B.A. in Modern Jewish Studies
The B.A. in Modern Jewish Studies is currently not enrolling new students for Fall 2026.
General Information
Jewish Studies at Syracuse University takes as its signature focus the Jewish experience in modern times, Jewish cultures and ideas. A student Major or Minor can build his or her course of study around an individually crafted course of study. Courses explore American, European, Israeli, and Yiddish literatures, Jewish thought and culture, Jewish philosophy, Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holocaust Studies and modern anti-Semitism, “Jewish” art, architecture, and visual culture, as well as an introduction to Judaism, introductory and advanced level work in Hebrew Bible, and the classical Jewish textual tradition.
Requirements
The major requires 24 credits of appropriate work.
The minor requires 18 credits in Jewish Studies.
For more information on the program and minor in Jewish Studies contact Zachary Braiterman.
Director
Zachary J.Braiterman
315.443.5719
Program Faculty
Ken Frieden
315.443.3861
Jaklin Kornfilt
315.443.5375
Yüksel Sezgin
315.443.4431
Stephanie Shirilan
Erella Brown Sofer
Harvey Teres
Robert Terrell
Britt Tevis
Karina von Tippelskirch
315.443.5383
James W. Watts
315.443.5713