Jewish studies
Oakland and Cathedral of Learning. (Photo by Cam Miller via Flickr at https://rb.gy/r2yato)
August 20, 2026, 10:17 am
Curious about Jewish studies? Reject insinuations and join our conversations
Jewish studies is an academic subject, not an advocacy organization, and our colleagues hail from many backgrounds.
By Rachel Kranson and Michal Friedman
A pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn in front of Columbia University's Butler Library, April 24, 2024. (ProudFarmerScholar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
August 7, 2026, 10:41 am
The terrible waste that is Jewish Studies at American universities
These programs are giving a kosher stamp to anti-Israel propaganda and delegitimization.
By Dominic Green
Sample Gates on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, June 3, 2010. (IT Communications Office via Wikimedia Commons)
November 7, 2025, 1:48 pm
In Indiana, Jewish studies program upended by politics over Israel and speech
A leadership shakeup, a defunded graduate student and political pressure from above have turned a storied program into a flashpoint for Trump-era campus politics.
By Andrew Lapin
Part of the exhibit showcasing the Forward, or “Forverts,” at the University of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Michael Thompson of Hillman Library)
February 20, 2023, 10:54 am
The history of a Yiddish press on exhibit at Pitt
The exhibit at Hillman Library runs at least through April and is open to the public.
By Justin Vellucci
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