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. We sponsor (and co-sponsor) conferences, lectures and seminars; host Visiting Professors and research scholars; support undergraduate and graduate student research and study in the field of Jewish studies, language programs in modern Hebrew and Yiddish, and a number of other special projects.
From Our Director
Read a message from the Center’s Director, Professor Derek Penslar.
Our History (Coming soon…)
The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University was established in 1978.
Publications
Our office publishes Annual or Biannual Newsletters with comprehensive accounts of current work done at the CJS. We provide funding and support for Emet: A Harvard Undergraduate Jewish Studies Journal. We publish academic books through Harvard University Press.
Contact
The Center for Jewish Studies is located in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (formerly the Semitic Museum) at 6 Divinity Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just steps away from Harvard Yard. If you are interested in learning more about CJS, peruse our website or email us at cjs@fas.harvard.edu.
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-4326
cjs@fas.harvard.edu