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The Soldier's Opinion based on Dr. Shay Hazkani's book Dear Palestine

The Soldier's Opinion premiered in Jerusalem's Film Festival generated much interest

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New Major Explores Roots of Western Religions

‘Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Middle East’ pulls from Jewish studies, history and classics.

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Jewish Studies and Israel Studies Book Shuk

Over 200 free books given away.

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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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"Rediscovering the Royal Steward Inscription": A Photographic Study

The Royal Steward Inscription is one of the more famous artifacts in biblical archaeology

Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Author/Lead: Matthew J. Suriano
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The 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. 

Near Eastern Archaeology, 85.3 (2022)

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

Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Author/Lead: Avital Karpman
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Hebrew 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.
 

NAPH, HHE 24 (2022)

"Jews in the Habsburg Successor States". in Legacies of thee Habsburg Monarchy in the Successor States: Ruptures and Continuities. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences.

"Jews in the Habsburg Successor States"

Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

Author/Lead: Marsha L. Rozenblit
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"Jews in the Habsburg Successor States"
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