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University of Maryland's Jewish Studies degree combines a liberal arts education with practical career skills that last a lifetime.
Jewish Studies offers opportunities to follow your own intellectual interests to explore everything from ancient archaeology to modern politics in Jerusalem, from the narratives of the Bible and the intricacies of medieval philosophy to the complex ambitions of film makers working in English, Yiddish or Hebrew.
The interdisciplinary nature of Jewish studies provides opportunities to analyze texts, read critically, and argue persuasively in speech and in writing—qualities crucial for any career or advanced academic work.
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Centers and Programs
Centers and Programs
The Jewish and Israel Studies programs at the University of Maryland are centers for intellectual inquiry about Jews, Judaism and Israel.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
The Meyerhoff Center offers many opportunities for student engagement with Jewish studies and related fields. Students studying Israel Studies explore the history, culture and political structure of Israel and its place in the Middle East, including Hebrew and/or Arabic language.
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
The Meyerhoff Center and Gildenhorn Institute both offer graduate programs for students to further their exploration into Jewish and Israel Studies.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff
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Current Research
The Meyerhoff Center and Gildenhorn Institute are dedicated to producing scholarly research that will inform and inspire today’s thought leaders and decision makers.
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Generals in the classroom: Joint professional national security education in Israel and the United States
The national security realm poses great challenges to senior military officers and civilian officials.
Author/Lead: Ilai SaltzmanThe national security realm poses great challenges to senior military officers and civilian officials. These leaders oftentimes attend designated Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) institutions as a prerequisite for their future appointments. The article examines how these colleges and universities instill in their graduates the intellectual capacity to effectively engage and solve macro-level and acute strategic challenges as well as employ critical thinking skills to ensure intellectual agility and flexibility.
"Rediscovering the Royal Steward Inscription": A Photographic Study
The Royal Steward Inscription is one of the more famous artifacts in biblical archaeology
Author/Lead: Matthew J. SurianoThe Royal Steward Inscription is one of the more famous artifacts in biblical archaeology, but its original context and setting is less-known due to the circumstances following Charles Clermont-Ganneau’s discovery in 1870.
Gender-Inclusive and Nonbinary Hebrew: Innovations and Classroom Applications
Languages are inherently fluid and ever-changing, and by necessity, they transform to meet the needs and sociocultural demands of the moment
Author/Lead: Avital KarpmanHebrew is a strictly gender-binary language, with people and objects receiving a gender label.
Pronouns, nouns, verbs, and adjectives must agree in gender and number.