Jewish Studies (JWST)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Arts and Humanities
Abstract
The Jewish Studies Program offers both a Masters Degree in Jewish Studies, and a Graduate Certificate in Jewish Studies.
The Masters Program in Jewish Studies is designed to offer students broad, interdisciplinary, graduate-level training in Jewish Studies, as well as in-depth focus on some aspect of the Jewish experience. The curriculum draws on the strengths of the Jewish Studies Program at Maryland, especially Jewish History, Bible, Jewish Literature and Cultural Studies (particularly in the ancient and modern periods), Yiddish, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Israel Studies. In addition, students take courses in cognate fields outside of Jewish Studies in consultation with their advisors. The extremely strong, and still growing, library collection (rivaled in the mid-Atlantic region only by the Library of Congress), and our proximity to the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and other museums and institutions make the University a prime location for graduate Jewish Studies.
The Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Jewish Studies offers students already enrolled in graduate programs at the University to receive training in Jewish Studies. The program draws on faculty in History, English, Philosophy, Hebrew, and other departments and programs.
Financial Assistance
MA applicants are eligible for University-wide fellowships. In addition, the Jewish Studies program may award up to two fellowships per year to outstanding Masters students.
Limited funds may be available for outstanding certificate students.
For more information, please contact Dr. Maxine Grossman, Director of the Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies at mgrossma@umd.edu.
Contact
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies
0124 Taliaferro Hall
Chapel Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.4975
Fax: 301.405.8232
Email: jwst-contact@umd.edu
Website: http://www.jewishstudies.umd.edu
Courses: JWST
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- CV/Resume (optional)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- Publications/Presentations
- Writing Sample
For more admissions information or to apply to the program, please visit our Graduate School website: www.gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | January 15, 2025 | N/A |
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | January 15, 2025 | N/A |
Other Deadlines: Please visit the program website at http://www.jewishstudies.umd.edu
The University’s libraries hold over 3,000,000 volumes and house among the strongest holdings in Judaic Studies in the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the outstanding holdings of the Library of Congress, the area also offers the specialized resources of the Dumbarton Oaks, the National Archives, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and numerous other scholarly, cultural, and political resources. Through the Consortium of Institutions in the Washington D.C. area, University of Maryland graduate students may enroll in courses at other universities for graduate credit.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrut | Antoine | Full Member | PhD, La Sorbonne, 2007 | Associate Professor, History Affiliate Associate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Cooperman | Bernard Dov | Full Member | B.A., University of Toronto, 1968; M.A., Brandeis University, 1969; M.A., Harvard University, 1972; Ph.D., 1976. | Associate Professor, History Associate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Grossman | Maxine | Full Member | A.B., Duke University, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2000. | Associate Professor, Jewish Studies Affiliate Associate Professor, Women's Studies |
| Hazkani | Shay | Full Member | Ph.D., History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies,, New York University M.A., Arab Studies, Georgetown University B.A., Middle Eastern History, Tel Aviv University | Associate Professor, History Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Igel | Regina | Full Member | M.A., State University of Iowa, 1969; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1973. | Professor, Spanish Language and Literature Professor Emerita, Spanish Language and Literature Affiliate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Karpman | Avital | Full Member | B.A., University of Winnipeg, 2002 Ph.D. York University, 2007 | Associate Clinical Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Lapin | Hayim | Full Member | B.A., Columbia University, 1986; B.A., Jewish Theological Seminary, 1987; M.A.,1987; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1994. | Professor, History Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Mahalel | Adi | Adjunct Member | M.A., Columbia University, 2010; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2011. B.A., University of Haifa, 2007. | Visiting Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Manekin | Charles H. | Full Member | B.A., Yale University, 1975; M.A.,Columbia University, 1979; Ph.D., 1984. | Chair, Jewish Studies Professor, Jewish Studies Professor Emeritus, Philosophy |
| Manekin | Rachel | Full Member | B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Israel, 1982; M.A., University of Maryland - College Park, 1992; Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Israel, 2001. | Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Rozenblit | Marsha L. | Full Member | B.A.,Barnard College, 1971; M.A., Columbia University, 1974; Ph.D., 1980. | Professor, History Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Saltzman | Ilai | Full | BA, Hebrew University, 2003, PhD, University of Haifa, 2010. | Assistant Research Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Schine | Rachel | Full Member | Assistant Professor, History Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies | |
| Sosnowski | Saul | Full Member | B.A., University of Scranton, 1967; M.A.,University of Virginia, 1968; Ph.D., 1970. | Professor, Spanish Language and Literature Affiliate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Suriano | Matthew | Full Member | BA. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1993. Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles. 2008. | Associate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Telhami | Shibley | Full Member | B.A.,City University of New York-Queens College, 1974; M.A.,Graduate Theological Union, 1978; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley,1986. | Professor, Government and Politics Affiliate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Wien | Peter | Full Member | DPhil, Universität Bonn, 2003 | Professor, History Affiliate Associate Professor, Jewish Studies |
| Zakim | Eric S. | Full Member | B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; M.A. University of California-Berkeley, 1989; Ph.D., 1996. | Associate Professor, Jewish Studies Associate Professor, Comparative Literature |
| Zilfi | Madeline C. | Full Member | B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1964; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1971; Ph.D., 1976. | Affiliate Professor, Jewish Studies |