Sperling Center for Jewish Studies

Sperling Center for Jewish Studies The Sperling Center for Jewish Studies at Duke University is a rigorous interdisciplinary academic community.

The Center for Jewish Studies is an exciting inter­departmental program that offers courses including Religion, Political Science, History, Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Hebrew Language and Literature, Women's Studies, Germanic languages, and more. The Center offers students the flexibility to design a curriculum that meets their individual interests. The Center for Jewish Studies sponsors a wide variety of cultural events. The main energies of the Center are dedicated to offering a rich range of interdisciplinary courses covering the ancient period to the modern era. These courses include language, literature, history, and culture. Undergraduates may choose from among our many courses, most of which are seminars which provide students an opportunity to work closely with our internationally-renown faculty, or to earn a certificate in Jewish Studies. Students wishing to major in Jewish Studies are able to do so either through the Religion department or through Program II. Graduate degrees in Jewish Studies, both the MA and Ph.D., are offered through the Graduate Program in Religion. Graduate students in other departments, including German and History, also constitute an important element within the Center. The Center for Jewish Studies is committed to interdisciplinary engagement in a global academic community. In addition to our internationally respected faculty, Duke is home to one of the finest collections of Jewish haggadot, theological and liturgical printed works, manuscripts, papers, diaries and art. Duke University and The Center for Jewish Studies are proud to be an international resource and destination for research and study in Judaica.

Director of SCJS and Associate Professor of German, Kata Gellen and Smart Family Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, ...
09/10/2026

Director of SCJS and Associate Professor of German, Kata Gellen and Smart Family Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, Daniel Herskowitz, discuss their recent publications at the Fall 2026 SCJS welcome reception.

Congratulations to Cate Knothe (T’24), who won Best Short Documentary, and Lucas Lin (T’27):
08/11/2026

Congratulations to Cate Knothe (T’24), who won Best Short Documentary, and Lucas Lin (T’27):

Two Duke University students affiliated with the Sperling Center for Jewish Studies have earned international recognition for their documentary filmmaking. Cate Knothe (T'24) and Lucas Lin (T'27) recently saw their Sperling Center-funded films selected for screening at the 2026 Rhode Island Internat...

Sperling Family Gift Names Duke’s Center For Jewish Studies:
08/05/2026

Sperling Family Gift Names Duke’s Center For Jewish Studies:

A $10 million gift from Laurene and Scott Sperling, through their Sperling Family Charitable Foundation, will name Duke University’s Sperling Center for Jewish Studies, President Vincent E. Price announced Aug. 4. The gift will endow two professorships in Jewish studies, a faculty support fund in ...

Two rising scholars in Jewish Studies bring innovative research and dynamic teaching to the Center for Jewish Studies as...
07/07/2026

Two rising scholars in Jewish Studies bring innovative research and dynamic teaching to the Center for Jewish Studies as its newest postdoctoral fellows. Meet Josiah Bisbee and Ilan Benattar:

The Duke University Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Josiah S. Bisbee and Ilan Benattar as the 2026–27 Postdoctoral Fellows in Jewish Studies. Selected through the Center’s annual competitive fellowship program, both scholars will join Duke for a year of resear...

Malachi Hacohen discusses Chatham Sofer, Empire and Jewish Exile in his keynote lecture for the Modern Jewish Thought an...
05/25/2026

Malachi Hacohen discusses Chatham Sofer, Empire and Jewish Exile in his keynote lecture for the Modern Jewish Thought and Empire workshop being held at Duke University.

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