News in Jewish Studies

Sarah Gavison, PhD Candidate in History and Jewish Studies, is entering the writing phase of her dissertation. For the academic year 2017-2018, Sarah was awarded two prestigious fellowships, the Truman Library Institute’s Dissertation Year Fellowship and the University of Colorado Boulder's Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship, in order to finish...

Nick Underwood, graduate alum with the Program in Jewish Studies, was selected as the 2017 recipient of the Western Society for French History’s Millstone Research Fellowship ( http://www.wsfh.org/prizes/millstone-travel.html ). Nick will use the fellowship to complete research in Paris, France on a new research project titled "Yiddish Culture After Liberation...

The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to announce an exciting change to the structure of the Major in Jewish Studies! Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Jewish Studies may now choose from one of the following two major concentrations: Culture Intensive Concentration , in which students will pursue...

Professor David Shneer will give a public lecture on Monday, April 24 at the Colorado State Legislature in honor of Holocaust Commemoration Day 2017. In this lecture, Professor Shneer will talk about the Legislation's role in the Holocaust and what contemporary American can learn from it. Professor David Shneer is...

The Program in Jewish Studies and University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives are pleased to announce the launch of the new Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections website . The website highlights materials held in the 21 Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections and enables users to explore finding aids, audio/visual materials, photos, and...

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Peak to Peak Lecture Series and the CU Carbondale Speakers Series present a talk with CU Boulder Professor Samuel Boyd titled " Magic, the Bible, and the Biblical Imagination in Jewish Mysticism ” Saturday, April 15, 5:30 to 7 p.m. , at the Carbondale Branch...

Dr. Brian Catlos was awarded a 2017 Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service by the Boulder Faculty Association for his work on Mediterranean Studies and the CU Mediterranean Studies Group at CU Boulder. This award honors excellence in teaching, service, and research to nominated CU Boulder faculty members. Congratulations,...

In early May 1939, the United States government refused to admit the roughly 900 Jewish refugees on board the SS St. Louis then circling off the coast of Florida. The ship was forced to return to Europe, and while some passengers found refuge in other countries, many died in the...

Meghan Zibby , Executive Manager of the Program in Jewish Studies, was recently accepted into the CU Employee Leadership and Management Certificate Program , offered through the University of Colorado Department of Human Resources and the Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program. This four course certificate program includes classes on project...

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Emily Sharfstein transferred to CU Boulder from Oglethorpe University, a small liberal arts school. While Emily enjoys all of the opportunities going to a large institution provides, she loves that being a part of the Program in Jewish Studies means knowing all of her professors and...