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Meet Our Recent Visiting Faculty

August 1, 2024

  Meet Our Recent Visiting Faculty: Brett Kaplan and Jackie Feldman  Profiles written by Alana Goldman, ’24, the Center’s Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Intern for 2023-24.   Brett Ashley Kaplan 2023-2024 Keohane Distinguished Professor   The Keohane Distinguished Professorship … Read more

Upcoming Events 2024-25

June 28, 2024

2024-2025 Events Schedule   Please join us for our upcoming community event series. Most events will be held at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center starting at 5:30pm but please check back in early September for final event details (start time, … Read more

Grant Awards AY24

June 28, 2024

Grant Awards for student and faculty support   This past year, the Center made grant awards in support of faculty research and travel, course development, undergraduate experiential/study abroad, year-long fellowships for graduate students, grad student research and travel grants and … Read more

Ancient Religion and Modern Debates

June 28, 2024

During spring break in March, a group of our affiliated faculty and graduate students traveled to King’s College in London for a joint interdisciplinary workshop titled: “.” This conference, which was made possible through support from the Center as well … Read more

A message from University leaders on campus protests

April 30, 2024

Read the statement issued April 30th by Interim Chancellor Lee H. Roberts and Provost J. Christopher Clemens.   Additional messages can be viewed on the messages page on the Office of the Chancellor  webpage.

Fiction as History, History as Fiction

April 9, 2024

MONDAY, April 15: Fiction as History, History as Fiction: a Novel about Nazi Looted Art with Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor Brett Ashley Kaplan What happens when different displaced people come into convergence with each other? This talk will present a … Read more

Annual Sephardic Lecture

April 4, 2024

Please join us:   Community Lecture with Henriette Dahan Kalev, Ben Gurion University The Mizrahi Protest: Lessons from History April 8, 2024, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 … Read more

Thank You Donors

March 26, 2024

  One of our undergraduates made a video thank you to supporters of the Center. View it on our YouTube Channel.   Learn more about Give UNC Day and our matching gift challenge for March 26 ONLY. And meet more … Read more

Schwab Academic Excellence Awards 2024

March 21, 2024

Congratulations to two of the Center’s affiliated faculty members for winning 2024 Schwab Academic Excellence Awards. The award, offered by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, recognizes one faculty member from each College of Arts and Sciences department in … Read more

Now Enrolling: Summer & Fall 24

March 21, 2024

This summer and fall 24 semester, we’re again offering a wide range of Jewish studies courses, including modern and classical Hebrew languages, and many other courses that meet UNC’s general education requirements. In fact, there are almost 20 courses to … Read more