Religious Studies

Welcome to Jewish Studies

UNCG’s Jewish Studies Program is now housed in the History Department. We offer courses on a variety of topics from the ancient world through the modern period, including Hebrew Bible, ethics, literature, gender, mysticism, antisemitism, Holocaust, and foundations of Jewish-Christian relations. We also host public events each year, including the annual Henry Samuel Levinson Lecture. The Jewish Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary scholarship and partners with many departments and programs at UNCG.

Jewish Studies opened a new undergraduate minor beginning in Fall 2022. The minor offers students the opportunity to specialize in Judaism’s culture, history, thought, and practice. Optional remote Hebrew Language classes are available through UNC Chapel Hill. Minoring in Jewish Studies is an excellent option for those planning careers that engage the diverse American public, including education, medicine, social work, law, business, and clergy.

The Jewish Studies Program at UNCG is supported by the Herman and Zelda Bernard Distinguished Professorship in Jewish Studies, the Henry Samuel Levinson Program Endowment in Jewish Studies, the Barbara Colchamiro Endowment in Jewish Studies, and the Judith Rosenstock Hyman Jewish Studies Program Fund.

For course information, see the Catalog, or email edhaskel@uncg.edu.