Welcome to the Northeastern Jewish Studies Program’s website.
The Jewish Studies Program provides students the opportunity to explore the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people.
This interdisciplinary program offers courses in the areas of:
The Jewish Studies Program offers several exciting tracks:
The Program also frequently sponsors dynamic public lectures, faculty seminars, performances, and exhibitions. For more information on upcoming happenings, visit our events page.
A unique aspect of our program is our Jewish Studies Module. In the spirit of Northeastern’s strong emphasis on applied learning, we have specifically designed this course to link the Jewish Studies minor to a student’s major field of study.
If you have any questions about the program or would like to request further information, please contact our Associate Director, Dr. Jennifer Sartori, at or 617-373-7045.
We are pleased to announce that Northeastern's Jewish Studies Program is one of six programs selected to participate in the Jewish Studies Expansion Project, an initiative of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture with major support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. The Project will fund a two-year teaching fellow, beginning in the fall of 2008, to add to our Jewish Studies course offerings.
The Gideon Klein Award is a $3000 award given for a student to study the work of artists (musical, visual, or literary) who were persecuted by the Nazis during the Holocaust. For more information please see the Gideon Klien page.