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  • Unabridged 2026 – now accepting applications
    Unabridged – A Library Research Intensive  for graduate students post-docs, fellows, and faculty The Harvard Libraries are now accepting applications for the January 2026 cohort of Unabridged: A Library Research Intensive. The program is open to graduate students, including in…
  • Upcoming Events at the CJS
    We invite you to join us for these exciting talks: October 16, 4:00 pmAdolphus Busch Hall, Lower Level Conference Room Michelle Goldberg in Conversation with Derek Penslar October 20, 5:30 pmThe Plimpton Room, Barker Center Ayelet…
  • 2025 Harry and Cecile Starr Prize Winning Theses
    This year, the Center for Jewish Studies awarded four students with the Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies. The Prize is by faculty member nomination only, for an outstanding senior thesis or Ph.D. dissertation…
  • Professor David Stern’s First Year Seminar featured in the Harvard Gazette
    Professor David Stern’s course, FYSEMR 62J: “Harvard’s Greatest Hits: The Most Important, Rarest, and Most Valuable Books in Houghton Library” was featured in a Harvard Gazette article highlighting some of the College’s most noteworthy classes. To…