Tag Archives: Syracuse University

BA In Modern Jewish Studies Gets the Axe at Syracuse

Posted on January 30, 2026 by zjb

Dear All:  Writing with sad but not unexpected news. I met the other day with [two administrators in the College of Arts and Sciences –henceforth “The College”] who informed me that the SU is eliminating the major in  Modern Jewish … Continue reading →

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(On Pause) Students Love Humanities (Syracuse University)

Posted on November 20, 2025 by zjb

Young people never fail to impress. It is profoundly moving to hear students affirm what our classes mean to them, intellectually and personally. As part of the University led portfolio review of impacted majors across several departments and areas of … Continue reading →

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(Jewish Studies Program) Student Survey (Syracuse University)

Posted on November 18, 2025 by zjb

I designed a student survey for the major in Modern Jewish Studies and the minor in Jewish Studies as part of the “portfolio review” at Syracuse University. What are the impediments that weigh against a student declaring a major or … Continue reading →

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Jewish Studies in the World (Flyer)

Posted on November 14, 2025 by zjb

Major in Modern Jewish Studies or minor in Jewish Studies The academic study of Jewish society and culture, texts and ideas, is a platform upon which to develop unique perspectives out onto the world in which we live. Courses explore … Continue reading →

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(Pausing the BA) Jewish Studies Program (Syracuse University)

Posted on November 13, 2025 by zjb

At a moment when the country and its culture are fundamentally confused about race, religion, Jews, and the Middle East, Syracuse University is pausing the enrollment of new majors in the Jewish Studies Program along with majors in the Department of African … Continue reading →

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READING + WRITING + AI

Posted on January 6, 2025 by zjb

Guidelines for students YOUR RESPONSIBILITY To create content that reflects student-generated knowledge: intellectual content that is uniquely your own. What counts as learning is time-intensive work to which you as a student commit. Reading: You are responsible for reading the … Continue reading →

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(James Loeffler) After Charlottesville: Antisemitism, Race, Law (Rudolph Lecture)

Posted on April 22, 2022 by zjb
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anti-Judaism & anti-Semitism (Syllabus)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by zjb

ANTI-JUDAISM & ANTI-SEMITISM REL/JSP 200 Spring 2022 T/Th 12:30-1:50 Shaffer Art Building 121 Zachary Braiterman office: HL 509 ZOOM office hours: W 11:00-12:00 or by appointment zbraiter@syr.edu Examines anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism as a social form, anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic tropes and … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Holocaust (Jewish Difference)

Posted on February 9, 2021 by zjb

First day teaching Shoah: Responding to the Holocaust. The last time I taught this class was in 2018. This year, a very diverse group of students., not just Jewish, not just White. The students were unclear about wanted to talk … Continue reading →

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(Coronavirus) Writing/Reading Remote Learning (Zoom)

Posted on August 26, 2020 by zjb

  I may end up deleting this post as it is too early to tell for sure, but it could be that direct eye-contact and visual cues are unnecessary for a large undergrad class on Zoom; because the students are … Continue reading →

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