Composed of a dedicated and multidisciplinary team of teacher-scholars, the Center for Judaic Studies is deeply invested in promoting research and community initiatives that build a better intercultural understanding of the Jewish faith and its role in today's world. Supported by student researchers in the Judaic Studies minor and our associated graduate degree programs, the Center provides funding for projects that advance social justice and interfaith dialogue. These projects bring us closer to our Denver community and help us build bridges across religious, social and cultural divides.
Aiming to ensure the continued growth of Holocaust Studies at DU and beyond, the Center is working, with your help, to endow a Chair of Holocaust Studies.
The Center offers a wide range of learning opportunities for students, faculty and community members to study diverse perspectives from Israeli culture, history, language, film and literature. Many Center for Judaic Studies faculty are involved in research projects related to Israel and the Center is committed to bringing important Israeli scholars, authors, poets and film-makers to DU, continuously promoting education around Israeli cultures, histories and identities.
We can help you find expert speakers on a range of topics in religion, religious diversity and inclusion. In addition to our many experts from the University of Denver, we also have connections with faculty experts around the Rocky Mountain region. Contact us for more information.
Working with our Holocaust Awareness Institute to share lessons from the past, the Center for Judaic Studies organizes free opportunities for students and community groups across Colorado to hear first-hand testimonies from local Holocaust survivors. Contact us for more information.
The Holocaust Awareness Institute is developing the educational website Survival & Witness (survivalandwitness.org) to support the new Holocaust and genocide education mandate for Colorado public schools. Survival & Witness features profiles of survivors who eventually made Colorado their home, integrated with a historical timeline and interactive maps.
Survival & Witness draws on archival resources of the Holocaust Awareness Institute and Beck Archives, among other sources.
Our faculty are consistently at the leading edge of the intellectual conversation around Jewish and Hebrew culture and history. The Center for Judaic Studies has championed research across disciplines, from Associate Professor Alison Schofield's field-defining work in translating the Dead Sea Scrolls to Professor Sarah Pessin's expertise in interfaith dialogue and civic responsibility.
Our work has helped ignite and advance discussions of Judaism's role in the modern world, drawing on our growing knowledge of past traditions and social constructs to illuminate how religion, culture and history intersect in contemporary society. Our students participate in and contribute to this research, developing practical research skills and enriching their foundation of knowledge in Jewish studies.
Go to the graduate admission application to submit your information. For information on admission requirements, visit the graduate academic programs page and locate your program of interest.
