Many thanks to everyone that joined us for Elliot Wolfson’s lecture “Melancholic Redemption and the Hopelessness of Hope: From Kafka to Dylan” on October 28th! This was our 2020-21 Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lecture in Jewish Studies. If you … Read more

The Center’s new Undergraduate Advisory Committee in Jewish Studies is hosting its first event – a Netflix party on November 9, 2020, 7:30pm. All Carolina undergraduate and graduate students are invited, see details below on how to sign up. The … Read more

Emily Branton is a PhD student in the department of religious studies at Carolina. She is currently the head teaching assistant for JWST 106: “Introduction to Early Judaism,” taught by professor Jodi Magness. In her role as head TA, Emily is … Read more

Prof. Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, department of religious studies, and member of the Center’s faculty steering committee, sits down with Monocle & Spade to talk archaeology and Second Temple Judaism. Watch it online.

Many thanks to everyone that joined us for Daniela Weiner’s lecture on “Advocacy for Holocaust Education in Late 1950’s West Germany” last week! If you missed it, the presentation is now available to view on our Vimeo site and our … Read more

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. Initially scheduled for April 2020, the Uhlman Seminar is now rescheduled … Read more

Melancholic Redemption and the Hopelessness of Hope: From Kafka to Dylan The Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lectureship in Jewish Studies with Elliot Wolfson, distinguished professor of religion at University of California, Santa Barbara Oct 28, 7:00 pm eastern time. … Read more

This semester, Dr. Yaron Shemer is on research leave. Dr. Shemer is an associate professor of Israel Cultural Studies and Jewish Studies in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern studies at UNC, with a research focus on Israeli ethnic cinema. … Read more

Welcome to Tine Rassalle, our new Graduate Student Assistant. Tine is helping with our social media, Zoom events, and much more. Tine, the Center’s very first TEP Fellow, is an archaeologist and PhD candidate in the department of religious studies. … Read more

Pre-registration is now open. Pre-registration is required for this free, online Zoom lecture.  Sign up on Eventbrite… all “ticketholders” will receive the Zoom link via email a few days prior to the event [and again a couple hours prior to … Read more