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Cornell Holocaust scholar Jan Burzlaff warns that AI flattens the irreplaceable details of human experience, echoing Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on protecting human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. Burzlaff, a Jewish Studies postdoctoral associate at Cornell University, is available for expert comment.
Scholars in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences are redefining trauma research across humanities, examining delayed memory’s effects on individuals, culture and history. Their insights from many different academic disciplines, including literature, history, archaeology and psychoanalysis connect trauma, testimony and collective witness.
Samara Schiffman is majoring in Jewish studies, government and American studies.
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
In two new books, Daniel R. Schwarz considers France and the Holocaust – and how literature and film can correct erroneous depictions of history.
The $5 million gift from Joseph Lubeck ’78 offers the Jewish Studies Program foundational support for the future.
Kudos to our colleague Mayer Juni, Bruce Slovin Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies, who received a year-long fellowship at the John Carter Brown Library for 2026-2027.
Start your journey by taking a class or studying a Jewish language like Hebrew or Yiddish. Tempted by more than one Jewish studies class? Consider pursuing a major in Jewish studies.
Yiddish Instructor, David Forman, holds a weekly Yiddish conversation hour on Zoom. Contact him for more information.
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Founded on the conviction that the record contained in the languages, literature, and history of the Jewish people, as these developed across the globe and over thousands of years, are an integral part of human heritage.