The University of Florida’s Price Library of Judaica has received an exciting new addition to its Latin American Jewish holdings: a library of Yiddish books primarily published in Buenos Aires, accompanied by related personal papers and documents.
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The Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies is deeply saddened to share the passing of Gary R. Gerson (BSAc ’54, MBA ’55) on October 22 at the age of 92.
Professor Raanan Rein of Tel Aviv University will join the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies as the Alexander Grass Chair in Jewish Studies in August 2025.
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“Kehillah” is the Hebrew term for the organized Jewish community — a group with shared values, traditions and belonging. In Jewish civilization, community is a responsibility. Click to read the full article.
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Bruce Greenberg gives back in a big way, ensuring the rich histories of centuries-old Jewish communities live on.
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During the 2024-25 academic year, Prof. Natalia Aleksiun (the Harry Rich Professor of Holocaust Studies in UF’s Shorstein Center) will hold the Dalck and Rose Feith Family Fellowship at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies of the University of Pennsylvania. The Katz Center is one of the world’s most prestigious research centers in the field of Jewish studies.
Dr. Or Honig is joining the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies as an Israel Institute Visiting Scholar. He will teach courses on Israel focusing on Israeli diplomacy and security concerns, and he will be with the center for the next three academic years. His courses will be cross-listed with Political Science.
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Professor Yaniv Feller, a professor of Judaism and Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies, has published a new book titled Covenantal Thinking: Essays on the Philosophy and Theology of David Novak with the University of Toronto Press.
The Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies is proud to announce the appearance of Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American by Oxford University Press.
Blair Wales, UF Class of 2023 and University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2026, answers important questions about choosing a Jewish Studies major.
During my first UF advising appointment almost three years ago, I was given an ultimatum: add a minor or graduate early.
A transformative gift from Samuel R. “Bud” Shorstein advances the Center’s mission.
