Anniversary Celebrations | Jewish Studies

2023

20th Anniversary Jazz Performance with the Daniel Zamir Duo
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 7:00pm, Hill Hall.
Israeli jazz musician Daniel Zamir with Gadi Lehavi, performed a special jazz concert of Daniel’s music. It was an amazing evening with a fusion of world music and jazz blended with Jewish Hasidic sounds.

Spring 2023 Newsletter, including 20 Highlights from 20 years

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Jim White, watching our guests come in.

Patricia Rosenmeyer, director, giving the welcome remarks.

Professor Yaron Shemer, Eric Sklut, Jonathan Fassberg and Daniel Zamir, after the performance.

A reception for the community was held in the rotunda.

Gadi Lehavi, Patricia Rosenmeyer, Hanna Sprintzik (Dept. Asian Studies), Eric Sklut, Yaron Shemer, Jonathan Fassberg, Daniel Zamir.

Past Celebrations:

15th Anniversary Showcase

Sunday, March 25, 2018, 1:00-3:00pm
Carolina Union Auditorium,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This 15thAnniversary Showcase featured our faculty and graduate students giving personal, short presentations and interactive demonstrations that brought their research and expertise to life.

Spring 2018 newsletter

Anniversary Showcase Program Book

In spring 2003, a group of Carolina faculty, administrators and alumni banded together to lay out an ambitious plan for Jewish studies at Carolina — a particularly bold plan for a state-funded research university located in the American South. For us, it represented an opportunity to envision an academic program that would be far more integrated into the liberal arts than many Jewish Studies programs created at peer institutions. In the ensuing fifteen years, the goals that were initially considered rather audacious soon became reality, and today the Center continues to strengthen and expand its programs for students, faculty and the general public.

Launching the Center in 2003
New Leadership, 2003

Center Leadership Announcement in 2013

Celebrating Ten Years of Excellence 2003 – 2013

Established in 2003, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unites the general public, students and faculty from various academic disciplines who share a common passion for a deeper understanding of Jewish history, culture and thought.

Ten Reasons to Celebrate…
In spring 2003, a group of Carolina faculty, administrators and alumni banded together to lay out an ambitious plan for Jewish Studies at Carolina — a particularly bold plan for a state-funded research university located in the American South. In the ensuing decade, the goals that were initially considered rather audacious started to be achieved, one by one, with the top goal, an undergraduate major in Jewish Studies, being accomplished this academic year. Click here to check out our top 10 reasons to celebrate 10 years of excellence.

Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d…
David Mandelbaum performed a powerful one-man production titled Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d as part of our anniversary celebrations on April 14, 2013. He has graciously allowed us to post a video of the performance, which is in Yiddish with English titles:
Vimeo link

New Academic Programs
In fall 2012, the Center launched the new undergraduate degree program, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies with a concentration in Jewish Studies. This is the first Jewish Studies major offered in the state of North Carolina. In addition, last year the Center also introduced a Certificate in Jewish Studies for Graduate Students and the University’s new Capstone Course in Jewish Studies, an upper-level research seminar.