David Lambert on “The Idea of Scripture” (Podcast) Prof. David Lambert was recently featured on The Biggest Questions, a podcast produced by the University of Chicago Divinity School. In the podcast interview, Prof. Lambert discusses his current research on the … Read more

Students enrolled in JWST 480/FOLK 481: Jewish Belonging/s: The Material Culture of Jewish Experience normally work on a final group project that becomes an exhibit at the Center’s office in Pettigrew Hall. This fall semester, the class worked with a … Read more

Spring 2021 JWST Course Offering: History and Culture of Ancient Israel with Joseph Lam. See our full list of JWST courses.   RELI 109: History and Culture of Ancient Israel. An examination extending from Hebrew origins to the Babylonian exile … Read more

Spring 2021 JWST Course Offering: Israeli Cinema: Gender, Nation, and Ethnicity with Yaron Shemer. See our full list of JWST courses.   ASIA/JWST/PWAD 235: Israeli Cinema: Gender, Nation, and Ethnicity. This course is designed for students of Middle Eastern Studies, … Read more

Spring 2021 JWST Course Offering: Germans, Jews and Antisemitism with Adi Nester. See our full list of JWST courses. GERM 56: Germans, Jews, Antisemitism. First-year Seminar. This course seeks to explore the historically difficult position of minorities in the modern … Read more

More than 20 Jewish Studies courses are offered in spring 2021 including: Confronting Antisemitism, Israeli Cinema, Ancient Synagogues, From the Bible to Broadway: Jewish History to Modern Times, Ancient Biblical Interpretation, Popular and Pious: Early Modern Jewish Literature, Traditions in … Read more

Many thanks to everyone that joined us for Robin Buller’s lecture “Building a Transnational Sephardi Network out of Interwar Paris” on November 16th!  If you missed it, the presentation is now available to view on our Vimeo site and our … Read more

On Monday November 9, graduate students at UNC had the opportunity to virtually sit down with Dr. Christopher Browning and ask him about his career and research. Dr. Browning is the Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill and … Read more

November 12, 5:00pm. The Uhlman Distinguished Scholar Program for 2020 features Christopher Browning, the Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill and professor emeritus of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. Register for this free event: web site.   … Read more

Robin Buller, instructor for IDST 290, recently invited nine representatives of faith-based groups on campus, including UNC Hillel and UNC Chabad, to join her class for an open discussion. Her course, “Cults & Contagion: Religion and Disease from the Middle … Read more