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Jewish Studies Principal Faculty

Title
- Distinguished Professor and Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
- Director of the Center for Jewish Studies
Department
- History Department
Email
- ndeutsch@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 331 Humanities 1
Office Hours Winter 2025: Tuesdays, 11:30pm to 1:30pm, email in advance to set up in-person or Zoom meeting during office hours
Faculty Areas of Expertise Jewish Studies and Judaism, Religion and Secularism, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, African American / Black Studies, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ethnography
Summary of Expertise
Modern Jewish history; Hasidism; History of Religions, African American Islam; history of eugenics in the United States; Gnosticism

Title
- Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies
- Associate Professor
Department
- History Department
- Jewish Studies
Phone
831-459-2465
Email
- aheckman@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 277
Office Hours Spring 2025: Thursdays 12-1pm in office and by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Jewish Studies and Judaism, Middle East Studies, Mediterranean Studies
Summary of Expertise
Modern Jewish History

Modern History of North Africa and the Middle East

Title
- Jewish Studies Academic Advising Coordinator
- Continuing Lecturer
Department
- History Department
- Literature Department
Phone
831-459-3467 (office)
Email
- brucet@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Stevenson College Academic Building, 276 Stevenson College
Office Hours Spring 2025: Monday and Wednesday @ 2:30-4:00, in person and by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise California History, Climate Change, Environmental History, European Studies, Film, History, Jewish Studies and Judaism, Religion and Secularism, War
Summary of Expertise
European history, Jewish history and literature.

Title
- Associate Professor
Department
- History Department
Email
- akreps@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Humanities Building 1, 232
Office Hours Spring 2025: by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Ancient World / Classics, Mediterranean Studies, Religion and Secularism
Summary of Expertise
Second Temple Judaism, Early Christianity, History of the Ancient Near East, New Religious Movements, Methods and Theories for the Study of Read more ...