Jewish Studies

Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service

A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.

A STATUE of Deborah dated 1792 stands in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Irene Aue-Ben-David

Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David: Preserving the history of German Jewry - interview

An exhibition launching in December 2025 at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York City celebrates congregants' family immigration stories.

This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories

A view from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2025.

Jewish groups at Penn sound alarm over federal lawsuit seeking information on Jewish employees


Amateur detectives are invited to join search for a lost Jewish library looted by the Nazis

Looting Jewish libraries became a crucial part of Nazi Germany’s project to control narratives about Jewish history and culture.

 Bettina Farack, a research fellow at the Leo Baeck Institute in Jerusalem, speaks about the Library of Lost Books initiative during a  launch event in Berlin in November 2023.

First Israel studies center opens in South Korea amid anti-Israel protests

Pro-Palestinians protestors unsuccessfully appealed to the heads of the university to sever all ties with Israel, starting with dismantling this new learning center


Frieda Johles Forman, ‘fiery’ feminist who rediscovered Yiddish women authors, dies at 87

Forman, a trailblazer of feminist Jewish studies, died June 9 at Toronto General Hospital. She was 87.

 Frieda Johles Forman, feminist translator, editor and writer, sits for an oral history interview with the Yiddish Book Center, May 11, 2016, in Toronto.

Remote trauma: Jewish students worldwide respond to war in Israel - opinion

The conference also highlighted the needs of Israeli teachers in Jewish schools, who have been particularly distressed by the ongoing war.

 A PANEL of Diaspora education experts hold a discussion, chaired by the writer (far left), at last month’s Herzog College-Melton conference, dealing with ‘navigating challenges in Jewish values education in Israel and the Diaspora in the aftermath of October 7.’

The silent shelves speak volumes: Chachmei Lublin’s lost library

When the Nazis took over the city a few weeks after the outbreak of World War II, in September 1939, this priceless treasure trove of Jewish knowledge fell into German hands.

 Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin after the building was occupied by the German army in World War II.

Separate Zionism from academic Jewish studies, says NGO

The ICSZ's unfolding narrative hints at seismic shifts in the landscape of Zionist discourse, ethnic studies, and the ideological battles that underscore them.

New York University.

Global educators use tech, innovation to upgrade Jewish studies

Among these innovative solutions, several have already caught the eye of the international educational community.

 Educators from around the world cooperate on updating Jewish studies.