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JDS Supports New Exhibition at Princeton University Art Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum has opened a new exhibition in its Art@Bainbridge location with support from the Program in Judaic Studies: Helène Aylon: Undercurrent brings together twenty works from Aylon’s fifty-year career to emphasize the…

JDS Student Madeleine LeBeau Wins 2024 Spirit of Princeton Award

Eight students have been named winners of the 2024 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student organizations, athletics, community…

Class of 2023 Receives Judaic Studies Certificates, Thesis Prize

The Program in Judaic Studies was delighted to honor its latest certificate recipients at its Class Day reception on Monday. Four members of the Class of 2023 are graduating with the JDS certificate this week: Adam Hoffman, Zev Mishell, Micah Newberger, and Adira Smirnov. The…

The 2023 Annual Report is now available

The 2023 Annual Report is now available: https://judaic.princeton.edu/about-us/annual-reports. If you would like a hard copy, please send your name and address to [email protected].

Congratulations to Peter Schäfer, Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus

Congratulations to Peter Schäfer, Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus, longstanding director of Princeton’s Program in Judaic Studies, and Professor of Religion, who, together with the Nobel Prize winner Herta Müller and the Australian-British Historian Christopher Clark, was awarded the…

Leora Batnitzky, Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of Religion, named Director of the Program on July 1, 2020.

Leora Batnitzky joined the faculty in 1997. Her teaching and research interests include philosophy of religion, modern Jewish thought, hermeneutics, and contemporary legal and political theory. In 2002 she received Princeton’s President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. She is the author of Idolatry and Representation: The Philosophy of Franz…

The 2021 Annual Report is now available

The 2021 Annual Report is now available: https://judaic.princeton.edu/about-us/annual-reports. If you would like a hard copy, please send your name and address to  [email protected].

Deadline for summer funding is March 31, 2019

Deadline for summer funding is March 31, 2019 All applications should be submitted through S.A.F.E.:https://studentfunding.princeton.edu/

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