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  • Center & Campus Statements: Sept 19

    We call on the administration, faculty and students to find ways forward that promote dialogue and discussion, not further disturbance. The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is deeply dismayed by the disruptive and hostile protests that occurred today on campus. … Read more

  • Grants for Fall 2024

    Thanks to generous private support, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is able to offer fall 2024 grants supporting graduate students and faculty.   Graduate student research and travel grants: September 30, 2024   Faculty research and travel grants: September … Read more

  • Jerusalem Through the Ages: A Conversation

    Upcoming Remote talk with one of our affiliated faculty members:   Sunday, November 17th, 2024 1:00 PM EST on Zoom   A moderated panel discussion centered around the new book, Jerusalem Through the Ages by Jodi MagnessKenan Distinguished Professor for … Read more

  • Fall Newsletter

      The fall 2024 newsletter highlights our new faculty and visiting scholars, upcoming lectures and programming, graduate student presentations, our recent fellowship and grant awards, and so much more. PDF    

  • 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 summer stipends, as well as grad student … Read more

  • Growing the Jewish Studies Academic Program

      Joining the College, and the Center, next year is the new Sara and E.J. Evans Fellow in Jewish Studies and assistant professor in the department of Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures. Yaakov Herskovitz holds a doctorate in Yiddish and … Read more

  • Undergraduate Internship

    The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is accepting applications for paid, undergraduate student intern for the 2024-2025 academic year.     Deadline to apply extended to September 10, 2024   Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Internship in Jewish Studies   … Read more

  • Happy FDOC

    Happy FDOC to all students and faculty and best wishes for this semester. Students: there are a few seats available for JWST courses – enroll today! See the list of offered courses. We also offer Heel Life credit at all … Read more

  • Upcoming Event

    September 16, 2024, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Auditorium Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and open to the public UNC Heel LIfe CLE credit will be available for undergrads Kaplan Brauer … Read more

  • Spotlight: Adam Cohn

      Spotlight: Adam Cohn Profile written by Alana Goldman, ’24, the Center’s Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Intern for 2023-24.     Adam Cohn is an assistant professor in the department of romance studies and the JMA and Sonja van … Read more

  • Spotlight: Emily Katz

    Spotlight: Emily Katz Profile written by Alana Goldman, ’24, the Center’s Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Intern for 2023-24.   Emily Katz is a teaching assistant professor in the department of American studies. She joined Carolina in fall 2023.   … Read more

  • Spotlight: Jennifer Grayson

    New Faculty: Jennifer Grayson Profile written by Alana Goldman, ’24, the Center’s Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Intern for 2023-24.   Jennifer Grayson is an assistant professor of medieval/early modern Jewish history and the Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat Fellow in … Read more

  • Meet Our Recent Visiting Faculty

      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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

      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

    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

    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

  • Giving Day 2024

    Thank YOU to everyone that supported us on GiveUNC Day! Private support makes everything single thing we do possible – from our academic programs, to fellowships and grants to our students and faculty, to our extensive community events programming. We … Read more

  • Grants: Spring 2024

    Thanks to generous private support, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is able to offer grants supporting undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for UNC Grad Students and Undergraduates: Student Research & Travel Grants, Summer Stipends and … Read more

  • Emerging Scholars Lecture

    Emerging Scholars Lecture with Morgan Morales, department of history. Remote event via Zoom. Tuesday, Feb 6, 5:30pm. This remote event requires registration on Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom link.   Co-sponsored by the Dept. of History.   A … Read more

  • Looted Art and the Power of Aesthetics

    Monday, join Brett Ashley Kaplan, Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor, for the second event in the UNC/Duke joint Keohane lecture series. “Looted Art and the Power of Aesthetics” Feb. 5, 5:30pm, Stone Center.  Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor 2023-2024 Brett Ashley Kaplan, … Read more

  • Jews and the Pig: A History

    Community lecture with Jordan Rosenblum, University of Wisconsin-Madison Jews and the Pig: A History Jan 22, 2024, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and Open … Read more

  • Student Excellence Awards

    NEW: Student Excellence Awards in Jewish Studies Offered for the first time in academic year 2023-24, the Center’s Student Excellence Awards in Jewish Studies will recognize Carolina graduate students, and advanced undergraduates, that are doing exemplary work in a subfield … Read more

  • Grants: Grad Students

    Thanks to  generous private support, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is able to offer several different types of fellowships and grants supporting graduate students at UNC. Students working in a subfield of Jewish studies are encouraged to apply!   … Read more

  • Grants: Recruitment

    The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to offer fellowships and top up grants for incoming graduate students who have academic and research interests related to the field of Jewish Studies. For graduate students planning to start at Carolina … Read more

  • Lectures/Performances for Spring 24

      We are pleased to present our event schedule for spring 2024. All events are free and open to the public. Please join us this semester:   Jan 22: Jews and the Pig: A History Community Lecture with Jordan D. … Read more

  • Director’s Message: Spring Semester

    Dear Friends of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies –   We begin the spring semester at Carolina with a renewed sense of the importance of our mission on campus: to promote a deeper understanding of Jewish history, culture and … Read more

  • A Night with Alex Edelman

    The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event: Fresh off his hit Broadway show, Just For Us, Alex Edelman will be performing a stand-up selection with a special audience Q&A at the end. Monday, January 29, 2024, 7:30-8:30 PM, UNC … Read more

  • FDOC Spring 24

    Happy FDOC to all students and faculty and best wishes for this semester! Students: there are a few seats available for JWST courses – enroll today! See the list of offered courses. We have a full schedule of events for … Read more

  • New JWST Course for Spring 24

    The Dept. of Religious Studies has just added the following course for spring 2024: Now enrolling: RELI/JWST 103 Intro To Hebrew Bible   Check out other JWST courses offered in spring 24,  including JWST 274: Representing the Holocaust and JWST … Read more

  • Dec 4: Mediating Religion and Politics Through Holy Land Pilgrimage

    UNC Anthropology Colloquium with Visiting Professor Jackie Feldman: The Israeli and Palestinian Jesus: Mediating Religion and Politics Through Holy Land Pilgrimage Dec 4, 3:35p, Alumni Bldg, Room 308   Hosted by UNC Dept. of Anthropology

  • Nov 13: Lay People’s Voices in Talmudic Jewish Courts

    Please join us for this year’s Eli N. Evans Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies with Lynn Kaye, Brandeis University. November 13, 5:30pm. In-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Hitchcock Room Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after … Read more

  • A message from University leadership: A call for peaceful dialogues

    November 9, 2023 Read the statement on the Chancellor’s website.   A message from University leadership: A call for peaceful dialogues In a campus email, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and Provost J. Christopher Clemens called on the Carolina community to demonstrate … Read more

  • Resources & Services for the Campus Community

    November 3, 2023 In these stressful times, the Center wishes to re-emphasize our commitment to the campus community and ensure that students, faculty and staff have access to resources. We support the Chancellor’s Statement from last month in calling for … Read more

  • ENROLL NOW: Confronting Antisemitism

    Now enrolling: JWST 390: Special Topics in Jewish Studies: Confronting Antisemitism. 1 credit. This course takes a broad look at antisemitism in history, our contemporary world, and at UNC. Class sessions will feature guest speakers and discussions on different aspects … Read more

  • Keohane Events Nov 8-9

    The Keohane Professorship brings prominent faculty to serve as visiting professors at UNC and Duke for a one-year period, during which they deliver a lecture series and engage students and faculty around areas of shared interest to both institutions. For … Read more

  • Campus Event: War in Gaza: a Discussion of the Origins, Strategy, and Ethics

    For the Carolina Community: students, faculty and staff:   War in Gaza: a Discussion of the Origins, Strategy, and Ethics Navin Bapat and Jeff Spinner-Halev will explain the origins of the current conflict, assess the strategic aims of key political … Read more

  • Spring 24 JWST Courses

    This spring, we’re again offering a wide range of Jewish studies courses that meet UNC’s general education requirements. Interested in learning more about Jewish studies? If so, consider the RELI/JWST major, and the minor in Jewish Studies and the minor … Read more

  • Suggested Reading Titles

    We’ve compiled a short list of readings that may be of interest to you:   A “dual narrative” history of Israel and Palestine created for the teaching of history in conflict and post-conflict situations and sponsored by the Peace Research … Read more

  • Caring for our community

      The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies condemns, and is deeply grieved by, the terrorist attacks by Hamas against civilians in Israel and extends heartfelt condolences to all those who have been affected. We have been reaching out to students, … Read more

  • We’re Hiring: East European Jewish Studies

    The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures (http://gsll.unc.edu/) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in East European Jewish Studies. The successful applicant will hold the … Read more

  • Kaplan Brauer Lecture: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf

    Our upcoming lecture explores the texts that Soviet Jews kept in their home libraries.   Kaplan Brauer Lecture in Jewish Studies with Marat Grinberg, Reed College Co-sponsored by the Carolina Center for Eastern European Studies October, 16, 2023, 5:30pm, in-person … Read more

  • Student Excellence Awards

    NEW: Student Excellence Awards in Jewish Studies Offered for the first time in academic year 2023-24, the Center’s Student Excellence Awards in Jewish Studies will recognize Carolina graduate students, and advanced undergraduates, that are doing exemplary work in a subfield … Read more

  • Grants: Fall 23

    The Center is accepting applications for the fall 2023 grant cycle. Applications for faculty and grad student research and travel grants and grad student Jewish language instruction are due by September 27, 2023, 5:00pm.   Eligibility: for Carolina faculty and … Read more

  • Fall 2023 Newsletter

    The fall 2023 newsletter highlights our anniversary celebrations, new faculty and visiting scholars, upcoming lectures and programming, student profiles, our recent grant awards, and so much more.  PDF

  • The ritual and functional uses of Jewish cemeteries in Poland

    One of the Center’s affiliated graduate students was recently featured in UNC Research’s magazine, showcasing her Jewish studies and Holocaust studies research. Her graduate research work has been supported by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.   Alison Curry is … Read more

  • Keeping stories alive: Documenting a disappearing culture through music

      Grad Student Profile: Tara Jordan Keeping stories alive: Documenting a disappearing culture through music The Center, and one of its affiliated grad students, were recently featured in a university campaign magazine, showcasing the importance of student support funding received … Read more

  • Welcome New Faculty and Scholars

    This fall, the Center welcomes five new faculty members and visiting scholars in Jewish studies.             Adam Cohn joins the department of romance studies as assistant professor and JMA van der Horst Fellow in Jewish Studies. He specializes in modern Spanish … Read more

  • 2023-2024 Events Schedule

      Please join us for our upcoming community event series. Unless otherwise noted, all events are in person, will begin at 5:30pm and will be held in the UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center. These events are free and open to … Read more

  • Lecture: Sept 12: Between Hebrew and Greek

    Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lecture in Jewish Studies with Hindy Najman, Oxford University September 12, 2023, 5:30pm, in-person event. UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Aud Directions & Parking in Bell Tower Deck ($1 after 5pm) Free and open to … Read more

  • Support services available

    Students, faculty, staff, community members: Please take time to take care of yourselves and check in with your friends and neighbors.   Reach out if you need help: Please know that support is available and these departments stand ready to … Read more

  • Huqoq Summer 2023 Findings

    Archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics of Samson and commemorative inscriptions   The 11th and final season of excavations in the 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq reveals a panel with an inscription commemorating the donors who funded the mosaic or the … Read more

  • Open Enrollment: Jewish Studies Courses

    Now Enrolling:   Fall 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. Plus, a unique course offered by a visiting professor… … Read more

  • ANTH 290: Israel, Palestine, Holy Land: Tourism Imaginaries and Practices

        Open Registration: Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to take a unique class with a visiting professor! ANTH 290: Israel, Palestine, Holy Land: Tourism Imaginaries and Practices.   Check out more Summer 23 and Fall 23 JWST course offerings, … Read more

  • Center Spotlight in Magazine

    The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is highlighted in the current edition of the Arts and Science magazine, complete with a profile story on Patricia Rosenmeyer, faculty director. This edition of the magazine focuses on the Campaign for Carolina and … Read more

  • Summer/Fall JWST Courses

    This summer and next semester, we’re again offering a wide range of Jewish studies courses, including our Capstone (focusing on Jewish languages), modern and classical Hebrew languages, and many other courses that meet UNC’s general education requirements.In fact, there are … Read more

  • Matching Gift doubles your GiveUNC donation

    Thank YOU to everyone that supported us on GiveUNC Day! Thank YOU! We met our Give UNC goal! Your support celebrates our 20th anniversary and honors the late Eli Evans. And private support makes everything single thing we do possible … Read more

  • Jocelyn Burney: Dean’s Dissertation Award

      2023 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award Recipients Each year, The Graduate School recognizes four doctoral candidates or recent doctoral graduates for creating exceptional dissertations in each of the following fields: biological and life sciences; humanities and fine arts; mathematics, physical … Read more

  • Alumni Career Roundtable

    On March 1st, the Center hosted a career roundtable for the grad student network. The hybrid event hosted about 20 in-person and another eight alumni and current students online.   Panelists: Alumni Naomi Graber (MUSC), associate professor, University of Georgia … Read more

  • TEP Fellows Meeting

    The Tau Epsilon Phi Graduate Student Fellowship in Jewish Studies provides incoming students with two full years of funding and additional programming in support of their doctoral work in a subfield of Jewish studies. The program allows the Center and … Read more

  • Interns 2022-23

    At the 20th anniversary celebration, this year’s interns and grad student assistant had the opportunity to meet Eric Sklut, advisory board member and supporter of the internship program, and Jonathan Fassberg, chair of the Center’s advisory board.   L-R: Intern … Read more

  • Anniversary Week

    We’re 20!   Our 20th anniversary community celebration, on March 2nd, was an amazing evening with a fusion of world music and jazz blended with Jewish Hasidic sounds. Many thanks to Daniel Zamir and Gadi Lehavi, and to the 200 … Read more

  • Profile Story: Jodi Magness

    The Center is thrilled to co-sponsor the dig in Huqoq and honored to have Prof. Jodi Magness as an affiliated faculty member. Learn more about Jodi and the dig in this wonderful profile story. Photo: J. Haberman

  • You’re Invited: 20th Anniversary

    Please help us celebrate our 20th anniversary at our March 2nd reception and jazz performance! Schedule: 6:00-6:45pm: Reception, Hill Hall, Rotunda 7:00-8:15pm: Performance, Hill Hall, Moeser Aud Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Event in Jewish Studies In person event, free … Read more

  • Celebrating 20 Years of Jewish Studies the Carolina Way

    Together, We’ve Created a Thriving Center Celebrating 20 Years of Jewish Studies the Carolina Way   In spring 2003, Carolina leadership and faculty established the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies with an interdisciplinary approach to academics and research along with … Read more

  • Spring Newsletter: 20th Anniversary Edition

    The spring 2023 newsletter highlights our 20 years of programming, undergraduate and graduate academics and faculty and student research. This edition also includes student, faculty and alumni news. PDF.

  • Faculty Profile: Jillian Hinderliter

      Faculty Profile: Jillian Hinderliter Interviewed by Ellen Perleberg, graduate student assistant   Tell me a little about your current book project. My current book project is about American Jewish women active in the feminist health movement from the 1960s … Read more

  • A Tar Heel in the Knesset

    We are pleased to co-sponsor this event hosted by UNC Hillel: A TAR HEEL IN THE KNESSET:  MAKING SENSE OF ISRAEL’S TUMULTUOUS PARLIAMENT WITH ALON TAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 7:00PM Hitchcock Room, Stone Center, 150 South Road, UNC-Chapel Hill As the seventh American citizen … Read more

  • Grad Student: Career Roundtable

    March 1, 2022, 4:30pm, Hyde Hall Incubator Room. Hybrid Event. The Center’s grad student network event for 2022-23 will feature a panel of our alumni, and our recently hired faculty member, in a variety of academic and academic-adjacent positions to … Read more

  • Mizrahim and Zionism: A History

    We hope you will join us: Tuesday, February 7, 2023. 5:30pm, Hyde Hall University Room [in-person event]. Free and open to the public. Parking: Swain Lot. (A limited number of reserved/free parking spaces are available in Swain lot; otherwise night … Read more

  • Annual Holocaust Remembrance Lecture

    Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture Jewish Perceptions of Justice Kaplan-Brauer Lecture in Jewish Studies with Dr. Laura Jockusch, Brandeis University. January 30, 5:30pm. In-person lecture, free and open to the public. UNC Stone Center, Multi-Purpose Room Parking: Bell Tower Deck. … Read more

  • Emerging Scholars: No Fairy Tale: German Zionism and the Politics of Literature

    Emerging Scholars Lecture with Joshua Shelly, Carolina-Duke German Program. Remote event via Zoom. Please NOTE: early start time [3:30pm]. This remote event requires registration on Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom link. Registration is now open: https://nofairytale.eventbrite.com Co-sponsored by … Read more

  • Capstone Course: The Holocaust, Memory and Historical Writing

    Carolina students: Don’t miss this chance to take one of our most popular courses! This year’s Capstone course is offered in spring 2023 semester. A Capstone Course is required for the RELI/JWST major, the JWST minor and the JWST grad … Read more

  • Commitment

    Since our founding in 2003, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies has created programming, developed courses, organized conferences, and hosted community events to address the challenges described in this pledge. We take seriously our responsibility to promote a better understanding … Read more

  • Grants for Grad Students

    Thanks to  generous private support, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is able to offer several different types of grants supporting graduate student research and travel, including: dissertation completion fellowships for 2023-24 – deadline January 23, 2023 Jewish language instruction … Read more

  • Now Showing: Fall Lectures

    If you missed any of our lectures and events this fall semester, they are all posted on our YouTube channel for viewing. September’s Evans Lecture with alumna Naomi Graber October’s special event with poet Ronny Someck November’s Margolis Lecture with … Read more

  • Recruiting: Faculty Position in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History

    Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History The Department of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant professor in medieval/early modern Jewish history. The successful applicant will also hold the … Read more

  • Emerging Scholar Talk: Nov 14 on Zoom

    Join us online for our next Emerging Scholars talk:   “Breathing out violence:” Fake News and other dangerous speech in Ancient Israel Emerging Scholars Lecture with Emily Branton, department of religious studies   Monday, November 14, 2022, 5:30pm Remote event … Read more

  • Southern Jews and the Lost Cause: Confederate Memory and Jewish Identity

    Join us for this in-person lecture: Southern Jews and the Lost Cause: Confederate Memory and Jewish Identity Sylvia and Irving Margolis Lecture on the Jewish Experience in the American South with David Weinfeld, Rowan University. Monday, November 7, 2022, 5:30pm, … Read more

  • Academic Programs

    Carolina Students: Learn more about the Jewish Studies academic program offerings!   The Jewish studies academic program offers courses in departments across the humanities and social sciences, meeting a wide-range of General Education requirements. Students also can choose Modern Hebrew … Read more

  • JWST Course Offerings: Spring 2023

    Next semester, we’re again offering a wide range of Jewish studies courses, including our Capstone Course (this year focusing on Holocaust studies), modern and classical Hebrew language courses, and the one-credit Confronting Antisemitism course. Many other courses meet UNC’s general … Read more

  • Uhlman Fellow: Jocelyn Burney

    We are pleased to announce that Jocelyn Burney is our inaugural Uhlman Fellow in Jewish Studies Public Humanities. The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, in collaboration with Carolina Public Humanities (CPH), established the Uhlman Fellowship in Jewish Studies Public Humanities … Read more

  • Recruiting: Faculty Position in Jewish Studies/Romance Studies

    Faculty Recruitment The Department of Romance Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://romancestudies.unc.edu) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position: tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with tenure in to begin July 1, 2023. We encourage applications … Read more

  • Special Event: Ronny Someck

    To view the recording of this talk, visit our YouTube Channel. Ronny Someck wrote two poems after his visit to Chapel Hill, and spoke about his visit on Shimon Parnas’s “Ha’oneg Hashvi’i Israeli Galaz radio program.         … Read more

  • NOW Virtual: Evans Lecture: Sept 19

    This is now a remote/Zoom event. Remote-only event. If you missed this event, you can view it on our YouTube channel.     Eli N. Evans Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies with Dr. Naomi Graber, University of Georgia.   The … Read more

  • Fall Grant Cycle

    The Center is accepting applications for the fall 2022 grant cycle. Applications for faculty and grad student research and travel grants and grad student Jewish language instruction are due by September 19, 2022, 5:00pm.   Eligibility: for Carolina faculty and … Read more

  • Co-sponsoring: Prospects for Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

    The Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event hosted by UNC Hillel. Prospects for Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Tuesday, September 13th, 7:30pm – 8:45pm FedEx Global Education Center   Dennis Ross and Ghaith al-Omari: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Join UNC … Read more

  • Fall 2022 Newsletter

    The fall 2022 newsletter honors our founding chair Eli N. Evans, and includes student, faculty and alumni news, as well as an update on our grants program and upcoming events. Fall 2022 PDF

  • Grad Student Profile: Morgan Morales

    I received the Spies Family Summer Stipend for summer 2022 from the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. The Spies Family Stipend allows me to finally begin archival work on my dissertation, “A Matter of Life and Death: Jewish Women Who … Read more

  • Alumna Profile: Tine Rassalle

    Alumna Profile: Tine Rassalle   In 2014, Tine Rassalle came to Carolina as the Center’s very first TEP Fellow, and, after more than seven years of intense study and research, she recently graduated and landed her dream job at the … Read more

  • Director’s Message: Fall 2022

    Director’s Message: A Welcoming Community   I am delighted to introduce myself as the director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. My colleague Ruth von Bernuth has done a fantastic job as director for the past nine years, and … Read more

  • Happy FDOC Fall 2022

    Welcome [back] to campus everyone. Wishing you a fantastic fall semester! If you’re still looking for some GenEd credits, or an interesting course to fill out your schedule, check out the JWST courses! Details

  • Still Enrolling: JWST fall 2022

    Carolina students: There’s still time to enroll in a JWST course for fall 2022…. there’s a wide range of topics to choose from, and the courses meet many GenEd requirements. Theses are just a few of the JWST courses that … Read more

  • Apply Now: Uhlman Fellowship in Jewish Studies Public Humanities

    Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, in collaboration with Carolina Public Humanities (CPH), is pleased to announce the establishment of a fellowship for graduate students in Jewish studies: Uhlman Fellowship in Jewish Studies Public Humanities. The Uhlman Fellowship program is made … Read more

  • Internships for Carolina Undergrads and Grad Students

    The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is accepting applications for paid, undergraduate and graduate student internships for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unites the general public, … Read more

  • In Memoriam: Eli N. Evans

      We are so sad to learn that Eli N. Evans,’58 founding chair of the advisory board for the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, passed away on July 26, 2022. Evans led the advisory board for much of the Center’s … Read more

  • Huqoq: Tenth Season of Excavations

    Media release for summer 2022 Huqoq. The Center is pleased to help sponsor this project and work with our faculty member, Jodi Magness, and to provide grants for undergraduates participating in this study abroad program.   Excavations by UNC-Chapel Hill … Read more

  • Welcome Professor Rosenmeyer

    Today is Professor Patricia Rosenmeyer’s first day as faculty director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. She holds the Seymour & Carol Levin Distinguished Term Professorship while serving as our director. Please welcome her to our Center and make … Read more

  • Thank You Professor von Bernuth

    Today is Professor Ruth von Bernuth’s final day as faculty director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. Thanks Ruth, for your leadership and service these past nine years, and best wishes for your next chapter at Carolina and the … Read more

  • The return to Huqoq

    The return to Huqoq: our students at a festival for Shavuot. After a two-year break, the dig at Huqoq is active again. The Center is pleased to co-sponsor the dig and provide travel grants to several students so they can … Read more

  • Spring 2022 Newsletter

    The spring 2022 special edition newsletter introduced our incoming faculty director, Patricia Rosenmeyer, and featured Ruth von Bernuth’s final director’s message. She concludes her term as faculty director on June 30th. Spring newsletter PDF     Director’s Message: A privilege … Read more

  • Join Us: Events 2022-2023

    Events Schedule 2022-2023: Please save the dates and join us next year for our upcoming events program, including a special performance on March 2nd to celebrate the Center’s 20th anniversary. Event details will be posted in late summer.   Sept … Read more

  • Class of 2022

    Congratulations to the class of 2022! Especially to those with the RELI/JWST major, a minor in Jewish studies or Hebrew, or a graduate certificate in Jewish studies… and all the students that have participated in our courses and programming.   … Read more

  • DTH Article on Dr. Rosenmeyer

    Learn more about our incoming faculty director and the Center’s plans for the future in this Daily Tar Heel article: Patricia Rosenmeyer named director for the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies By Keerthana Gotur May 3, 2022 | 12:51pm EDT … Read more

  • Incoming Director: Patricia Rosenmeyer

    A Message from the Dean’s Office, College of Arts and Sciences I am pleased to share that Professor Patricia Rosenmeyer will be the next director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, effective July 1. Rosenmeyer will hold the Seymour … Read more

  • NEW EVENT: Yiddish Culture and Jewish History in Ukraine

    Reflections in a Time of War: Yiddish Culture and Jewish History in Ukraine The community is invited to join this online event featuring a panel of speakers, including musician Daniel Kahn. This event will be remote, via Zoom.  Registration required … Read more

  • JWST Course Offerings: Summer & Fall 2022

    Jewish Studies [JWST] courses and other courses with Jewish studies content offered in Maymester, summer I & II and fall 2022 include Religion, Culture and Politics in Israel, Germans, Jews, and the History of Anti-Semitism, and Introduction to Early Judaism. … Read more

  • UNC Giving Day: Mar 29th

    Carolina’s fifth Giving Day is Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As a friend of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, we hope you will consider making your gift to support the Center during this one-day event. Please learn more about the … Read more

  • Mar 30 & 31: The Objects that Remain

    The Center is pleased to co-sponsor the 2022 McLester Colloquium, hosted by the Department of Religious Studies. Laura Levitt, Temple University will give the McLester talk on March 30th and a classroom/community seminar on March 31st. March 30, 3:30pm, McLester … Read more

  • Mar 29: filmmaker Avner Faingulernt

    We are pleased to co-sponsor film screenings and discussions with filmmaker Avner Faingulernt. Events are in-person at UNC and Duke University. Free and open to the public, no registration required. Schedule of events at Carolina:   Tuesday, March 29, 12:30-1:45pm: … Read more

  • March 21: Too Long, Too Foreign. . . Too Jewish

    Join us March 21st, 7pm, for this year’s Sylvia and Irving Margolis Lecture on the Jewish Experience   Too Long, Too Foreign. . . Too Jewish:  Antisemitism, upward mobility, and name changing in New York City, 1917-1945 with Kirsten Fermaglich, … Read more

  • Dissertation Fellow: 2022-23

    Congratulations to Emily Branton, graduate student in the Department of Religious Studies, who was awarded the Center’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship for next academic year. Emily’s dissertation is titled: “Words that Stand: Efficacious Speech in Ancient Israel” and her advisor is … Read more

  • Spring Events

    We are hosting and co-sponsoring a variety of events in the upcoming weeks, including in-person, hybrid and remote options. We are also inviting the public to join some classes this semester when we have a visiting speaker. There is something … Read more

  • Study Abroad in Huqoq: Summer 2022

    Join us on the June 2022 excavations at Huqoq in Israel   Since 2011, excavations directed by Professor Jodi Magness (Religious Studies) at the ancient village of Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee have been bringing to light a monumental, Late Roman … Read more

  • Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event : How Healers Became Killers

    Our first lecture of the spring semester is our Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Event January 24, 2022 at 5:30 pm, remote/Zoom, free and open to the public.   How Healers Became Killers: German Physicians and the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Program with … Read more

  • Accepting Nominations: Grad Student Recruitment Fellowship/Grants

    The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to offer fellowships and top up grants for incoming graduate students who have academic and research interests related to the field of Jewish Studies. For graduate students planning to start at Carolina … Read more

  • Accepting Applications: Dissertation Fellowship

    The Center is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 Dissertation Completion Fellowship Deadline: January 19, 2022 at 5:00pm This  non-service fellowship supports a promising Carolina graduate student working in Jewish Studies in the advanced stages of his or her career … Read more

  • Video: Programs for Undergrads

    The Center’s Lori and Eric Sklut Undergraduate Intern in Jewish Studies has created a short video for other undergraduates interested in academic courses and major/minors, the Center’s events program, Study Abroad opportunities, and grants program.   View on our YouTube … Read more

  • Recruiting Three Faculty Positions in Jewish Studies

    Three Faculty Positions in Jewish Studies The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is excited to announce three faculty recruitments to promote a deeper understanding of Jewish history, culture and thought.  The … Read more

  • Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies

    Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies   The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) seeks to appoint, beginning Fall of academic year 2022-23, a tenure-track Assistant Professor whose … Read more

  • Assistant Professor in East European Studies

    Assistant Professor in East European Studies   The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://gsll.unc.edu/) invites applications for a full-time tenure track position: Assistant Professor in East European Jewish … Read more

  • Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History

    Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History The Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) (https://history.unc.edu), invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History. Applicants who work on Jewish … Read more

  • Nov 9 in-person event: The Nun in the Synagogue

    The Nun in the Synagogue: Judeocentric Catholicism in Israel with Emma Polyakov, Assistant Professor, Religious and Theological Studies, Merrimack College   November 9, 2021, 5:30pm, Dey Hall, Toy Lounge [fourth floor]. In person event, no registration required.   In the … Read more

  • Course Offerings: Spring 2022

    Jewish Studies [JWST] courses and other courses with Jewish studies content offered in spring 2022 include the gateway course, Introduction to Jewish Studies, both modern Hebrew and classical Hebrew courses, and the one-credit Confronting Antisemitism course. Plus, many other topics … Read more

  • Radical Stillness: Reading Velocity in Yiddish Anti-Fascist Poetics

    Radical Stillness: Reading Velocity in Yiddish Anti-Fascist Poetics Morris, Ida and Alan Heilig Lecture with Anna Elena Torres, University of Chicago.   Remote Lecture: Oct 28, 5:30pm. Registration on Eventbrite is required; tickets on sale Oct 18, 6pm: https://radicalstillness.eventbrite.com   … Read more

  • Emerging Scholars: A Curious Daughter

    Emerging Scholars: Lea Greenberg Oct 18, 5:30pm Remote via Zoom. Sign up on Eventbrite: https://curiousdaughter.eventbrite.com The Zoom link will be sent via Eventbrite to registered guests a couple days prior to the lecture, and re-sent again the afternoon of the … Read more

  • Wellness Day: Oct 12, 2021

    In a message to campus yesterday, the Chancellor announced that Oct. 12th will be a Wellness Day for students and classes are canceled. Today and throughout the week, Carolina is offering a variety of resources to support the campus community. … Read more

  • Study Abroad: UNC Archaeological Excavation in Israel

    Study Abroad: UNC Archaeological Excavation in Israel The Huqoq Excavation Project, led by the Center’s Professor Jodi Magness, has made exciting discoveries for several dig seasons, garnering considerable media attention. Learn more. We are very excited to get back into … Read more

  • Emerging Scholars: Contemporary Yiddish Performance and Jewish Futures

      Emerging Scholars Event Remote event on Zoom. Registration required on our Eventbrite site: https://contemporaryyiddish.eventbrite.com The Zoom link will be sent to registered guests a couple days prior to the lecture. Contemporary Yiddish Performance and Jewish Futures My work examines … Read more

  • Grants for Jewish Language Instruction

    Jewish language instruction grants (award amounts: $200-750) Deadline: October 11, 2021 at 5:00pm Graduate students taking Jewish language courses/workshops outside of Carolina are encouraged to apply for a stipend to offset costs.  Funding is limited and preference will go to … Read more

  • A Message from the Chancellor: Confronting Antisemitism

    A Message from the Chancellor: Confronting Antisemitism in our World   Dear Carolina Community, The recent observance of the High Holy Days by our Jewish community gave me an opportunity to reflect on the history of antisemitism both in our … Read more

  • Antisemitism Courses, Programming, and Services

    Please check out the following programs, course offerings and resources offered by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences and the University:   JWST 390: Confronting Antisemitism – this undergraduate course will be offered again … Read more

  • Save the Dates: Upcoming Events

    We hope you will join us at our upcoming fall 2021 events, starting with our September 1st online/remote lecture with Liora Halperin. Registration is required for online events in order to receive the Zoom link. See our full schedule of … Read more

  • Happy FDOC

    Happy first day of class and best wishes for the fall 2021 semester! We’re so excited to see everyone again… please keep connected on social media or join our email lists for updates on JWST classes, our online and in-person … Read more

  • Fall 2021 Newsletter

    Our fall 2021 newsletter is now available, featuring career exploration for graduate students, key points from the Center’s formal review, our plans for the return to campus, and faculty and student updates. If you’d like to join our mailing list … Read more

  • Now Hiring: Interns [Undergrad and Grad Students]

    Internships for Carolina Undergrads and Grad Students   The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is accepting applications for paid, undergraduate and graduate student internships for the 2021-2022 academic year.   Established in 2003, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at … Read more

  • Welcome to Carolina

    This semester, the Center welcomes two new graduate students to Carolina, recruited with the help of Top Up grants from the Center: Ariadne Tsoulouhas in the department of religious studies and Emily McDonnell in the department of American studies. Also, … Read more

  • Career Planning for Grad Students

    Exploring Options: Career Planning   The Center’s affiliated graduate students have been very successful in gaining coveted positions after they complete their Ph.D. programs. Many go on to hold tenure-track faculty positions at peer institutions, while others leave Carolina for … Read more

  • Jodi Magness: Jerusalem Interview

    The Center’s Jodi Magness was recently interviewed on WCHL regarding her upcoming book on Jerusalem. Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at UNC Chapel Hill, talks about her upcoming book on Jerusalem from ancient times … Read more

  • We’re Hiring: Admin Assistant

    We’re hiring: Join our small but mighty team! The Center is recruiting for a 20-hour per week admin assistant / accounting tech. Details: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/195485 Established in 2003, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at … Read more

  • JWST 697: Utopia, Diaspora and Other Jewish Futures in Eastern Europe

    Check out the Jewish Studies courses offered in fall 2021, including: Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Belongings: Material Culture of the Jewish Experience, and the Jewish Studies Capstone Course, plus numerous classical Hebrew and modern Hebrew … Read more

  • Commitment Statement

    May 2021: In light of current events, the Center has updated and re-committed to the following pledge. Since our founding in 2003, the Center has created student programming and offered dozens of new classes, as well as hosted many community … Read more

  • Congratulations Class of 2021

      So proud of all our graduating students…. including those who have earned the BA in religious studies/Jewish studies, a minor in Jewish studies or Hebrew, and all the many students who have participated in JWST courses and programming. We … Read more

  • Congratulations to our Ph.D. Graduates

    We wish to congratulate our 2020-2021 PhD. graduates! This semester, Robin Buller successfully defended her dissertation “Sephardi Immigrants in Paris: Navigating Jewish Community, Culture, and Citizenship, 1918-1945”, Lea Greenberg defended her dissertation “Curious Daughters: Language, Literacy, and Jewish Female Desire … Read more

  • Fall 2021 JWST Course Offerings

    Check out the Jewish Studies courses offered in fall 2021, including: Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Belongings: Material Culture of the Jewish Experience, and the Jewish Studies Capstone Course, plus numerous classical Hebrew and modern Hebrew … Read more

  • Summer Session I: HEBR 101

    This Summer I, take JWST/HEBR 101 Elementary Modern Hebrew for your language requirement! Get introduced to the basics of modern Hebrew structure and aspects of modern Israeli culture. REMOTE SYNC.

  • Summer Session I: JWST 103

    Students: looking to fulfill some GE requirements this summer? Check out JWST 103: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible with Miguel Vargas. Summer Session 1, remote instruction. This course introduces students to the various books of the Hebrew Bible and to … Read more

  • Video: Roundtable with Center Directors

    Many thanks to all the graduate students who joined us for our recent online roundtable discussion on the current job market with various Jewish Studies Center Directors. Our event for grad students featured several Center directors who gave career advice … Read more

  • Truman Scholar

    Junior Samuel Zahn has been selected as a 2021 Truman Scholar. A history and political science double major, Zahn has experience with civil rights advocacy and public service. His interest in addressing the educational imbalance that exists among every group … Read more

  • NC German Studies Seminars: Challenging Conversations event

    On Friday, March 26th 2021, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies co-sponsored an event hosted by the NC German Studies Seminars. The event, “On Numbers and Feelings: Antisemitism in Germany Today,” featured Stefanie Schüler-Springorum, professor and the director of the … Read more