associate Professor of Israel Studies; Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies; and Director,…
Giving to the CJS
The Center for Jewish Studies is very grateful to our donors for their generosity in supporting our endeavors. Those pursuing Jewish studies at Harvard University may benefit from a number of endowment and current use funds established over the years. New funds are formed continuously to support students and scholars in their pursuit for greater knowledge and achievement in this field. These may also support publications, events, other activities and administration at the Center for Jewish Studies.
Our Newsletter
Our office proudly presents annual or biannual Newsletters with comprehensive accounts of current work done at the CJS.
