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The Faculty involved in Jewish Studies at FIU come from a wide variety of disciplines, thus providing an interdisciplinary approach.

Steven Heine, (Temple University). Director of Institute for Judaic and Near Eastern Studies.  Professor of Religious Studies and History. 305-348-1788, heines@fiu.edu 

Nina Caputo, (University of California, Berkeley). Medieval Jewish and European History, Dept. of History, 305-919-5234, caputon@fiu.edu

Stephen M. Fain, (Columbia University). Jewish education
Dept. of Policy Studies, 305-348-3225, fains@fiu.edu

Mitchell Hart, (UCLA). Modern Jewish and European History
Dept. of History, 305-348-1862, hartm@fiu.edu

Marilyn Hoder-Salmon, (University of New Mexico). Modern Jewish thought. Women and literatureWomen's Studies Center, 305-348-6390, wschoder@fiu.edu

Nathan Katz, (Temple University). Jews of India, comparative religions, Chair
Dept. of Religious Studies, 305-348-3909, katzn@fiu.edu

Frederick Kaufman, (Manhattan School of Music). Jewish music, Director
School of Music, 305-348-2896, kaufmanf@servms.fiu.edu

Erik Larson, (New York University). Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic Judaism, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Arabic, Dept. of Religious Studies, 305-348-3518, larsone@fiu.edu.

Abraham Lavender, (University of Maryland). Jewish sociology. Minority groups, Dept. of Sociology/Anthropology, 305-348-5923, lavender@fiu.edu  

Charles MacDonald, Associate Director for Near Eastern Studies. Professor of International Relations, (305) 919-5958, macdonal@fiu.edu

Asher Z. Milbauer, (University of Washington). American Jewish literature. Yiddish literature, Holocaust literature,Dept. of English, 305-348-2259, milbauer@fiu.edu

Meri-Jane Rochelson, (University of Chicago). American and British Jewish literature, Dept. of English, 305-919-5922, rochelso@fiu.edu

Danielle Sharon, Adjunct faculty in Hebrew language and culture, Modern Languages Dept., 305-919-4797, sharon@fiu.edu.

Oren Stier (University of California, Santa Barbara).  Associate Director for Judaic Studies. Professor of  Religion and Culture, Dept. of Religious Studies, 305-348-6729, stiero@fiu.edu

Mark D. Szuchman (The University of Texas), Latin American, ethnicity and
immigration, Department of History, 305-348-2038, szuchman@fiu.edu

 

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