Elihu Katz

January 5, 2022

The Jewish Studies Program is deeply saddened to note the death of our colleague and friend Professor Elihu Katz. 

Kedma Call for Submissions

December 23, 2021

Research Awards Available for Winter/Spring 2021-22

October 14, 2021

Goldfein Research Awards, Brenner Special Opportunity Awards, and Schwartz Awards are open to both undergraduate and graduate University of Pennsylvania students, and are intended to cover research projects and study programs in or related to Jewish studies.

Students can apply for funding to support travel,research material and other assistance related to the research. The deadline to apply is Monday, November 8, 2021. (The fall cycle of funding is for late fall/spring projects. Please apply in Spring cycle for summer research projects.)

Call for Kedma Editors

February 16, 2021

Hi all,

Are you interested in writing and editing? Do you enjoy learning about Judaism and Israel? Would you want to be part of an amazing collaborative community at Penn? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should apply to be part of the journal Kedma, University of Pennsylvania’s academic journal on all things Israel and Jewish Thought, Culture, and Learning.