UVA Jewish Studies Program

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

Recent Jewish Studies graduate Grace Theriot was awarded the Levin Family Prize at graduation this year for her outstand...
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

05/18/2026

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

This Wednesday, hear former Jewish Studies Director James Loeffler discuss the legacy of Charlottesville's 2017 "Unite t...
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

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