Duke Center for Jewish Studies

The Jewish Studies Program at Duke University originated in the 1940s and was formally established in 1972. Today, the Center for Jewish Studies is an inter-departmental program that sponsors a wide variety of cultural events, offers educational programs, and fosters academic research and scholarly exchange of ideas.

• We offer a wide range of interdisciplinary courses – literature, language, history, culture, and more – that cover the ancient period to the modern era
• We provide a Certificate Program for undergraduates, enabling them to work closely with our internationally-renown faculty
• We partner with other departments and programs across Duke – including Religious Studies, History, German, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Graduate Program in Religion – to give students degree opportunities with Judaica concentrations
• We work closely with other organizations and groups across the area – such as the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina, and Carolina Center for Jewish Studies – to share resources, provide learning opportunities, and promote Jewish culture