Mission Statement

The Center for Jewish Studies promotes academic research, scholarly exchange, and student learning across a range of disciplines that engage with Jewish life, thought, and creativity across three millennia and around the world, including but not limited to history, religion, philosophy, public policy, anthropology, literatures, languages, arts, and cultures. The Center supports a wide range of courses, an undergraduate certificate, academic programs and events across the Duke campus, and global academic initiatives in the broad field of Jewish studies.