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UVA Jewish Studies Program

UVA's home for researching and teaching Jewish Studies. Students who have studied in the program have gone on to pursue a variety of paths.

The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary program that explores all aspects of Jewish society, literature, language, culture, and history in coursework with over 25 faculty members from diverse departments and in extracurricular lectures, colloquia and cultural programs. As such, the JSP is a crucial intellectual meeting point for the College of Arts and Scie

nces and the university as a whole. Thus far, they include rabbinical school, graduate school, research, governmental work, and education. Come and talk to us about your interest in Jewish Studies and about your future plans! jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu

05/28/2026

Recent Jewish Studies graduate Grace Theriot was awarded the Levin Family Prize at graduation this year for her outstanding contribution to Jewish Studies at UVA, particularly for the research she conducted as the inaugural UVA Undergraduate Research Fellow in Holocaust Studies at the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research. Learn more about Grace and watch this recent interview with her about her research: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/sisisky-undergraduate-fellow-grace-theriot-awarded-jewish-studies-levin-family-prize

05/26/2026

On Friday, May 15, UVA Jewish Studies bid a fond farewell to 18 graduating fellows. Learn all about the ceremony and our graduates: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/uva-jewish-studies-honors-18-fellows-graduation-ceremony

05/21/2026

Congratulations to former Friedman Family Fellow Helen Byler Buckwalter on her appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religion at James Madison University! https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/former-fellow-helen-byler-buckwalter-becomes-jmu-assistant-professor-religion

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Jewish Studies Major and Sisisky Undergraduate Fellow Grace Theriot on her graduation!

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Professor Caroline Rody for receiving the Promethean Society Annual Teaching Award for her "excellence in teaching and outstanding contributions" in the English Department. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/professor-caroline-rody-receives-uva-english-department-award

05/12/2026

Susan and Mark B. Sisisky Jewish Studies Undergraduate Fellows recently celebrated their final dinner of the semester together with an interview of Professor Caroline Kahlenberg. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/sisisky-undergraduate-fellows-celebrate-last-dinner-semester

05/07/2026

Last week, Johns Hopkins Professor of Modern Jewish History James Loeffler delivered the 2026 Grob Lecture on America's response to antisemitism after the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Read more about his lecture and conclusions: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/james-loeffler-discusses-americas-response-antisemitism-following-charlottesville-2017

04/27/2026

This Wednesday, hear former Jewish Studies Director James Loeffler discuss the legacy of Charlottesville's 2017 "Unite the Right" rally. The event is open for free, in-person attendance: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/paul-dorothy-grob-memorial-lecture-james-loeffler

A familiar face returns to UVA on April 29: Former Jay Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History and Director of the UVA Jewish Studies Program James Loeffler will deliver the 2026 Paul and Dorothy Grob Memorial Lecture. In-person attendance is free and open to the public. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/former-uva-jewish-studies-director-james-loeffler-deliver-2026-grob-lecture

04/23/2026

Last Friday, Friedman Family Graduate Fellow Shirah Lister hosted an interfaith Shabbat service and dinner for Jewish Studies graduate fellows and faculty. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/jewish-studies-graduate-fellows-and-faculty-celebrate-interfaith-shabbat

04/22/2026

Twenty-five years ago, two former Bronfman Professors of Modern Judaic Studies, Peter Ochs and David Novak, helped pen a groundbreaking statement of Jewish views on Christianity. Last November, the two discussed its continued significance with a group of international scholars at Boston College. Learn more: https://jewishstudies.as.virginia.edu/former-uva-jewish-studies-professors-celebrate-legacy-dabru-emet

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