The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Harry and Cecile Starr Prizes in Jewish Studies. Starr Prizes are awarded in each of the following categories: the best doctoral dissertation in Jewish and Hebrew Studies and the best dissertation in the field of Jewish and Hebrew…
CJS announces recipients of 2024 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies
The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies. Honorable mention The Weinstein Prize, which is given to the Harvard University student(s) who submits the best undergraduate essay in Jewish studies, was established by Lewis H. Weinstein ’27, LL.B….
An Evening in Honor of Peter J. Solomon
An Evening in Honor of Peter J. Solomon Last month, the Center for Jewish Studies held an evening to honor Mr. Peter J. Solomon. The Harvard Faculty Club was filled with friends, family, faculty and students, all of whom joined us in marking the stepping down of Mr. Solomon from his role as the first…
“Jewish Immigration Reconsidered” | A Symposium: Recording Available
The CJS is happy to present a recording of “Jewish Immigration Reconsidered” | A Symposium by the 2023-2024 Harry Starr Fellows in Judaica and Alan M. Stroock Fellows for Advanced Research in Judaica…
Congratulations Rachelle Grossman!
The Center for Jewish Studies extends our heartfelt congratulations to Rachelle Grossman, Ph.D. ’23, for accepting the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Comparative & World Literature in the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Mazel Tov!…
Happy Passover!
Happy Passover…
2024 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies for Undergraduate Students
Take advantage of this upcoming opportunity, and apply via CARAT: We are pleased to announce that the CARAT application portal has opened for The Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize which is awarded for an outstanding essay in Jewish studies by a Harvard undergraduate. This is a $2,500 prize. REMINDER: The deadline for applying to the Weinstein Prize is Monday, April 22, 2024. Entries must not exceed 25…
Jewish Studies Fall 2024 Courses Page is now Live!
Fall 2024 course registration for returning students starts today, March 27, 2024, and Crimson Carts are open! Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find out what’s available? Looking for a language class? Browse the new our Fall 2024 Courses webpage to see a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings….
NEW!!! CJS Graduate Student Conference Funding
CJS Graduate Student Conference Funding The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University has limited available funds to support qualified, enrolled Harvard University graduate students in Jewish studies (primarily GSAS) to participate in up to 2 conferences per year. Eligible students will be reimbursed up to $750 per conference. Proof of conference participation is required: the letter…
Anna Kohen | “Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania”
Anna Kohen | “Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania” Monday, March 25th, 2024, 6 pm – 8 pm EST Boylston Hall110- Fong Auditorium, 5 Harvard Yard, Cambridge RSVP on the Harvard College Calendar Event Page Dr. Kohen, a Romaniote Jew with roots in Ioannina (Greece), will tell how Muslim Albanians risked their…