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The Frank & Yetta Chaiken Center for Jewish Studies in Newark, DE is an intellectually compelling and interdisciplinary program that offers a broad range of courses in Jewish culture, including literature, language, history, ethics, politics, and philosophy. With a focus on exploring two thousand years of rich heritage and civilization, the program provides a window into profound questions about modernity and the impact of modernization on traditional Jewish life. The center also houses the University's Special Collections, which grants rare access to the papers of renowned American Jewish writers. Jewish Studies at Delaware is a uniquely interdisciplinary field, with courses cross-listed and taught by faculty from various departments such as History, English, Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Foreign Languages. The program's curriculum encompasses modern Jewish Studies, including European Jewish life, classical and modern Jewish thought, contemporary Israel, the Holocaust, American Jewish culture, and modern Hebrew language and literature. Additionally, the center offers research and conference funds to support faculty and graduate students in their exploration of Jewish culture in the Diaspora or Israel.Generated from the website