Academic Visitors 2023-2024

The Center for Jewish Studies sponsors Visiting Professors and Lecturers in a variety of academic disciplines to supplement our course offerings in Jewish studies.
We also host several research scholars each year:

  • Harry Starr Fellows in Judaica: a group of scholars (from post-doctoral fellows to senior faculty) in a particular field of Jewish studies for a semester or a year to conduct full-time research at Harvard
  • Alan M. Stroock Fellows for Advanced Research in Judaica: for Post-doctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars to conduct research at Harvard. Some scholars who apply for the Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica are offered the Stroock Fellowship to join the Harry Starr Fellows in Judaica cohort. This fellowship may also be used to support Scholars at Risk.
  • Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellow: for an active congregational rabbi to spend a semester conducting full-time, independent research at Harvard
  • Visiting Scholars, Associates, and Research Associates in many areas of Jewish studies to come to Harvard to conduct independent research at Harvard

Visiting Professors & Lecturers

Romy Neumark

Gerard Weinstock Visiting Lecturer of Jewish Studies: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Center for Jewish Studies Fellow,
Academic Year 2023-2024
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Jonathan Decter

Gerard Weinstock Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Academic Year 2024-2025

Alan M. Stroock Fellows for Advanced Research in Judaica and Harry Starr Fellows in Judaica:

2023-2024 Theme: Jewish Migration in the 16th -21st centuries

Abrham Gebremichael

Abrham Yohannes

Stroock Fellow
Yael Levi photo

Yael Levy

Starr Fellow 
Sebastian Musch photo

Sebastian Musch

Starr Fellow
Michael Rom photo

Michael Rom

Starr Fellow
Anastasiia Strakhova photo

Anastasiia Strakhova

Starr Fellow

Silver Fellow

Rabbi Daniel Stein photo

Rabbi Daniel Stein

Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellow

Current Visiting Research Scholars

Ori Aronson

 Bar-Ilan University

Visiting Scholar,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Matan Boord

Bar-Ilan University

MSCA Post-doctoral Fellow,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Rhona Burns

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Post-doctoral Fellow
Academic Year 2023-2024

Victor Couto Tiribás

Scuola Normale Superiore

Associate,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Miriam Goldstein

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Visiting Scholar,
Spring 2024

Dotan Greenvald

New York University

Associate,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Rebekah Haigh

Princeton University

Fellow,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Susanne Klingenstein

Brandeis University

Associate,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Aviram Shahal

University of Michigan

Associate,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Ilana Szobel

Brandeis University

Visiting Scholar,
Academic Year 2023-2024

Ofra Tirosh-Becker

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Visiting Scholar,
Academic Year 2023-2024