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UVA Jewish Studies Program

UVA's home for researching and teaching Jewish Studies. Students who have studied in the program have gone on to pursue a variety of paths.

The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary program that explores all aspects of Jewish society, literature, language, culture, and history in coursework with over 25 faculty members from diverse departments and in extracurricular lectures, colloquia and cultural programs. As such, the JSP is a crucial intellectual meeting point for the College of Arts and Scie

nces and the university as a whole. Thus far, they include rabbinical school, graduate school, research, governmental work, and education. Come and talk to us about your interest in Jewish Studies and about your future plans! jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu

09/07/2026

Registration is open for the next Difficult Pasts Symposium: "Ethics & Aesthetics of Telling Difficult Histories," hosted at Queens University Belfast from October 5-6. Learn more and register: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/registration-open-difficult-pasts-ethics-and-aesthetics-telling-difficult-histories-conference

09/04/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that University of Huddersfield Professor of Holocaust Archaeology and Genocide Investigation Caroline Sturdy Colls will assume the newly established Donald Black Chair in Holocaust Studies beginning in August of 2027. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-appoints-caroline-sturdy-colls-inaugural-chair-holocaust-studies
(Photo by Luigi Ventimiglia)

09/02/2026

Welcome back Jewish Studies Hoos!

Last week, we hosted our annual welcome reception for our faculty, fellows, staff, and friends. Read all about it: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-welcomes-faculty-and-fellows-back-grounds

09/01/2026

Learn about our new Jewish Studies Alumni Seminar: "Discovering the Book of Job" https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/about-our-new-alumni-seminar-discovering-book-job

08/31/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is now accepting applications for the Fall 2027 Visiting PhD Student Fellowship. Apply today: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/call-proposals-uva-jewish-studies-visiting-phd-student-fellowship-fall-2027-semester

08/25/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome UVA School of Education's Commonwealth Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Education Leadership, Foundations, and Policy Sara Rimm-Kaufman as an affiliated faculty member. Get to know her and her research on Jewish youth in the digital age: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-welcomes-commonwealth-professor-education-sara-rimm-kaufman-affiliated-faculty

08/24/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the establishment of the Donald Black Chair in Holocaust Studies. Learn more about Dr. Black's legacy and his hopes for the chair: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/announcing-uva-jewish-studies-donald-black-chair-holocaust-studies

08/21/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that Alanna Cooper, the Abba Hillel Silver Chair of Jewish Studies at Case Western Reserve University, is our inaugural Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence for the 2026-27 school year. Get to know Dr. Cooper: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-welcomes-2026-27-distinguished-scholar-residence-alanna-cooper

08/18/2026

UVA Jewish Studies will host the Hebrew Bible Scholars in Virginia Series for UVA faculty and students this fall. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/announcing-hebrew-bible-scholars-virginia-series

08/14/2026

UVA Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome photographic artist and Framingham State University's Professor Emerita of Art Leslie Starobin as the 2026-27 Distinguished Artist-in-Residence: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-welcomes-2026-27-distinguished-artist-residence-leslie-starobin

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