Exceptional Opportunities & Engaging Programming
The Eastern Michigan University Center for Jewish Studies was formally introduced at a ceremony involving Senator Carl Levin on February 23, 2012. Since that time, the Center has grown and developed significantly. The Center for Jewish Studies provides exceptional curricular and travel opportunities for EMU students and offers accessible and engaging programming to enrich both the EMU and Southeast Michigan communities. The center operates with a combination of university and community support.
For EMU Students, the Center for Jewish Studies provides excellent educational opportunities including travel courses with excellent faculty to places like New York, Poland, and Israel; high quality programming that brings the richness of Jewish cultural, intellectual, and religious life to campus and the community; and a Jewish Studies minor.
The EMU Center for Jewish Studies brings a range of excellent programming—some cultural like musical acts or comedians, and others more academic—to the Southeast Michigan Community. All our programs, which are free and open to the public, aspire to be timely and relevant to contemporary discussions as well as accessible and engaging for non-academic audiences.
EMU Center for Jewish Studies Lecture Series
Susannah Heschel, PhD: Anti-Semitism Summit
Join us to discuss antisemitism in our
current moment. Distinguished scholar and
public intellectual, Susannah Heschel, PhD,
will serve as the keynote speaker. Dr. Heschel
will also have a conversation with
Jeff Veidlinger, PhD.
The summit will also include a panel session
that will bring together community
members from across the political spectrum
to reflect on antisemitism locally.
Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI
4:30 pm
Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI
4:30 pm
Registration is required. You can register here: https://www.templebethemeth.org/form/2025-Antisemitism-Summit
Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham: "Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees"
EMU Strong Hall 100, 4pm-5:30pm
March 24th
In this talk, Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham will discuss Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. During World War II, Perkins worked to assist Jewish refugees escape Nazi Germany.
EMU Strong Hall 100, 4pm-5:30pm
March 24th
