American Jewish History in the University
Below is an international listing of college and university history, religion, Judaic studies, and other departments teaching courses in American Jewish history. This list is compiled and maintained by the American Jewish Historical Society.Any additions to, corrections to, questions or comments about this listing are welcome. If you are aware of a college or university-level department that teaches American Jewish history, and it is not already included, please email us. Please be sure to include your name, telephone number, email and postal addresses as well as the department's name, address, telephone and fax numbers (if known) in your communication.
Adelphi University
Department of History
Garden City, New York 11530
phone: (516) 877-4790
The American University
Jewish Studies Program
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-8038
phone: (202) 885-2401
fax: (202) 885-6166
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/js/js.html
Baltimore Hebrew University
5800 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
phone: (888) 248-7420
fax: (410) 578-6940
http://www.bhu.edu
Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev
Center for the Study of North American Jewry
Department of History
P.O. Box 653
Beer Sheva 84105 ISRAEL
http://www.bgu.ac.il
Brandeis University
Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Mail Stop 054
Brandeis University
P.O. Box 9110
Waltham, MA 02454
phone: (781) 736-2950
http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/nejs/
Brown University
Department of History
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
phone: (401) 863-2131
fax: (401) 863-1040
http://www.brown.edu
Clark University
Department of Jewish Studies
Worcester, MA 01610
phone: (508) 793-7234
fax: (508) 793-8816
http://www.clarku.edu
Columbia University
Center for Israel and Jewish Studies
Fayerweather Hall
New York, NY 10027
phone: (212) 854-4646
fax: (212) 932-0602
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cijs
Emory University
Graduate Division of Religion
Callaway Center
Atlanta, GA 30322
phone: (404) 727-6333
fax: (404) 727-2915
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
phone: (561) 297-3000
http://www.fau.edu
George Washington University
Judaic Studies
2142 G Street
Washington, DC 20052
phone: (202) 994-2190
fax: (202) 994-2176
http://www.gwu.edu/~csas/judaic.html
Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
phone: (513) 221-1875
fax: (513) 221-0321
Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion
Magnin School of Graduate Studies
3077 University Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
phone: (213) 749-3424
fax: (213) 747-6128
Hebrew University
Department of American Studies
Mount Scopus Campus
Jerusalem ISRAEL
http://www.huji.ac.il
Jewish Theological Seminary
of America
3080 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
phone: (212) 678-8000
fax (212) 678-8947
http://www.jtsa.edu
John Jay College of Criminal
Justice
899 Tenth Ave.
New York, NY 10019
phone: (212) 237-8000
fax: (212) 237-8901
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu
New York University
Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies
51 Washington Sq. South, Rm.101
New York, NY 10012-1075
phone: (212) 998-8980
fax: (212) 995-4178
http://www.nyu.edu
Princeton University
Department of Religion
Princeton, NJ 08544
Rutgers University
Center for the Study of Jewish Life
12 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: (732) 932-2033
fax: (732) 932-3052
http://www.jewish.rutgers.edu
Stanford University
Department of History
Stanford, CA 94305-2024
phone: (650) 723-2651
fax: (650) 725-0597
Syracuse University
Judaic Studies Program
Professor K. Freidan, Director
505 Hall of Languages
Syracuse, NY 13244-1170
phone: (315) 443-5671
email: kfreidan@mailbox.syr.edu
Tel-Aviv University
Department of Jewish History
Ramat-Aviv 69978
Israel
University at Albany--SUNY
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
University of Arizona
Judaic Studies
P.O. Box 210432
Tucson, AZ 85721-0432
phone: (520) 206-9748
fax: (520) 624-6127
email: jus@u.arizona.edu
University of Binghamton-SUNY
Judaic Studies Department
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
phone: (607) 777-3070
University of Cincinnati
Judaic Studies Program
Mail Location 169
Clifton Avenue, McMicken Hall
P.O. Box 210169
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0169
phone: (513) 556-2297
fax: (513) 556-0142
University of Denver
Department of History
Mary Reed Bldg., #409
Denver, CO 80208
phone: (303) 871-2347
http://www.du.edu/hist
University of Hartford
Department of History
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
phone: (860) 768-4234
fax: (860) 768-5043
University of Maryland
Jewish Studies Program
0113 Woods Hall
College Park, MD 20742
phone: (301) 405-4975
fax: (301) 314-8305
email: jewish-study@umail.umd.edu
University at New Paltz--SUNY
Jewish Studies Program
c/o Gerald Sorin
New Paltz, NY 12561
phone: (914) 257-3515
fax: (914) 257-3581
University of Pennsylvania
Department of History, Rm. 352B
3401 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
phone: (215) 898-8452
fax: (215) 573-2089
http://www.history.upenn.edu
University of San Francisco
Swig Judaic Studies Program
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
phone: (415) 422-6148
fax: (415) 422-6220
Wellesley College
Department of History
Wellesley, MA 02481
phone: (781) 283-2605
fax: (781) 283-3661
http://www.wellesley.edu
Yale University
Department of Judaic Studies
320 Temple Street
PO Box 208287
New Haven, CT 06520-8287
phone: (203) 432-0843
fax: (203) 432-7844
juddept@pantheon.yale.edu
Yeshiva University
Department of History
500 West 185th Street
New York, NY 10033-3299
phone: (212) 960-5214
fax: (212) 960-5245