Jewish studies is a dynamic interdisciplinary field that examines how Jews have lived in virtually every corner of the world. Scholars of Jewish studies study Jewish religious traditions, literature, languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino), history, politics, social institutions, folkways, art, music, and film.
Happening at Mount Holyoke
Mount Holyoke College’s Department of Jewish Studies welcomed Riv-Ellen Prell, professor emerita, Department of American Studies, University of Minnesota, to speak about Christian nationalism, white power and American antisemitism.
Mara Benjamin, Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College, has been named as part of the class of 2024 Guggenheim Fellows. Benjamin is one of 188 distinguished and diverse fellows of culture creators named.
Mount Holyoke College film and media student Aderet Fishbane has been selected as one of NBCU’s Original Voices Accelerator Fellows. The six-month fellowship is designed to provide a direct pipeline to a career for young creatives.
The Program in Jewish Studies helps students focus not only on the religion of Judaism, but on the many dimensions of Jewish culture, including literature, the Hebrew language, history, politics, social institutions, folkways, art, music, and film.
