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Welcome to The Rabbi Donald A. Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
Dedicated to fostering the continued development of Jewish studies on the Emory campus, the Institute for Jewish Studies is the natural outgrowth of carefully laid groundwork. In recent years, Jewish Studies has flourished, as evidenced by new faculty appointments, including endowed chairs, new graduate and undergraduate degree programs, endowed lecture series, and enrichment funds to support student and faculty travel and study.
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Faculty Highlights
The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies is pleased to host Dr. Raanan Rein, Elias Sourasky Professor of Iberian and Latin American Studies and Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University, as the FCHI Distinguished Visiting Professor for Fall 2009. He is teaching a seminar which for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, has presented a paper to the Seminar Series in Jewish Studies, hosted a symposium on Latin American Jewish Studies, and is participating in regular FCHI activities. In addition, he is available to mentor graduate and undergraduate students and to participate in other events, both on-campus and off, in cooperation with other Emory units and community organizations. READ MORE
Deborah Lipstadt has been awarded the Townsend Harris Medal from the Alumni Association of the City College of New York. The medal goes to business, cultural, and social leaders, and past awardees include Felix Frankfurter, Jonas Salk, Mordechai Kaplan, Nathan Glazer, Alfred Steiglitz, and Secretary of State Colin Powell.
NEW BOOKS BY TIJS FACULTY
Jay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies David Blumenthal published a French translation of his critically acclaimed book The Banality of Good and Evil (Georgetown University Press, 1999), translated into French by Alain Blum (Les Editions du Cerf, 2009)
Associate Professor Don Seeman recently published his highly praised ethnography One People, One Blood: Ethiopian-Israelis and the Return to Judaism (Rutgers University Press, 2009)
Two TIJS professors have won prestigious University Research Committee fellowships for the 2009-2010 academic year - Prof. Ofra Yeglin for “Abba Kovner`s MLP (Modern Long Holocaust Poem)” and Prof. Benjamin Hary for “Jewish Sacred Texts from Egypt”.
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News & Events
Tam Institute for Jewish Studies Seminar Series
Mediterranean Archaeology Lecture Series -
TIJS Undergraduate Grants in Jewish Studies for Summer 2009 - Winners
TIJS Graduate Student Travel Awards for Research and Study for Summer 2009 - Winners
David R. Blumenthal Awards 2009 - Winners
Read the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies FALL 2008 Newsletter online
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The establishment of Emory University’s Institute for Jewish Studies in February 1999 gave institutional recognition to the university’s strength in the study of Jewish life and culture, and signaled Emory’s intention to become the premier site for Jewish Studies in the southeastern United States.
