News & Events
Call for Applications: Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA)
November 08, 2016
Humanities Undergraduate Research Awards (HUGRA) support undergraduate research projects in the humanities. Up to 10 awards in the amount of $500 each are given each year.
Call For Applications: Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards
May 23, 2016
The Jewish Studies Program invites submissions for the 2015-2016 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards. Applications are due Monday, June 6th, 5:00pm.
History Graduation Celebration 2014
April 23, 2014
We are pleased to invite you to the third annual UCSC History Department Graduation Celebration, Friday, June 13, 2014, 10:00-11:30 AM in the Stevenson Event Center.
Center for Jewish Studies: Julia Phillips Cohen
December 2, 2013
Please join us for a talk entitled, "Becoming Ottomons: Sephardi Jews and Imperial Citizenship in the Modern Era" on Thursday, December 5th from 6:00-7:45pm in Humanies 1, 210.
Julia Phillips Cohen: “Becoming Ottomans: Sephardi Jews and Imperial Citizenship in the Modern Era”
November 5, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013 • 6:00-7:45 PM Humanities 1, Room 210, UC Santa Cruz
Jewish Studies Students Win Research Awards
June 11, 2013
It is with great enthusiasm that the Jewish Studies Program announces the 2012-2013 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards.
Testaments to the Holocaust: Documents & Rare Printed Materials from the Wiener Library, London
May 15, 2013
The UCSC Library has just acquired access to Testaments to the Holocaust. The Wiener Library’s archive is the oldest, holding unique materials documenting the rise of Germany’s Nazi Party.
Career and Volunteer Opportunities at the Jewish Women’s Archive
May 13, 2013
The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) seeks a dynamic individual to lead the creation, implementation, and evaluation of JWA’s online and face-to-face education and outreach programs.
Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards: 2012-2013
April 9, 2013
The Jewish Studies Program invites submissions for the 2012-2013 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards.
Helen Diller Family Endowment Lecture with Ari Kelman
April 4, 2013
Learning to be Jewish, May 8th, 2013 in Humanities 1, 210 at 4:00 PM
Join Us for a Talk by Adriana M. Brodsky on Tuesday, April 16
April 2, 2013
Please join the Center for Jewish Studies for this talk, “Becoming Jewish-Argentines: Marriage choice, and the construction of a Jewish Argentine Identity (1920-1960)” on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Research Fellowships Available in Jewish Studies and the Hebrew Bible at Duke
March 21, 2013
The Duke Center for Jewish Studies and the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library announce the availability of new fellowships to support scholars and students whose work would benefit from access to the Judaica materials held by the Rubenstein Library, the Duke Divinity School Library, and/or Perkins Library.
Spring Spotlight: April 5 - April 13
March 15, 2013
The Jewish studies program would like to extend a warm welcome to admitted students and their families. The following opportunities are available to help you learn more about our program.
Bertha Anolic Memorial $1,500 Visual Arts Travel Award to Israel
March 8, 2013
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: May 1, 2013
Center for Jewish Studies: James Young
March 1, 2013
Stages of Memory: In Berlin & New York. Friday, March 8, 2013 at 9:30-10:40am in Humanities Lecture Hall (206)
Center for Jewish Studies: David Myers
February 22, 2013
A Hasidic Town in New York? As American as Apple Pie?, Monday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. in Humanities 1, Room 210
Michael Thaler: “Role of Bio-Science and Medicine in Nazi Radical Policies and the Holocaust”
February 8, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013 Humanities Lecture Hall, 206 9:30-10:40 AM
Haas/Koshland Memorial Award
February 1, 2013
Each year, the Jewish Community Endowment Fund invites students to apply for the Haas/Koshland Memorial Award. The grant provides up to $20,000 to support a year of study and personal development in Israel.
Scholarships Available for Students!
November 29, 2012
The JVS Scholarship Program provides qualified Jewish students whose primary residence is in Los Angeles with need-based financial aid.
Apply to the Yiddish Book Center!
November 29, 2012
Apply now for the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program or the Yiddish Book Center’s Fellowship Program!
Duki Dror to Teach Israeli Documentaries Course
November 16, 2012
Duki Dror is one of the most prolific documentary filmmakers in Israel. This winter he will teach FILM 80I, A Comparative Study of Israeli Documentaries.
Anat Gilboa: Rembrandt’s Depictions of Jewish Themes
November 7, 2012
The UCSC Center for Jewish Studies presents Anat Gilboa: Rembrandt’s Depictions of Jewish Themes. November 07, 2012, 3:30pm -5:00pm
Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows: A Bridge to History
November 6, 2012
The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC) Fellows Program is a three-week study trip to Poland and Slovakia that provides an opportunity for university students to learn about the Holocaust in situ in the context of Poland's history and Jewish heritage.
Peter Kenez delivers annual UCSC Spring Emeriti Faculty Lecture
October 18, 2012
A Holocaust survivor and native of Hungary, Peter Kenez is a scholar of the history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. On March 15, he presented the annual UCSC Emeriti Lecture on the topic: “The Coming of the Holocaust.”
Alumnus Honored by Diller Family
June 28, 2012
Jaclyn Guzman has been honored by the Helen Diller Family for her excellence in Jewish education.
Jewish Studies Students Win Research Awards
June 8, 2012
It is with great enthusiasm that the Jewish Studies Program announces the 2011-2012 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards.
Summer School Course at Ca'Foscari University, Venice
May 23, 2012
Prof. Murray Baumgarten will be teaching a course this summer at Ca' Foscari University in Venice, Italy.
Graduate student to give Choseed Memorial Lecture
February 20, 2012
Graduate student Polly Zavadivker will give the Bernard Choseed Memorial Lecture at the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research on Tuesday, February 28.
Music of the Holocaust, Exile, and Resistance
February 1, 2012
Music of the Holocaust, Exile, and Resistance: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – 11:00am
Jewish Studies Open House: Oct 17th - Nov 4th
October 14, 2011
The Jewish studies program cordially invites all UCSC undergraduates to learn more about the Jewish studies program. This fall, all students are invited to sit in on classes, attend events, meet the faculty and learn how to become a Jewish studies major or minor.
Jean Baumgarten, Guest Lecturer for LTMO 144A
October 13, 2011
Save the date! Jean Baumgarten will be the guest lecturer for LTMO 144A: Jewish Diaspora, Ethnicity, and Urban Life, on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New book sheds light on survival of Jewish culture
September 23, 2011
This October, UCSC professor of literature and history Nathaniel Deutsch will offer the first complete translation of a little known ethnographic questionnaire--and the story of an ambitious attempt to document a culture during an extraordinarily volatile time in world history.
EVERY PROTECTION: Exploring Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Jewish Pale of Settlement
August 8, 2011
You're invited! An exhibit at the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at Cowell College at UC Santa Cruz, running September 27 - October 11, 2011, features images by Debra Olin and text by UCSC professor Nathaniel Deutsch depicting the powerful experience of pregnancy and childbirth in the Russian Pale of Settlement.
Jewish Studies Students Win Research Awards
June 2, 2011
It is with great enthusiasm that the Jewish Studies Program announces the 2010-2011 Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Awards.
Romanian-Jewish Writers and the American City: Andrei Codrescu's New Orleans
May 18, 2011
Join us on May 18th for Dr. Michaela Mudure's talk, “Romanian-Jewish Writers and the American City: Andrei Codrescu's New Orleans."
The Hadassah-Brandeis Internship
April 7, 2011
The HBI Internship Program provides undergraduate students a variety of opportunities to learn about the work of Jewish women's studies scholars and centers, and try their hand at research in the field. Interns assist with ongoing HBI research and develop their own individual projects.
The Tikvah Post-BA Fellowship Program
March 21, 2011
The Tikvah Post-BA Fellowship is a one-year program for exceptional recent BA graduates interested in Jewish ideas and Jewish affairs. The fellowship will be based in New York City and each fellow will receive a stipend of $40,000.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Seminar
March 8, 2011
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (CAHS) is pleased to invite nominations for the seminar Introduction to Holocaust Studies through the International Tracing Service (ITS) Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, designed for advanced undergraduate, M.A., and early Ph.D. students.
Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture
March 7, 2011
The Noel Q. King Memorial Lectures celebrate the work of the late Noel Q. King, Professor Emeritus of History and Comparative Religion at UC Santa Cruz. This conversation between two scholars of religious studies reflects Professor King's lifelong commitment to, and joy in, interfaith dialogue.
The Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies: Robert Alter
February 1, 2011
Every year, we honor Helen Diller, whose generous endowment continues to provide crucial support to Jewish Studies at UC-Santa Cruz, by hosting a public lecture on campus by an internationally recognized scholar.
UC Santa Cruz approves new major in Jewish Studies
June 24, 2010
Students at UC Santa Cruz will now have the opportunity to work toward a B.A. degree in Jewish Studies, beginning this fall.
Distinguished Lecture and Alumni Conference this weekend--April 24, 26
April 20, 2009
CSC alumnus James E. Young--an award-winning author, professor, and consultant for major memorials and museums--will deliver the Helen Diller Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. in the Media Theatre at UC Santa Cruz.
UCSC professor provides academic expertise for unusual San Francisco art exhibition
January 20, 2009
When the directors of San Francisco's Museo ItaloAmericano decided to create an exhibit about Italian Jewish life in the age of the Ghetto (16th-19th centuries), the first thing they did was a Google search on the topic. What they found was UC Santa Cruz professor of English and comparative literature, Murray Baumgarten.
UCSC receives $150,000 grant for Jewish Studies program
December 1, 2008
UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the David B. Gold Foundation to support a new project in the campus's Jewish Studies Program.
Jewish studies exhibit at McHenry Library
January 8, 2007
McHenry Library will be hosting a new exhibit featuring materials supporting Jewish studies through the 2007 winter quarter titled “From Torah to Diaspora: Highlights of the UCSC Library's Jewish Studies Collection.”
Jewish Studies Program to celebrate anniversary with concert featuring music of Kurt Weill
October 21, 2004
The UC Santa Cruz Jewish Studies Program will present a concert titled "The Music of Kurt Weill: From Berlin to New York," on Sunday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center Recital Hall.
In the classroom... Deconstructing GENOCIDE
November 18, 2003
You can't stop a genocide when the camps are already built and the trains are rolling. You have to recognize it in the boycotts of ethnic businesses, the restrictions of civil liberties." – Tom Hogan
UCSC to present major conference May 3-5 on ‘Rethinking Anti-Semitism’
April 28, 2003
The UCSC Jewish Studies Program and the Holocaust Center of Northern California will present a three-day conference titled "Rethinking Anti-Semitism: The Holocaust and the Contemporary World," May 3-5, at Stevenson College.
