SPRING 2025 Classes
Elementary Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH STUDIES 102.001(link is external)
Performing Texts: Music, Liturgy, Jewish Life
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH STUDIES 121.001(link is external)
History of Yiddish Culture in English
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YIDDISH 103(link is external)
Jews and Judaism in the American Political Mind
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Religion and Spirituality in Education: Israeli and American Cases
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH 122.002(link is external)
Modern Jewish Thought: Faith, Culture, and Education
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH 126(link is external)
Origins of Racism in the Westclick for more information
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH STUDIES 117(link is external)
Comparative Constitutional Law: The Case of Israel
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Literature, Psychoanalysis and Human Relations
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH STUDIES 120A.003(link is external)
History, Structure, and Sociolinguistics of Yiddish
CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH STUDIES 120A.004(link is external)
Elementary Biblical Hebrew
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Academic Degree Programs
DESIGNATED EMPHASIS (DE) FOR PhD STUDENTS
The DE in Jewish Studies provides curricular and research resources for students who want to concentrate on Jewish Studies within their respective disciplines and have their work formally recognized in their degree designation. Designed to bring together faculty and students from different departments, the DE is administered by the Graduate Group in Jewish Studies and provides a unique context for rigorous cross-disciplinary research. Students applying to the DE must be prepared to integrate high-level research in Jewish Studies into their coursework, qualifying exam, and dissertation. Click here to learn more.
MINOR IN JEWISH STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES
The minor in Jewish Studies is designed to give students an overview of some of the major themes in Jewish Studies, and cultivate the potential of budding Jewish studies scholars among the undergraduate population. In addition to gaining a certain minimum breadth of acquaintance with the field, students have the opportunity to explore a particular interest among the varied topics and areas presented by Jewish Studies. The Jewish Studies minor is open to all UC Berkeley students. Click here to learn more.
Article: Can Berkeley become the next center for Yiddish studies?
CJS faculty lecturer Alec Burko recently spoke with The Forward (Forverts) about the possibility of a Yiddish renaissance at UC Berkeley(link is external). To read this article in English, click here.
