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Core Faculty
Bernard Cooperman
Louis L. Kaplan Professor of Jewish History
2130 Taliaferro Hall
301-405-4271
cooperma@umd.edu
Maxine Grossman
Associate Professor and Director, Religious Studies Program
4139 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-4980
mgrossma@umd.edu
Shay Hazkani
Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies
4123 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-4975
hazkani@umd.edu
Avital Karpman
Associate Clinical Professor of Hebrew, Director of Hebrew Program
4105 Jimenez Hall
301-405-4975
akarpman@umd.edu
Hayim Lapin
Robert H. Smith Professor of Jewish Studies and History and and Director, The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies
4143 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-4734
hlapin@umd.edu
Charles H. Manekin
Professor of Philosophy
4143 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-4734
manekinc@umd.edu
Rachel Manekin
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
4147 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-3535
rmanekin@umd.edu
Yoram Peri
Jack Kay Professor of Israel Studies and Director, Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies
4123 H.J. Patterson Hall
301-405-2352
yperi@umd.edu
Marsha L. Rozenblit
Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor (Modern Jewish History)
2115 Francis Scott Key Hall
301-405-4289
mrozenbl@umd.edu
Paul Scham
Executive Director and Research Associate Professor, Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies
4123E H.J. Patterson Hall
301-405-9412
pscham@umd.edu
Matthew Suriano
Associate Professor (Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
4149 Susquehanna Hall
301-405-0264
msuriano@umd.edu
Eric Zakim
Associate Professor (Hebrew Literature and Culture)
4225 Jimenez Hall
301-405-4250
zakim@umd.edu
Visiting Faculty and Fellows
Adi Mahalel
Visiting Assistant Professor of Yiddish Studies
4151 Susquehanna Hall
+1 301 405 7640
amahalel@umd.edu
Librarian
Yelena Luckert
Librarian (History, Jewish, Slavic and Women's Studies)
5101D McKeldin Library
301-405-9365
yluckert@umd.edu
Professors Emeriti
Adele Berlin
Robert H. Smith Professor of Biblical Studies (Emerita)
aberlin@umd.edu