Please join us in welcoming our Spring 2026 academic visitors. Visiting Faculty Hasia Diner, Professor Emerita, Departments of History and the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies,New York University; Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish HistoryVisiting Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard Divinity School Moshe Halbertal, Gruss Professor of Law, NYU; Professor, Hebrew…
This spring, we plan to host the following speakers (more details to follow): February 18, 12:00 pmVia Zoom Raphael Cormack, Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, United Kingdom “How Jewish was James Sanua?” Sanua was one of the most famous Arab Jews of the modern era: The pioneer of theArabic theatre…
The CJS is happy to present a recording of “Words Without Borders”, a talk with Etgar Keret, moderated by Romy Neumark. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and Jewish Cultures and Societies Seminar at the Mahindra Humanities center, Harvard University. This event was held in-person at Harvard University on November 12, 2025….
The Center for Jewish Studies Wishes you and yours a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year. Our offices and all other Harvard University offices will be closed for Winter Recess from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 to Friday, January 2, 2026.We will return to our regular work schedule on Monday, January 5, 2026….
Congratulations Hannah Duane! The CJS is proud to share that Hannah Duane ’26 has been named a 2026 Marshall Scholar. The annual Marshall Prize enables a group of American college graduates to continue their studies in the United Kingdom.Hannah is one of five Harvard students and alumna to receive the Prize this year. Hannah graduated…
Celebrating the Littauer Centennial & Jewish Studies at Harvard In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard. This publication, prepared by the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies and the Harvard Library Judaica…
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations is hosting a series of talks in December: December 1, 4:00 pmHarvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA Sarit Kattan Gribetz, Associate Professor, Yale University A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory December 8, 2025, 4:00pm …
The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m….
Save the Dates: Upcoming Talks at Harvard NELC Sarit Gribetz, December 1, 4:00 pm Gregg Gardner, December 8, 4:00 pm Simcha Gross, December 10, 4:00 pm Ishay Rosen-Zvi, December 11, 2:30 pm These talks are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations @ Harvard. Details forthcoming…
Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory” Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 2016 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 According to the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, Helena was a queen of the Parthian client kingdom of Adiabene,…
